01-17-2015, 07:56 PM | #1 |
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Stupid question
I noticed water leaking through the base of the muffler of my ZL1 -- not the tip but the base of it where it connects to the pipes. Should I be worried?
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01-17-2015, 08:01 PM | #2 | |
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01-17-2015, 08:05 PM | #3 |
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Drove it today then out it in the garage and noticed it
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01-17-2015, 08:08 PM | #4 |
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condensation, and mufflers are designed to leak that way to prevent them from rusting out..
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01-17-2015, 08:11 PM | #5 |
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01-17-2015, 08:14 PM | #6 |
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01-17-2015, 09:53 PM | #7 |
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it is a "weep hole" for water to escape at the lowest point of the muffler. Since our mufflers angle up, the water will have a tendency to collect and purge easily from this location. Most aftermarket systems like the last Corsa and Magnaflow system I have installed have weep holes in various locations depending upon the orientation of the muffler.
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01-17-2015, 11:01 PM | #8 |
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I always buy top tier fuel or from places I have had good experience with in the past. But there was one time where gas was going up & I saved $.20 some odds cents fueling up at a grocery store. That is the only time I had water pouring out of the muffler. Have never bought gas there again & it has not happened since either. This is in a GMC truck with a 6.2 not a ZL1, but thought I would throw it out there.
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01-18-2015, 02:00 AM | #9 | |
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My ZL1 has the same black spots on both mufflers. |
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01-18-2015, 07:21 AM | #10 |
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Thanks all!
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