i dont know if this is normal, my cinq 899 has been sitting for three months since i bought it and now when i start it i get a little white smoke/steam coming from the exhaust and also a few droplets of water i left it running for about 15mins the temp gauge goes up about half way and theres no noticable drop in coolent and no gunk in the oil, im thinking it might be the head gasket on its way out, other than that the car seems to run ok, should i be worried. thanks for taking the time to read this and i hope someone can help

just be condensation, be gone after a long run i reckon

When you shut-off your engine and the the exhaust pipes cool down, water will condense on the interior surfaces of the pipes from the warm air in the exhaust pipes. This water pools there until the engine starts up again. Then, it starts to evaporate and exits the tailpipe as steam. After all the liquid water evaporates and the exhaust pipes get too hot for water to remain on their surfaces, the visible steam will cease to emerge from the tailpipe. So, no; it is most likely not from a blown head gasket or a crack in the engine. If you are not losing coolant then all is well, drive happy

Go for a drive, and give it a good blast and see if it continues

Ming

thanks for your advice guys, i cant drive the car as im not insured on it yet, i should be insured by wednesday when i get paid cheapist quote £1200
but il let you know once i drive it
thanks

westman said:

thanks for your advice guys, i cant drive the car as im not insured on it yet, i should be insured by wednesday when i get paid cheapist quote £1200
but il let you know once i drive it
thanks

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Hope that quote wasn't through FiatForum (see the link under your sig.)

fingers99 said:

Hope that quote wasn't through FiatForum (see the link under your sig.)

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nope that was morethan with the cheepest quote @ £1198 TPO
ive had quotes up to £2200 i think ist stupid when i got the car for £300 lol

Try the FF one, you never know. Does sound bad!

westman said:

nope that was morethan with the cheepest quote @ £1198 TPO
ive had quotes up to £2200 i think ist stupid when i got the car for £300 lol

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Its not just your car that you are insuring, its the New Mercedes S class that you might hit, or the passenger you might kill.

Cheers

GC

rallycinq said:

Its not just your car that you are insuring, its the New Mercedes S class that you might hit, or the passenger you might kill.

Cheers

GC

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lmao "oh thats why we get insured"...

westman said:

lmao "oh thats why we get insured"...

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Yes we get insured some ppl do not so it's not all good news if someone hit or injure or kille you

1200quid seems a steep for a 899 though. Thats more than i paid for my turbo cinq with no ncb and 9 points!!!!!!

its probably because ive only had my licence for 10 months and i live in london