Steam from the Hood/Motor?

tunnie · 10-20-2009, 11:18 PM

does steam come up from the hood/motor when it rains and/or is cold?

does rain go through the vents on the hood and evaporate somewhere?

I thought i saw steam but could have be the exhaust from the car in-front of me.

JohnnyRoaster · 10-21-2009, 12:48 AM

I have noticed that as well during a cold rain. I think it is just evaporation from the heat of the hood.

kbk_75 · 10-21-2009, 12:59 AM

Yes, that's one of the first things I noticed with the car. Even in Bombay, where the rain is not cold, you do get steam billowing off the bonnet!

Moxie · 10-21-2009, 12:25 PM

Same here - Perfectly Normal -

VanM3Lover · 10-21-2009, 08:48 PM

Yes that hood does not have any insulation and it is HOT!

gr8000 · 10-22-2009, 03:48 PM

Normal!

Somebody add this to the "weird things about the M3" which are nonetheless considered to be "normal"!!

10-20-2009, 11:18 PM	#1
tunnie l33t 22 Rep 237 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: VA iTrader: (1)	Steam from the Hood/Motor? does steam come up from the hood/motor when it rains and/or is cold? does rain go through the vents on the hood and evaporate somewhere? I thought i saw steam but could have be the exhaust from the car in-front of me.
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10-21-2009, 12:48 AM	#2
JohnnyRoaster Captain 42 Rep 959 Posts Drives: 09 Jerez Black M3 Sedan Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Outside Beantown iTrader: (0)	I have noticed that as well during a cold rain. I think it is just evaporation from the heat of the hood. __________________
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10-21-2009, 12:59 AM	#3
kbk_75 Lieutenant 24 Rep 404 Posts Drives: Alpine White E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bombay, India iTrader: (0)	Yes, that's one of the first things I noticed with the car. Even in Bombay, where the rain is not cold, you do get steam billowing off the bonnet!
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10-21-2009, 12:25 PM	#4
Moxie Lieutenant Colonel 67 Rep 1,895 Posts Drives: AW 328d Touring/SG 335d Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (12)	Same here - Perfectly Normal -
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10-21-2009, 08:48 PM	#5
VanM3Lover First Lieutenant 20 Rep 394 Posts Drives: 4.0 V8 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Van iTrader: (0)	Yes that hood does not have any insulation and it is HOT!
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10-22-2009, 03:48 PM	#6
gr8000 Major 72 Rep 1,171 Posts Drives: E92 M3 - DCT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (0)	Normal! Somebody add this to the "weird things about the M3" which are nonetheless considered to be "normal"!!
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