Tonight, after driving a short distance, I noticed a frequent drip of water from a weld at the middle, bottom of my muffler. Also, there is a smaller drip at the front seam edge of the muffler. So, when I call my Ford service advisor tomorrow, do I ask for a new muffler system? I have one year left on the mfg warranty and have owned my truck for two months.

Thanks for the advice!

 

Could just be moisture from a cold start or NOT. I would get it in asap and just tell them you have water dripping from your exhaust thats all they need to know. make sure 1st that it is not just condensation like when you first start it up. If it is still there after some driving you may have some issues. Good luck and let us know what they find.

 

Is the condensate draining from the muffler? If so, would you say the hole (drain point) was machined or was caused by corrosion or rust? If the hole looks "round", or machined, it's a drain for the muffler to avoid the muffler rusting out completely.

It is normal for condensate to form in the exhaust; it's a byproduct of heat and cooler air. Personally, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

Those are normal "weep" holes. They allow condensate to drain and prevent rusting out from the inside.

 

Yep, water is a natural by product of combustion.

 

This is normal, this is so after your warranty runs out and the muffler rusts out you can have custom exhaust put on the truck. These holes are in fact weep holes for condensation

 

^^^What they said. This is one leak you DO NOT want fixed.

SL

 

Thanks for all the replies! You guys are so helpful! I always thought condensation exited the tail pipe and not through the bottom of the muffler or front/back seams. I didn't know it had weep holes. :o It is definitely a machined hole on the bottom of the muffler and machined holes at the top of the muffler at the end seams.

Question: Does a custom exhaust improve performance, or does it just sound cool?

 

I had a similar problem with those weep holes, when it was 45 below zero, I started my truck up to let it warm up. When I came back out, I noticed exhaust coming out of these weep holes, one from the middle of the muffler, and one at the seam between the muffler and the pipe. I just had my truck in to the dealership to look at that (as well as some other things) and they said that the exhaust system is engineered with those weep holes and that they are normal.

As for the custom exhaust, it sounds cool, and it does help a little with performance. Some exhaust systems actually hurt low end torque, though. I've had a borla on a 98 I used to own, loved it, but it had a little difficulty going up a hill from a dead stop. Once it got going, it was fine. On the upper end, though, it really woke up, especially on the on ramps merging into traffic. I did note an increase in my mileage (it had a K & N air filter as well), probably about 2-3 mpg's. Hope this helps.

 

kingranchlady,
To answer your last questions: yes or yes...

 

At 45 degrees below, I am surprised your truck's muffler weep holes didn't freeze shut!