Hi folks,
I have an "M" reg 2.9i Ford Granada which I've owned for a couple of years now.
It is a great runner but it has one irritating problem, which manifests itself on cold or humid days/foggy day. The problem is that there is a large amount of steam out the exhaust until the engine warms up after about 5 minutes of driving. Once the engine warms up everything is OK.
All cars do "smoke" a bit on cold or humid days - especially those with larger engines, however mine seems to put out 3 to 4 times the typical volumes. If I need to stop at traffic lights shortly after my morning start I sometimes switch the engine off out of embarrassment :)
The car is a great runner an recently passed its MOT with no emissions issues. There is no evidence of head gasket problems and no smell of coolant in the exhaust emissions.
I've tried Wynns dry fuel additive, but this has made no difference.
Is this simply a sign of a tired engine? The car is coming up to 15 years old, but it is a terrific runner with 96K on the clock.
Any ideas / suggestions appreciated.