hey this is my first post...

i went to rassmussen mini today to get my bonnet stripes on.:smile: after they were installed, about 2 or 3 minutes after i started driving, a large amount of smoke began to come out from the hood scoop. i immediately pulled over to check it out. i didnt really know what to look for, but everything seemed to be fine. normal numbers from all the gauges.

i did some searches on this, but didnt find much... most of the links are broken...
anyone know what this could have been. 2004 mcs. thanks

 

a Brian, It's hopefully just water steaming off your intercooler. Wash the car recently?

 

yeah i beleive they did before they put on the stripes. it was raining earlier too.

 

Brian,
It's probably steam, it's not uncommon at all. Just to a search for steam and bonnet. There are lots of Dragon's Snout references on the board as well.
Water + Intercooler = Steam

You can only see it when you are stopped and there is not much wind. If they washed your car and it was raining earlier I would bet it was steam.
-Brad

 

Yeah, I've seen the same on my MCS. Seems like steam, and I'll notice it occassionally after a good car wash. Kinda freaks you out at first. First time I saw it, I thought I had a coolant leak under the hood.

 

good thats relieving.. thanks for the quick responses

 

The application of the stripes themselves involves copious spraying of water to "float" the vinyl and get out the bubbles. Sounds pretty normal to me.

 

Dragon Breath!!!