Clear water coming tailpipe and muffler truck not losing water

Usual problem is tailpipe/muffler. Clamp attaching to body failed, so muffler will hit the body making noise. worse is rusted out muffler/tailpipe.

Water does drip out of the tailpipe as a matter of course. That's perfectly normal.

If you have a 'roaring' noise from the silencer/muffler area it's probably because there's a hole in it due to age/corrosion and the exhaust gases are leaking straight to atmosphere without being silenced by the muffler.

Water WILL drip from a holed silencer or pipe. This is normal. The water isn't your problem - you have a hole or split in the muffler or pipe

A tiny amount of water when you first start the vehicle is normal, as the catalytic converters will condense some moisture.
If it spews water or steam constantly, I hate to tell you... it's a head gasket or cracked head. SORRY! :(

could be condensation leaking from a small hole. I have seen some mufflers with a hole about 1/16" just for that purpose. It would do you some good to try and pinpoint exactly where it is coming from. Also, if you are not loosing any coolant, probably nothing to worry about. For coolant to come out exhaust, in most cases, you would have to have coolant entering a cylinder and it would show up in poor performance, very white smoke out exhaust while driving, and lose of coolant.

That's Normal, in the morning during warm up and probaly the first 5 miles until it gets nice and hot. the water you see is condensation from the cooling down after operation there's a small hole in the muffler to allow this condensation to escape. Check it after you have driven 10 miles or so, Stop the truck, put it in park, let it idle and look to see if it's dripping. If its not dripping no worries.

Easy is a relative term. If you can get the remainder of the tailpipe off from the muffler, replacing the tailpipe alone wont be so bad. If it's in there so bad that it will take all day to remove, I would recommend replacing the exhaust from the cat back because it will end up being faster and easier. If you plan to keep the vehicle for any length of time, specifically ask for walker exhaust components; AP mufflers and pipes are a little cheaper but wont last.

If your oil is coming out your tailpipe your engine is burning it. Most likely the piston rings are worn and need replaced. That means rebuilding the engine and cost is going to be in the thousands. Probably between $2000-2500 for a re-ring job. You need to check if it is oil, or carbon/water. Take your finger and wipe the inside of the tailpipe. Is it slippery like oil, or gritty like water and carbon? If it is just carbon then it is no big deal.

thats normal for any car with two tailpipes and one muffler,its because of where the exhaust comes into the muffler,no worries!

Duh! Get new head gaskets! They dont make Miracle cure in a Bottle! this is 2009

I safely assume that this car runs on gas not diesel. When you burn gasoline, as well as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and a whole host of other noxious gases, you get water, produced as a gas (vapour). When this water vapour meets a cooler surface (the inside of your muffler system) it condenses into liquid water and will continue to condense until the surfaces around it give it sufficient energy (via heat) to convert it back to gas.

When you start a car, the water vapour turns to water in your muffler, the pressure of the expanding gases of combustion push the water along with it towards an area of lower pressure (outside the muffler via your tailpipe). Until your muffler system warms up, you WILL get water from your tailpipe.

ASSUMING that your engine is running sweetly, that is, if it is running like a bag of old nails, then you may have a cylinder head gasket (seal) problem. If so, take it to the Honda shop.

Glenn Taylor
England