First post... and some help?

[hiho]

Hydrocarbons + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water (+ some other nasties)

Water in the exhaust of a cold car is normal as it is a byproduct of combustion. When the exhaust system heats up, all the water from the combustion process vaporises by the time it leaves the exhaust tip.
I wouldnt worry about moisture leaving the exhaust of a cold motor. Check for loss of coolant or bubbling in the radiator/filler bottle when the motor is running.

If you are loosing coolant without having a puddle under your car then it is probably ending up in your combustion chamber and out the exhaust and a head gasket/cracked head is the culprit.

hope this helps
Matt

[golfaholic]

Had some time to check out the car today. The brake fluid is fine, and hasnt moved at all. The coolant is ok when the car is warm too. I let it warm up for 10 minutes and held my hand behind the exhaust and I just had a lot of moisture and what smelled like smoke... nothing that really smelled anything like oil. But occasionally... probably every 40 seconds, I would get some smoke. I'm thinking its the oil thats to blame. Any tips on what to do now? Have a great day guys.

[golfaholic]

Have a look on the underside of the oil cap and on the dipstick. Is the oil black, or like curdled milk?

oh forgot to mention that under the cap the oil was black. What grade oil should be used in the golfs? 10/30?