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Why does your car smoke from underneath when wet?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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You car has an exhaust system attached to the engine. The exhaust can get to upwards of 300o and then because of that, water that touches that hot metal turns into steam resulting in the "smoke" you are referring to. This also applies to the engine when wet.

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