Mikesding Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Hi guys - just wondered how much heat is normal from the engine? Noticed the other day I could feel the heat from the engine when standing near it quite noticeably; the coolant temp inside is fine and oil is fine so wondered if this was normal for a bigger engine? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacW Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 They all do that sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikesding Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Good I'm used to small 4 cylinders so thought i'd best check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Agreed it lets out a fair bit of heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I nearly burnt my ar$e on mine dogging the other week, so yeah fairly normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choptop Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I nearly burnt my ar$e on mine dogging the other week, so yeah fairly normal Shouldn't your partner have burnt their a++e? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I nearly burnt my ar$e on mine dogging the other week, so yeah fairly normal Shouldn't your partner have burnt their a++e? I was just an innocent bystander officer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Mine is liquid cooled, so it don't get hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Wasso dried his jeans on the plenum at lakez last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky370z Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Yeah, you could cook up a family of badgers in there with the heat! It does get very hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
un1eash Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Try stepping out the car with shorts on, you can feel the heat burning the back of your legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Feel the tunnel where the gearbox is at the side of your left foot inside the cabin all my chocolate melted on a drive out in the passenger footwell. I have decats though so its even warmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Wasso dried his jeans on the plenum at lakez last year It's bet he wouldn't do that now on his super shiny onr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikesding Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Feel the tunnel where the gearbox is at the side of your left foot inside the cabin all my chocolate melted on a drive out in the passenger footwell. I have decats though so its even warmer this was the first thing I noticed when I got my car! Wondered why my left leg felt so hot... How come it gets so hot from a mechanical point of view? Bad lubrication? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 It's a large, fairly powerful engine with little venting for hot air. The more power an engine produces, the more heat it will produce, it's why supercars are generally covered in vents and ducts. I'm sure Nissan will have adressed the heat issue plenty enough for a standard car, at least, so I wouldn't worry about it. A couple of cars ago I had an E30 3-series BMW with a turbocharged BMW 535i engine, it melted the abs sensor wire on the inner wing! Not enough cooling / venting / shielding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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