01-20-2015, 01:19 PM | #1 |
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Engine bay & front fenders heat
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Do you find that engine bay and front fenders are incredibly hot after a drive in the M235? I've had many high perf turbo cars, none have heated up like this, 135i included.... |
01-20-2015, 03:25 PM | #2 |
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Never felt the fenders but the engine bay is crazy hot. I guess to be expected as the motor is working continuously. But I agree.. when I felt the hood and opened the hood, it was very hot.
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01-20-2015, 03:32 PM | #3 |
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South Africa and Orange County as the culprit?
Mine has never been noticeably hot after drives (even spirited) but mine has the extra oil cooler as a Canadian car which probably helps some? |
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01-20-2015, 07:00 PM | #6 |
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I have a 228i and even my engine is extremely hot after a drive. I'm guessing part of it would be that I live in Miami, but very few cars have gotten as hot as this one gets.
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01-21-2015, 05:42 AM | #10 |
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Here you go...T used a IR temp tester
http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1040894 |
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01-22-2015, 11:04 AM | #12 |
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My 228i is my first BMW with turbo and it does get much hotter than previous BMW cars.
When I went to replace front grill and was surprised how warm was the drive side fender since car was driven 90 minutes ago. I even thought for a moment that someone drove it before but my car has MT and none else at home can drive stick. |
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01-22-2015, 03:28 PM | #13 |
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I noticed my 228 is very hot when I got it in August, the heat pours out from the front wheel wells...however now that it's 25 degrees out I dont notice it.
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01-22-2015, 06:01 PM | #14 |
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The heat is definitely the turbos. The R56 MINI had such a heat problem that the plastic hood scoops were melting. There was a recall to put a metal shield on the turbo. You do have to wonder about the long term effects of that amount of heat in the engine bay.
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01-23-2015, 08:22 AM | #20 |
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Though this was a good article
http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbob...water_plumbing Anyone use a cut off procedure when turning off a hot engine like idling for a minute? Like the other poster I sometimes open the hood |
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