CMACK Posted 6, December 2013 Report Share Posted 6, December 2013 Hello everyone I'm new to the Renault sports . Just go a RB8 megane and love it but I have a question is it normal after a slow drive that the front of the car to get hot after sitting turned off after 10mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tension Posted 6, December 2013 Report Share Posted 6, December 2013 Congrats on the new car! What do you mean front of the car getting hot? You mean the engine bay continues to give off heat after the car is turned off for 10mins ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkie86 Posted 6, December 2013 Report Share Posted 6, December 2013 Welcome Cmack. Enjoy the new ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMACK Posted 6, December 2013 Author Report Share Posted 6, December 2013 Congrats on the new car! What do you mean front of the car getting hot? You mean the engine bay continues to give off heat after the car is turned off for 10mins ? Thanks . The cars not hot in oil or coolant temp it's not even hot when I stop driving the temp seams to build after 10mins and I'm not driving it hard at all and it stays hot for a good 30mins ( and that's after only a 5min drive ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMACK Posted 6, December 2013 Author Report Share Posted 6, December 2013 Welcome Cmack. Enjoy the new ride Thanks I love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMACK Posted 6, December 2013 Author Report Share Posted 6, December 2013 Congrats on the new car! What do you mean front of the car getting hot? You mean the engine bay continues to give off heat after the car is turned off for 10mins ? Thanks . The cars not hot in oil or coolant temp it's not even hot when I stop driving the temp seams to build after 10mins and I'm not driving it hard at all and it stays hot for a good 30mins ( and that's after only a 5min drive ) I rang the dealership and they said monitor it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgang Posted 6, December 2013 Report Share Posted 6, December 2013 Welcome to RS world cmack - I'm sure you'll not regret the purchase - you might find the Turbo builds up a bit of underbonnet heat compared to nonturbo - I think I may have spoken to lmack about it today on the phone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hifiandmtb Posted 6, December 2013 Report Share Posted 6, December 2013 Electric water pump that keeps pumping coolant around the turbo after turning the car off? Our Polo's got one, sits there mumbling to itself for a few minutes after a decent drive. Would certainly allow heat to radiate out - that's its job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s9810588 Posted 7, December 2013 Report Share Posted 7, December 2013 Nice new car you have there. I'm envious. My Audi S3 also gives off a lot of heat after the engine is switch off. It is significantly hotter than the Volvo S40 T4 it replaced and both cars have 2L turbo. I'd say it is normal for modern engine running on high boost and compression ratio to generate that much heat. Like hifiandmtb's Polo, the S3 will have an electric pump running a few minutes after the engine is switch off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.A22 Posted 16, December 2013 Report Share Posted 16, December 2013 Perfectly normal. My 265 sounds like its got the fan air con spinning when i turn the engine off after a hammering, just a way to cool itself down.. Prefferebly drive around before stopping the engine to cool it down abit.. Air is the best coolant in my opinion, drops oill temp right temp right away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMDave Posted 16, December 2013 Report Share Posted 16, December 2013 Nice to know. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave200 Posted 16, December 2013 Report Share Posted 16, December 2013 Welcome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevchelios Posted 17, December 2013 Report Share Posted 17, December 2013 congrats on RB8.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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