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my cars bin sittin in the garage for the past 2 or so hours since i last drove it n all i can feel walkin past is so much heat.

this is always the case, the engine bay is always warm n the manifold is very hot...it seems to talk foreva to cool down...y?!

Engines get hot when you drive a car?

Seriously though, what does the temperature gauge say? normally it should be just under half way.

What does the temperature gauge say? have you checked the coolant? how much is there & what colour is it?

If its low, top it up, water will do, but coolant is better, you can pick up a 4l? bottle of premixed stuff from any car store for about $5

If its taking 2 hours to cool down that doesn't seem good..

check if your temp gauge is working properly... for now just keep an eye on how long it takes to get to half way when you start it up in the morning & drive at a steady pace , try to keep the revs fairly low until its warmed up..

OMG i knew that u clown but jeez like 5 hours lata still very very hot?? its usually half way but that could be wrong...just doesnt seem normal to me...

bad ventalation in the garage? could just be that

but definately double check your oil and water level, just in case.

exhaust or intake manifold?

i highly doubt its the garage because its like that even left on a driveway or somthin...if i pop the bonnet theres nothin but heat for aaaages but ive chekd oil n water n its fine....think ill just take it to my mechanic n c what's hapnin...

The more oil and water you have in it the greater the mass so the longer it will take to cool down, thats asuming it is at the normal operating temp when you switch it off.

I've got those thermal-block gaskets from RPW that i still haven't fitted yet. Interested to see how much of a difference that'll make.

This thread serious is a joke!

Its called heat soak, once everything stops your engine will heat up more as the internal head of the engine would slowly soak to the outside.

How is it related to coolant or oil? If anything the oil and coolant would be cooler than most internals.

How can it be a fault, it the engine bascially it no doing anything????

Think about it, if your car is not overheating dont worry about it. How can a hot engine to touch 5 hours later be a fault??????????????? Seriously think about it.

Well overdue headbut of logic ^^

Paranoia about your baby just means you love her!

Bennoz wrote:Well overdue headbut of logic ^^

I seriously dont know much compared to other people about mechanincs, but geeze this question just tops the engine for dummies book! Sorry

Grue wrote:Paranoia about your baby just means you love her!

Like an insecure boyfriend??

payaya wrote:

Grue wrote:Paranoia about your baby just means you love her!

Like an insecure boyfriend??

ROFL

BorepYano wrote:

payaya wrote:

Grue wrote:Paranoia about your baby just means you love her!

Like an insecure boyfriend??

ROFL

"A restraining order is just another way of saying 'I love you'"

what total shut down thanks....

i sorta thought if u were unsure bout somthin u could ask??? (thanks to those u helpd!)

DRM34R wrote:what total shut down thanks....

i sorta thought if u were unsure bout somthin u could ask??? (thanks to those u helpd!)

i think the shut down was really aimed at those of us that tried to help (we all just assumed that something was wrong, when there's nothing wrong), rather than at u lol

I blame it on global warming.

payaya wrote:I blame it on global warming.

i blame it for global warming lol