heat from tunnel

[ae86]

was reading another tech problem and this reminded me of something that worries me, some day i can feel heat on my left leg from the tunnel like fairly hot heat i got carpet n sound deadening too so its through that, should i be worrying or checking something ?

[Jonny Rochester]

And the exhaust is on the left side? Look to see where the exhaust goes and how its clamped. Exhaust leaks?

[Brendan]

what's engine Temps like when u feel heat? Hot days or any day? Have u felt the actual floor when u've felt the heat on ur leg? Not a dodgy heater?

[Sprinter86]

im assuming 4ac?

[Eircamae86]

You didnt buy 80s leg warmers of STYLZ did ya? :DD

[ae86]

its a jdm 4age bigport 3rib, temp guage always saying its at mid temp so i dont know what it could be caused by, sometimes its on average degree days, exhaust is on left side, standard jdm exhaust system. i might get it checked for leaks i guess



You didnt buy 80s leg warmers of STYLZ did ya? :DD

oh if only, wouldnt have been 500 down the clappers and woulda been more usefull than this piece of shit diff.

[ae86]

anyone?

[Vance]

i used to get this in my last ae86. my left leg would always warm up then hurt on a long drive. figured it was normal because i had an old ford whos transmission would warm up as much on a nice drive

[blair]

yeh its definitely not normal guys. i cant see it being exhaust related as it runs down the other side, could be g/box related as above...

next time it gets real hot see if you can get under there and feel/see whats actually getting hot (apart from the tunnel obviously)

[ae86]

cars about 6cm off ground and i dont have a jack that gets straight under there =\ normally takes me about 10-15 mins at home to get car with a jack under it,
clutch slave is on my side could that create the heat?

[Golberg]

Nah clutch slave isn't going to create heat.

I guess the thing to think about is what could be creating heat. Its really got to be something with moving parts (friction) or something involved with the combustion process.

[Simon-KE70]

all my 86's have done this... its the trans radiating heat, usually only does it on warmer days.

[ae86]

this something i should be worrying about ? there a way to overcome it ?

[dunga70]

do u have rediculous bonnet spaceing? if u do your tunnel may not be gettin the airflow it used to get. allowing bigger gaps at the rear of bonnets alows airflow but it sometimes give all the wind coming through annother place to go.. if do have your bonnet spaced try removing them check ur tranny.

[ae86]

not spaced atall but took a shitload of time aligning it, used to touch the top of firewall kinda bit

[dunga70]

can u buy transmission coolers for manual gearboxes? lol

[sundee]

when was the last time u checked or changed the oil in the gearbox? their is nothing at all in that area that could create enough heat to warm up the tranny tunnel in order for it to give your left leg a sun tan. if it was on the pax side then the exhaust but its not so u can rule that out. id be doing an oil change on the box, oh by the way how long have u been driving and how hard before this happens... i just re read its through the carped/deadening to.. thats intence!!

[ae86]

yeah not major heat like burning my whitey legs, but id imagine its a fair bit if i can feel it through sound deadening/carpet, i dont remember changing the oil when i had engine/box out so i dont think its been changed since it came to AU so i might checkup what oil i need n shit

[Golberg]

Wait, are you saying you pulled the engine and gearbox out and didn't change the gearbox oil?! :omg: Did you even drain the box? as you would have had oil everywhere when you pulled it all out if you didn't. Or did you just pour the old oil back in.

[ae86]

was a fair while back, been having so much dif trouble all i remember is putting multiple different oils and diff centres in, il change gbox oil when i have time but i dont think that would be the problem

[dunga70]

maybe it has no oil in it.

[sundee]

maybe it has no oil in it.

eeek i dno but every time ive removed a tail shaf all the oil pisses out!.. im with u on that one Dunga70..