SL/R230: INCREDIBLE HEAT from ENGINE
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INCREDIBLE HEAT from ENGINE
I noticed recently how HOT the ENGINE stays even hours after the car has been shut off. I went out into the garage this evening and it is pretty hot here in Florida right now and my garage was like an oven, I could feel the heat just walking past the front of the SL600. What's up with it staying hot for so long?
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Originally Posted by StephenK
I noticed recently how HOT the ENGINE stays even hours after the car has been shut off. I went out into the garage this evening and it is pretty hot here in Florida right now and my garage was like an oven, I could feel the heat just walking past the front of the SL600. What's up with it staying hot for so long?
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I think
I think it is normal too. I did add the right oil to it.
I have two other Mercedes and neither of them produce the kind of heat this engine seems to produce, but neither of the other two engines are a V12 either.
I have two other Mercedes and neither of them produce the kind of heat this engine seems to produce, but neither of the other two engines are a V12 either.
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Originally Posted by StephenK
I think it is normal too. I did add the right oil to it.
I have two other Mercedes and neither of them produce the kind of heat this engine seems to produce, but neither of the other two engines are a V12 either.
I have two other Mercedes and neither of them produce the kind of heat this engine seems to produce, but neither of the other two engines are a V12 either.
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That makes Sense
Originally Posted by RJC
Don't forget your engine has turbos and like the supercharged engines they get very very hot!
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Yes, it's probably the turbo's. I drove an A4 2.0T really hard and after opening the hood, placing my hand a foot away from the turbo almost burnt it!!
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Originally Posted by StephenK
I noticed recently how HOT the ENGINE stays even hours after the car has been shut off. I went out into the garage this evening and it is pretty hot here in Florida right now and my garage was like an oven, I could feel the heat just walking past the front of the SL600. What's up with it staying hot for so long?
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My S600 gets the garage extremly hot. I usually leave it in
the driveway for a while before pulling it in, or leave the
garage open till it cools off.
the driveway for a while before pulling it in, or leave the
garage open till it cools off.
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Originally Posted by sillydriver
My SL600 sheds a huge amount of heat too. So does the Continental GT. I think it's judt a characteristic of big 12 cylinder engines.
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I have just a C 320, and I noticed that it stays hot for a long time too. I think it's because most MBs (notable exception is the ML) are sealed up so tight that there isn't a good way for them to disperse heat when at standstill. So, as dumb as it may sound I just pop the hood and open it when I park it in the garage, and it seems to cool down a lot faster. I am **** though....
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Even in my old-school SL600, the heat is incredible--and that's sans turbo. I cannot believe that the paint is not pealing, or that plastic and rubber componenets under the hood don't start to dry-rot.
Even the fenders get burning hot. Apparently this is normal, as it has been genertaing this much heat for 9 years now.
On warm days after driving, if I am in my driveway, I will often open the hood to let some heat out. Hours later there is still substantial heat.
I often wonder why MB does not have an auxilliary fan that runs after the car is off--I remember Hondas and Acuras used to have this feature.
Even the fenders get burning hot. Apparently this is normal, as it has been genertaing this much heat for 9 years now.
On warm days after driving, if I am in my driveway, I will often open the hood to let some heat out. Hours later there is still substantial heat.
I often wonder why MB does not have an auxilliary fan that runs after the car is off--I remember Hondas and Acuras used to have this feature.
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Just goes to show you how inefficient automobiles are! Can't remember exactly, but from a physics course I think only 35% of the energy produced by the engine goes to moving the car...
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My CL600 keeps the garage pretty darn toasty all night long! Maybe I should have moved to Michigan and I could've really saved on the heating bills!
Then again, Miami isn't so bad!
It did scare me the first time I went out to my garage 2 hours later to find my fenders and hood still scaldingly hot. I've never had a car produce heat like this one, but it sounds normal for these V12TTs.....
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It did scare me the first time I went out to my garage 2 hours later to find my fenders and hood still scaldingly hot. I've never had a car produce heat like this one, but it sounds normal for these V12TTs.....