#1: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: omricn, Location: israelPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:40 am ---- Hey everybody!
Lately I've noticed it's getting hot inside the car, especially heat coming from the pedals area, I remember once someone having a similar problem, (can't find the thread..) he said there was some metallic "thingy" that's really hot after a drive, it's located just below the right the knee (I'm driving a left hand car so i guess in a right hand car it will be the left knee). I tried to feel for it today and touched it and it was really hot, guess this is what produces the heat.
anyone?....
#2: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: Rob2859, Location: HalifaxPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:43 am ---- Its called a heater. We use them a lot in this country
On a serious note; it could be a hot water pipe for the heater matrix. Not sure as its left hand drive it could be in a different place. Possibly this pipe is blocked and causing a heat build-up. Last edited by Rob2859 on Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:47 am; edited 1 time in total
#3: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: macj, Location: EssexPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:46 am ---- Thats made my day
#4: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:48 am ---- You'll have turned the heater on and it will have made the metal framing of the center console hot
#5: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: Howey, Location: Kings LynnPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:49 am ----
#6: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: omricn, Location: israelPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:01 pm ---- thanks for the replies.. I just didn't quite get what's so funny about my post.. maybe I didn't explain exactly where this "hot thingy" is located.. If i reach below the steering wheel and go all the way to the right side I'm touching it (again - right hand cars maybe different and possibly wont encounter this issue..
And by the way its like 35 degrees Celsius here these days.. that's about 95 in Fahrenheit..
#7: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: macj, Location: EssexPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:03 pm ---- Is the "hot thingy" made from black plastic by any chance
Is the "hot thingy" made from black plastic by any chance
Actually I haven't gotten around to seeing it yet..
#9: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: MrZiggerz, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:36 pm ---- Just dont touch it
#10: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: omricn, Location: israelPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:12 am ---- I took some photos of the thing, it looks like a plastic box that has a tube\pipe attached to it which is coming from the engine side, when looking at it from the side it's located right behind the a\c selectors part of the console.. can't upload the photos now as I'm at work and no wifi available, will upload asap.
#11: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: Dillon, Location: KentPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:15 am ---- Literally
#12: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: omricn, Location: israelPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:14 am ----
Rob2859 wrote:
Its called a heater. We use them a lot in this country
On a serious note; it could be a hot water pipe for the heater matrix. Not sure as its left hand drive it could be in a different place. Possibly this pipe is blocked and causing a heat build-up.
Man this forum has gone from being one of the most helpful places to being more of a circus.. only one relevant reply, all the rest is so unnecessary crap.. glad you guys find the post so hilarious.. got no idea what's so funny .. grow up people..
#13: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: Dillon, Location: KentPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:47 am ---- OK ok, breathing now...
That sounds like your heater matrix, and from the fact that the heat is unexpected, it is broken. Now I would suspect that one of the control rods has come loose/broken, these are attached to the knobs used to control the temperature.
It would amuse us, as being a more temperate country we would actually use the heating in our cars.
#14: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: smiddies, Location: BrightonPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:52 am ---- Nah this is a decentforum, its good to have a laugh these days, especially with all the news papers these days going on about financial crisis, arround the world wars, terrorisms, worlds going to end!
Its a joke, laugh or STFU!
Seems normal tbh! You see that thing underneath your bonnet, its called an engine, it gets very hot, and heats up the surrounding areas, added to this the head units heat coming from centre consol, and your going to get heat soak in mostly plastic parts, thats to take majority of the heat away from the metal, so it doesnt heat up too much! its all normal,
#15: Re: heat coming from pedal compartment - driver side Author: omricn, Location: israelPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:07 am ----
Dillon wrote:
OK ok, breathing now...
That sounds like your heater matrix, and from the fact that the heat is unexpected, it is broken. Now I would suspect that one of the control rods has come loose/broken, these are attached to the knobs used to control the temperature.
It would amuse us, as being a more temperate country we would actually use the heating in our cars.
So basically that means the I would notice something is broken if I turn the a\c knobs right? well they're all ok, nothing broken..
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