Cabin heat from exhaust. Common?

[Forza Toon 3]

Hi all

My Alfa specialist says that cabin heat from exhaust a common thing with 916.

Feel the heat emanating from the hand break area! Anyone else get this? Will be nice in the winter months!

Cheers

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[moskovsky 13]

Hi all

My Alfa specialist says that cabin heat from exhaust a common thing with 916.

Feel the heat emanating from the hand break area! Anyone else get this? Will be nice in the winter months!

Cheers

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Hello

 

I personally never noticed that but I don't drive long distances  

[A6C 15]

GTVs are sweat boxes at the best of times.

[Forza Toon 3]

Yes. Thanks for the replies.

I do 300 to 400 miles a week so certainly get the engine going!

Black momo leather seats and sunshine certainly is a sweat box! Cheers guys. Forza Toon

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[moskovsky 13]

Yes. Thanks for the replies.

I do 300 to 400 miles a week so certainly get the engine going!

Black momo leather seats and sunshine certainly is a sweat box! Cheers guys. Forza Toon

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300 to 400 miles a week in a GTV . You're one brave man 

[Forza Toon 3]

Cheers! But it makes routine of work much more fun!

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[Desame 33]

Cheers! But it makes routine of work much more fun!

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I also do around the same miles per week as you and i can tell that this is absolutely true..!!   +916  

Edited August 28, 2015 by Desame

[Santa99 3]

I just went on a 122km drive today in mine and no heat was coming from that area. 

[Carlo 32]

The catalytic converter is right underneath the center console... as on every car... it generates a lot of heat. There are heat shields fitted on the converter itself and on the botom of the car... just like on every car of today...

 

Never mentioned heat from there, also on a 1000km trip at constant 140km/h with my TB.

 

Sunshine is something different: the glas has twice the area as the roof!   

[GTV-TB 315]

As Carlo mentions the catalytic converter gets hot but the heat shields shall protect against that the heat migrates up into the cabin, if the heat shields are missing it will get warm in the cabin.

 

Also, too much unburnt fuel that is burning up in the catalytic converter can give the same phenomenon, failure of ignition, temperature sensor, etc. may be the reason for this and it will hurt catalytic converter in the long run.

[Forza Toon 3]

Thanks all for your support. Will have a chat with my garage.

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[orgigeorgie 2]

I have had this experience with my 156 TS and my 116 GTV6. It happens when the engine gets hot and the coolant takes the heat. There is always some airflow through the engine bay and I guess it can begin to gently blow through the vents too. 

[Forza Toon 3]

Funny enough that I did 150 miles today and it wasn't too bad! Looking forward to the cooler weather as I can save £££s by driving around all night with my family to save money on the heating bills!!

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[Forza Toon 3]

Oh and you are correct about the air vents. Get that as well. Glad I am not alone!

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