V70: General - Hot footwell

Dunchoppin · Apr 7th, 2014, 14:30

I have noticed my '08 C70 D3 gets very hot in the centre console, steering column and footwell area over about 200 miles. At the end of this time it is very hot and the A/C is going bonkers to cool the car down. Everything else seems fine, car runs fine and no warning lights. Is this coming from the exhaust? I can't see anything else to explain it.

PEGE63 · Apr 8th, 2014, 13:32

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Originally Posted by Dunchoppin

I have noticed my '08 C70 D3 gets very hot in the centre console, steering column and footwell area over about 200 miles. At the end of this time it is very hot and the A/C is going bonkers to cool the car down. Everything else seems fine, car runs fine and no warning lights. Is this coming from the exhaust? I can't see anything else to explain it.

Have you lost a heat shield??

pierremcalpine · Apr 8th, 2014, 19:19

We had this happen last year and I brought it in to the dealership and they couldn't replicate the issue. I was hot as hell though in the times it did happen. Hasn't happened since that I have noticed.

The mechanic did say that he had come across something similar before and in that case it turned out to be related to the catalytic converter (I think) and combustible gases combusting where they shouldn't...something like that anyway. Sounded a bit scarey. He did confirm that that was not the case with ours.

Please let us know if you get to the bottom of it....

Apr 7th, 2014, 14:30	#1
Dunchoppin New Member Last Online: Feb 20th, 2015 09:23 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Uttoxeter	Hot footwell I have noticed my '08 C70 D3 gets very hot in the centre console, steering column and footwell area over about 200 miles. At the end of this time it is very hot and the A/C is going bonkers to cool the car down. Everything else seems fine, car runs fine and no warning lights. Is this coming from the exhaust? I can't see anything else to explain it.

Apr 8th, 2014, 19:19	#3
pierremcalpine Premier Member Last Online: Jan 3rd, 2024 14:43 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Toronto Canada	We had this happen last year and I brought it in to the dealership and they couldn't replicate the issue. I was hot as hell though in the times it did happen. Hasn't happened since that I have noticed. The mechanic did say that he had come across something similar before and in that case it turned out to be related to the catalytic converter (I think) and combustible gases combusting where they shouldn't...something like that anyway. Sounded a bit scarey. He did confirm that that was not the case with ours. Please let us know if you get to the bottom of it.... __________________ 2003 V40 1.9T B4204T4, 197,000miles (sold but alive!), 2004 S60 2.5T, 160,000miles, 2010 V70 3.2, 125,000miles, 2002 V70XC 2.4, 175,000miles Click here for my x40 and V70 P3 repair guides

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