Ron,

I have been lookling for some standard material with foil but couildn't source any, the material I used was from an industrial insulation installer, about 20mm thick and also heavy, but it works well, although I would like to stick a sheet of foil on it too because I found that my engine is creating a lot of heat which is trapped in the top of the engine bay because it cannot be transferred through the metal bonnet, heating up everything under the bonnet.

I'm looking for a way to get cool air in the engine bay probably opening up the panel on the left of the radiator. The car is lowered too which doesn't help getting rid of the heat. I have installed an (emergency) electric cooling fan, (manually controlled) in front of the radiator and when the car is parked and I switch on the fan, it is amazing how much heat is coming from under the car. So I think foil will help to get the heat down a little.

The problem is basically that when the car is stationary, the engine temperature is creeping up, even after shutting off the engine.


Kind Regards,

Jim Hekker
Volvo Adventures
New Zealand