DallasQLD Lifetime Members 1,197 Member For: 22y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Albany Creek QLD Posted 29/12/02 11:50 PM Share Posted 29/12/02 11:50 PM After owning a WRX , I would let it cool down.......Give it at least a minute or two. Given that you got to where you were going faster than most, the extra time spent cooling down still delivers a time saving!cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 30/12/02 12:01 AM Share Posted 30/12/02 12:01 AM How much is a decent Turbo Timer? and does this affect warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 2m 15d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 30/12/02 12:28 AM Share Posted 30/12/02 12:28 AM How many years of service is it going to take without proper warming and cooling of the turbo before there is a problem? Any ideas?Ford must be pretty confident it will be ok as they have given us a 3 yr/100000km warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwnaXR6T Member 1,519 Member For: 22y 1m 18d Location: Sydney Australia Posted 30/12/02 05:54 AM Share Posted 30/12/02 05:54 AM I dont know about you guys but I noticed that my engine was actually hotter a hour or two later than what it was when I was running, usually it sits about 2/5ths of the way up and sometimes when I go back to it its about halfway on the guage!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMoffat Member 744 Member For: 22y 1m 9d Posted 30/12/02 06:48 AM Share Posted 30/12/02 06:48 AM I think that is fairly normal. My Ducati has a water temp read out on the electronic dash. I've noticed the same thing - it is hotter after a prolonged stop due to the same volume of water/coolant being next to the thermostat. So the coolant that is no longer circulating soaks up the heat of the engine.Hence it's cooler when the coolant is circulating - sort of like us at a party full of alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mals BA XR6T Member 381 Member For: 22y 1m 13d Location: Sydney Posted 30/12/02 07:23 AM Author Share Posted 30/12/02 07:23 AM My brother has an VT SS and he is able to access more info from the computer by holding down a few buttons, anyway, are we able to do something like this to look at the temp of the turbo, or even the air temp.... or of course is there something that can be fitted to measure this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Turbo-6 Guests Posted 30/12/02 07:34 AM Share Posted 30/12/02 07:34 AM After driving 100kms today, I was suprised that the car's bonnet was too hot to touch. I thought I heard what may have been coolant recirculating when the car was garaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 3m 6d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 30/12/02 07:35 AM Share Posted 30/12/02 07:35 AM A cool down period for a turbo is a good thing - it can be achieved very easily by driving the last two km from home at low throttle no boost. Or you can sit in your driveway and idle the engine for a minute or two. I'm doubtful whether a turbo timer is able to be used with the smartlock and engine immobiliser system on the BA. Sure you will get the timer to work, that part is easy, but whether you will be able to lock your car and walk away is another issue. In any event it is illegal to leave a vehicle locked and unattended with the engine running.I also read where Ford had a "system" in place to ensure circulation of water throught the turbo after shutdown. Now if this isn't by mechanical means then it is probably by thermosyphon - a method that utilises the law of heat rising - in fact it was the ONLY method of cooling on engines prior to the invention of water pumps. If Ford assure you that it is OK I would be leaving it alone until there was some hard evidence to the contrary.And for all those who are comparing this Ford technology of the 21st C with Jap turbos - well give us a break !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 2m 15d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 30/12/02 09:40 AM Share Posted 30/12/02 09:40 AM Sure the GT40 is both water and oil cooled, but it doesn’t mean you can run it white hot and then just switch it off and walk away. The oil will cook and leave toasty carbon deposits. Eventually throwing your turbo out of balance, then bang, there goes your turbo.Esky, Correct me if l'm wrong but l thought that one of the major advantages of synthetic oils such as that used in the XR6T is that they aren't carbon based and so dont break down and leave deposits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR8Chic vrooom psshhht Member 340 Member For: 22y 2m 29d Gender: Female Location: Victoria Posted 31/12/02 09:05 AM Share Posted 31/12/02 09:05 AM Hmmm - doesnt sound too good. Even my lil beasty cools down after about 30 mins. (still a little warm, but cool enough to work on engine)Even my sneezer doesnt take too long to cool down, and that one has 2 hair dryers on it.Correct me if I am wrong - but arent turbo timers desinged to cool the turbo(s) down, and not necessarily the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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