Turbo Timer Thread (Merged Topic)

[Ace]

mate that is all you need - I had 160000 on the clock on my old ba and no sign of noise in the turbo

[Dagabond]

Here's a good one on the topic....

http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=32211

[tab]

In answer to your question you won't be able to lock the car with the remote due to the smartlock or whatever they call it, but the old fashioned key-in-the-door trick should work no worries.

As for the rest you're on your own....this topic has been thrown around more than Mick's mumma

[bradles024]

I had my car for about 2000km and the turbo needed replacing lol, one of the joys of buying second hand. It still had the stock oil filter + line then though, which has since been replaced.

[bradles024]

And thanks for the answer to the factory-like timer question, pretty much rules out getting one.

[foxtrot]

Hi It can be done and a lot more people have them than the answers above show but check out this link http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=59850&st= as it shows how to get round the locking problem. Cheers MD

[R_Spec_Matt]

And thanks for the answer to the factory-like timer question, pretty much rules out getting one.

yeah brad theres a alarm with a turbo timer built in, its a MonGoose M60 $279 I got mine for $200 if ya haggle a bit

My brother inlaw just installed it for me, we didnt use the inbuilt turbo timer, I already had my own 1 a Gready timer (the instructions are in japan or china lingo though)

I can lock my car with the central door locking with the turbo timer on from the mongoose remote and when the turbo timer turns off the alarm turns on, I dont use the ford's central door locking remote anymore. as far as I know the factory remote and alarm dosnt use the smart lock system at all only the ford key does...

if yur ford has a factory alarm like the FPV's just unplug it and put the after market alarm's siren there

when using after market alarms u loose some features like:

1: ive found that ive lost the ability when u unlock your car u carnt put the power windows down or when u turn off

ya car (with or without the turbo timer on) u carnt put up or down yur power windows like the factory 1 does.

2: when u use the factory central door locking the interior light goes on and off when u lock and unlock yur car

so when u open the door to get out or to get something out of ya car the interior light goes on, so when u use the

aftermarket alarm to lock yur car the alarm will siren for like 2 seconds to tell u that the light is on cause it

it dosnt dim off the light, but when u turn the engine off with the turbo timer on, the light turns off after like

20-30 seconds so when the turbo timer stops the light is already off and the alarm will arm and it wont do a 2

second siren for a interior light warning..

ive only had the alarm and turbo timer fitted for like 5 days now so there maybe some more features lost that I havnt found yet...

theres 1 good feature though, aleast no 1 will know the alarm u got (that's if u dont put the alarms brand sticker on ya window) to be able to break the coding

a good sparkie should know what there doin but then again I couldnt find anyone on the sunshine coast QLD that knew how to install them, all thay could say was u carnt lock yur doors with the car goin

its realy simple to do if ya know how to read instructions and wiring diagrams

Just a bit info on what happin's when u want a turbo timer and want to use a remote to lock yur car without usin the old style key in the door way......

[Xr50]

Getting concerned about allowing enough time for the turbo to cool down on idle and wondering if fitting a timer is necessary.

How long should I give it before turning it off?

Bog standard FG Turbo

Edited 22/08/10 07:23 AM by Xr50

[hawlass]

Not necessary on these beasts mate, unless you've been caning the crap outta her, in which case a minute or two cool down cant hurt.

[foxtrot]

Hi. If you can sit in the car for a minute or two after giving the car a hard time the answer is no, If you have better things to do with your life the answer is yes. Someone in S.A. worked out what wire to cut so that you can remote lock the car when the engine is running and put a post on ford forums with description of the wires position. Cheers MD