ldizzle Member 2 Member For: 13y 2m 17d Gender: Male Posted 19/03/12 07:44 AM Share Posted 19/03/12 07:44 AM Hi All,Please excuse me for being noob but I just have a quick question. Since I have had my F6 (several years now) whenever I drive it hard and I turn it off if the turbo is still hot, the car will kick the cooling system into gear and the fans go nuts and everything cools down sweet, no worries (I'm assuming some sort of turbo timer kind of thing). Recently however when I give it a belt and I turn if off the same thing kicks in for about 3 seconds and shuts down (happened a few times). Obviously this isnt meant to happen so I turned the car back on to cool it down and the fans and everything went nuts for another 2 mins and then back to normal.Obviously something is busted and if anyone is able to tell me what it is and what I need to do to fix it / get it fixed I'll be very thankful. Once again, I am a noob and dont know much beyond the basics so if this is in the wrong place or has nothing to do with the turbo please let forgive me. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79362-fg-f6-turbo-cooldown-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 6m 14d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 19/03/12 07:53 AM Share Posted 19/03/12 07:53 AM The fans don't keep going after shutdown... Never heard of it. Is it an f6 thing? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79362-fg-f6-turbo-cooldown-question/#findComment-1211763 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 10m 9d Gender: Male Posted 19/03/12 08:07 AM Share Posted 19/03/12 08:07 AM All fg fpvs have this system built in to the pcm to avoid heatsoak damage to various components, pcm determines if/when/how long to turn on the fans after shut down, I wouldnt worry about it as it takes so many factors into consideration (ambient air temp , cyl head temp, drive cycle time just to name a few), try disconnecting the battery for 10 min to reset keep alive memory if your worried but I wouldnt be.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79362-fg-f6-turbo-cooldown-question/#findComment-1211768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldizzle Member 2 Member For: 13y 2m 17d Gender: Male Posted 19/03/12 08:11 AM Author Share Posted 19/03/12 08:11 AM All fg fpvs have this system built in to the pcm to avoid heatsoak damage to various components, pcm determines if/when/how long to turn on the fans after shut down, I wouldnt worry about it as it takes so many factors into consideration (ambient air temp , cyl head temp, drive cycle time just to name a few), try disconnecting the battery for 10 min to reset keep alive memory if your worried but I wouldnt be....Cheers, that puts my mind at ease 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79362-fg-f6-turbo-cooldown-question/#findComment-1211770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEEXR6T Donating Members 91 Member For: 20y 1m 22d Gender: Male Posted 19/03/12 09:47 AM Share Posted 19/03/12 09:47 AM Mine has done the cool down when car is switched off, never worried about it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79362-fg-f6-turbo-cooldown-question/#findComment-1211821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino1980 09JET Member 1,510 Member For: 15y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: E. Maitland Posted 19/03/12 10:46 AM Share Posted 19/03/12 10:46 AM Mine does it, nothing to worry about. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79362-fg-f6-turbo-cooldown-question/#findComment-1211875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,440 Member For: 15y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/03/12 11:43 AM Share Posted 19/03/12 11:43 AM you shouldnt be thrashing the tits off your car if you are about to stop and get out. take it easy for a few kays before you stop, this will avoid heat problems. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79362-fg-f6-turbo-cooldown-question/#findComment-1211918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Bronze Donating Members 320 Member For: 14y 1m 17d Gender: Male Posted 19/03/12 01:02 PM Share Posted 19/03/12 01:02 PM My Fan turns on every time doesn't matter if I am giving it a hard time or not Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79362-fg-f6-turbo-cooldown-question/#findComment-1211972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLuTZ Donating Members 227 Member For: 14y 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/03/12 04:46 AM Share Posted 20/03/12 04:46 AM (edited) Mine does it too. After recently getting my car tuned, I was shocked to see how hot these cars run- was reaching 100° after just 2 dyno pulls on a 25 degree day.I'm going to be installing a cooler thermostat asap- perhaps that might be a little more peace of mind for you too. Edited 20/03/12 04:46 AM by CLuTZ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79362-fg-f6-turbo-cooldown-question/#findComment-1212215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath Member 383 Member For: 14y 10m 21d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/03/12 07:02 AM Share Posted 20/03/12 07:02 AM Mine only turns on after spirited driving. Generally only on for about 30seconds. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79362-fg-f6-turbo-cooldown-question/#findComment-1212286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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