Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 23:56:26 GMT From: "joe" <someonenopsamere.com> Subject: Re: Turbo and cooling
Absolutely let the turbo spin down in any turbo car. Always let the engin idle for 30 secs to 2 minutes before turning the enging off to prolong the life of the turbo. You can purchase a turbo timer for a few hundred dollars and what this does is allow you to pre-set a length of time that the car will sit and idle even after you have turned the ignition off, locked up the car, and walked away. If you ask me they're a waste of money unless your that goddamn impatient or just too stupid to remember to let it cool down. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS! "Phil Born" <philbornnopsam.nojunkfsnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:a4k32k$c0q$1nopsamg4.svr.pol.co.uk... > I think the important thing is to give the turbo a little time to return to > idle speed before you stop the engine. This is because the lubricating oil > is pumped by the engine - no engine, no oil pressure! > > If you've been *really* caning it and stop abruptly, it might need a minute > or two to cool down also. Having said that, where I live, the 'fun' roads > are a little way from my house. So by the time I've slowly driven down a > few residential streets, it'll have cooled back to its nominal temperature > anyway. > > Hope this helps. > > (BTW, I have a '97 900 SE turbo) > > > "Terje Johan Abrahamsen" <terjej_fjerndette_nopsamoot.com> wrote in message > news:t1go6ugvmaf6hl7dpgtg3d3qa266nvu324nopsamcom... > > I had a 9000 turbo 1986 model before. There I heard that I had to > > leave the turbo on for a while after I parked the car, so it had some > > time to cool of before I turned of the engine. Now, I have a 900 turbo > > 1998. Do I have to do the same on that one. I heard that the turbos a > > few years ago would not let you turn the cars of before they were cold > > enough. Why doesn't my 900 do so? Does it have some other safety ithem > > installed so I don't have to worry, or should I let it run for a > > minute or two before turning it of. (After driving a little hard, so > > the turbo was running obviously) > > >
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