Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 00:21:26 +0000 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> Subject: Re: Turbo and cooling
joe wrote: > > 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! OK, this delay does no harm, but my owners manual only states that you should run the engine in idle before switching off. The Saab turbos from 1987 onwards are both water and oil cooled. Johannes