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Does any ones turbo glow red hot at night? when i got home the other night i was running the car to cool down the turbo and i thought i'd pop the bonnet just to have a geezer, when i opened it i found that the turbo was glowing red hot. i wasn't even goin silly i was sitting on about 100 for about 20 kms the distance it takes me to get home from town. has anyone else found this and is it normal. does anybody else cool their cars down before turning them off? does anyone have a turbo timer?
Does any ones turbo glow red hot at night? when i got home the other night i was running the car to cool down the turbo and i thought i'd pop the bonnet just to have a geezer, when i opened it i found that the turbo was glowing red hot. i wasn't even goin silly i was sitting on about 100 for about 20 kms the distance it takes me to get home from town. has anyone else found this and is it normal. does anybody else cool their cars down before turning them off? does anyone have a turbo timer?
My understanding is that turbo timers on passenger cars are not ADR compliant. The cooling systems on these cars use a method called thermosiphon to circulate cool water throught the turbo cartridge (the centre section where the oil lubricates the bearings) This works on the theory that warmer water will rise to be displaced by cooler water, thereby continuing to cool the turbo after the engine is shut down. Me personally, I would prefer to see a factory turbo timer installed on all turbo'ed cars, but allowing the engine to idle down for a handful of moments is probably the best thing you could do.
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My understanding is that turbo timers on passenger cars are not ADR compliant. The cooling systems on these cars use a method called thermosiphon to circulate cool water throught the turbo cartridge (the centre section where the oil lubricates the bearings) This works on the theory that warmer water will rise to be displaced by cooler water, thereby continuing to cool the turbo after the engine is shut down. Me personally, I would prefer to see a factory turbo timer installed on all turbo'ed cars, but allowing the engine to idle down for a handful of moments is probably the best thing you could do.
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Even a non turbo car's exhaust will glow red in the dark (esp a cast manifold). Its no big deal, and certainly nothing to worry about. You only need to let the car idle a while before shutting it down if you have been driving fast or under load (such as towing) immediately before stopping. Like if youve been cruising at high speed and pull into a servo. Normal (speed limit) suburban driving doesnt require any cool down before shutting down. Ive owned turbo cars since 1995 (diesel and petrol) and never bothered with a turbo timer because it would be so rarely needed.
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