I've always been led to believe that you should leave a turbocharged engine running for a couple of minutes after you've stopped, to let the turbo cool down.
With Stop/Start as soon as I stop the car the engine cuts out, is this likely to cause long term damage to the turbo?
Turbo care
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Shaun
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Re: Turbo care
Nope its fine, just dont trash the nuts off it in the last few minutes of your journey, by all accounts there is a little motor that keep going after shutdown to keep things cooled,
its been talked about a few times before too
http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/ ... mer#p12297" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/ ... ool#p60894" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
its been talked about a few times before too
http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/ ... mer#p12297" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/ ... ool#p60894" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Cuprabob
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Re: Turbo care
As above there is an electric motor that keeps coolant circulating for a period afetr engine is switched off to stop the heat build up.
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górnik
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Re: Turbo care
Something has changed with turbo timers ? Anybody knows ? I am looking for something but i can't waint anything which suits to 2.0 TSI ? Thanks for giving advice 