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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Starry on 02 May 2004, 20:25

Title: letting the turbo cool
Post by: Starry on 02 May 2004, 20:25

how long after giving your pride and joy a good shoeing should you let the car cool for? i either drive the last mile or so steady or leave it ticking over for about a min. is this about right???

Title: Re:letting the turbo cool
Post by: GaryM on 02 May 2004, 23:08

Thats pretty much the same as me but after a really good thrashing I will leave it running for 3-5 minutes.

Title: Re:letting the turbo cool
Post by: marcus123 on 03 May 2004, 01:25

i left my fiat coupe turbo running for 3-4 mins after ragging it ;)

Title: Re:letting the turbo cool
Post by: Doug W on 05 May 2004, 10:19

Taking it easy the last mile or so I reckon helps (Marcus - I too had a Fiat Coupe, 20VT, let that cool but still manged to get on to my 4th turbo in 12mths ownership  ::) something fundamentaly wrong with the engnie though - turbo packed a big punch once it had spooled up though  ;D) Nice to be back to VW reliability...

Title: Re:letting the turbo cool
Post by: Fielder5757 on 05 May 2004, 11:12

get a turbo timer, It will keep the turbo ticking ever even after the ignitions been switched off for about half an hour to let it cool.

Title: Re:letting the turbo cool
Post by: antgti on 08 May 2004, 02:24

half an hour, you what????

think you mean about 3 mins max.