I have a lengthy slow drive around my apartment complex before I get to my garage, and it takes about 10 seconds for my garage door to open, then I sit there for another 15 or so seconds gathering my things before I shut it off & get out. Wherever else I end up parking, it's rare that I'm on boost for any significant amount of time before I pull in the parking lot, and in parking lots I drive very slow, almost idling. As such, I rarely feel the need to idle my car. The only time I normally do is gas stations directly off the freeway where blam all of the sudden you are at a gas station from 70mph+. Also, after the cool-down lap on DE days at the track I let it sit for at least 5 minutes, normally more.

 

No turbo timer, I just let mine idle for a minute or two if I've been driving hard.

I also let mine idle for a minute or two BEFORE I go anywhere to let it warm up a little before I go over 3000 rpm. If I'm in a hurry I just baby it until I get to the interstate.

 

60 seconds before shutting off. Driving hard or not.

 

i hear yeah - manual and parking complexs dont mix

 

turbo timer does all the work

 

I heard about a guy whose car with a turbo timer caught fire at Willow Springs Raceway. They used a fire extinguisher to put it out. Whew!!! Then it catches fire again. The turbo timer is still pumping oil. Put it out again. Catches fire again . . .

Sad but funny.

 

I let mine cool for 40 minutes minimum.



No for real the car doesn't need to be cooled down unless you've been seriously horsing the turbo. Even a pull or two isn't going to make your turbo super hot. Consistant use is what makes it glow. Letting the car cool while moving is more efficient then idling anyways. And the turbo will NEVER get cold while running. If it's idling it will always be hot, just not super glowing hot. Idling the turbo after you haven't been on boost is pointless, because it's less efficient to let it sit there at idlle then to have the car moving air across it while coasting at low rpm. The only way I idle it is if I've been running the poop out of it right before I stopped.

 

Turbo doesn't cool down but oil needs to be cooled down, so turbo doesn't coke, more than a turbo timer, a good oil cooler will do good.

 

turbo timer buddy. That was the first thing I put into the king.

 

Turbo timer pumping OIL.

 

Ok here is question. All these numbers are made up randomly since I dont know what kind of temperatures these things get to so its just to get my point across.

So lets say your turbo heats up to 500F when you are driving it hard. People are saying not to turn off the car so it can cool down. So here is my question. Turning off the engine is not going to make the turbo any hotter than it already is. So if you can drive it for 5 hours at 500F whats 2 more minutes in the parking lot gonna do? So isnt a TT or just sitting there completely pointles?

Anyone?

 

It's not that the turbo gets any hotter just sitting there, it's that the oil inside the turbo is heating itself to 500F unless it is circulating with the engine being on. Hot oil doesn't equate to long turbo oil passage life. I believe the term is called coking of the oil.

 

Turbo Timer. Apex'i set from 1 to 3 minutes.

I never worry about the immobilizer for reasons others have said already...

But I keep thinking that some tool will bust into my car after I've stopped looking at it and drive away into a wall because the car shuts off on him and the steering wheel locks.

 

ok thanks

 

should i keep my A/C on so the fans turn on???