Turbo Cooling Controller

[afcajax73]

hey everyone

a friend of mine recently bought a Fiat Coupe.. its the 2.0ltr 20v Turbo model

and there is a small silver box which has been installed down in the footwell, and you can set it for any time in minute intervals from 1 minute to 60 minutes.

anyway.. what it does is.. when you stop driving. arrive home or what ever you set a time on the lil box.. eg 4 mins and then you can remove the key. and lock the car activate immobiliser and alarm etc.. but the engine keeps running.

and when the four mins is up it cuts out the engine... and the turbo has cooled down nicely

now i realise i didnt explain this so well.. but.. does anyone know what these are? or.. if they are costly to install? or even useful at all? lol

 

[skahigh]

have a look here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_timer

 

[afcajax73]

ahh interesting.. so not really worth installing? unless ofcourse the cost is low.. and the average milleage is high thanks skahigh

 

[skahigh]

ahh interesting.. so not really worth installing? unless ofcourse the cost is low.. and the average milleage is high thanks skahigh

As I understand it the pump that continues after you switch off the engine continues to pump coolant to help cool the engine. The turbo is actually cooled by oil pumped around when the engine is running so I can see that there could be some benefit in having a turbo timer although most people will argue that (and im not disagreeing) that simply taking it easy on the last couple of miles of your drive home should be sufficient!

Just found this now while having a browse:

http://turbotimercompanion.com/main/pricing.html

 

[afcajax73]

thats pretty cool really not overly expencive.. i think ill just stick to taking it easy tho lol

 

[Big_daddy]

The oer way to cool down your turbo is gettin an oil cooler!

 

[techie]

The oer way to cool down your turbo is gettin an oil cooler!

Yeah but that only works while the engine is running.

Dont forget if you are going for a turbo timer ask your insurance company first.

 

[Nathanio]

Turbo timers are illegal in the uk. It is legal to leave the motor running but car locked. Discussed many a time before on here

 

[RobM]

I thought the Leon's alarm or immobiliser prevented turbo timers from working? Think it's the same with some of the later Ibiza's too?

 

[Jay20VT]

As I understand it the pump that continues after you switch off the engine continues to pump coolant to help cool the engine. The turbo is actually cooled by oil pumped around when the engine is running so I can see that there could be some benefit in having a turbo timer although most people will argue that (and im not disagreeing) that simply taking it easy on the last couple of miles of your drive home should be sufficient!

Just found this now while having a browse:

http://turbotimercompanion.com/main/pricing.html

Agree, no need for turbo timers or anything the like for Leons as far as I know the Cupra R has a small pump by the rad that keeps coolant circulating the turbo after switch off anyway. The other day my bro in law came over with his WRX and after switch off his car continued to run, i had to laugh, its just that its gotta be the most un-environmentally friendy way to keep the turbo cooled. Leon's R's have coolant overrun, its well good

 

[Jay20VT]

..and oh did i mention that i hate Fiats, they are the most 5hitest cars made, sorry..

 

[skahigh]

Jay, i think (im no expert) that its the oil that is used to cool the turbo, the coolant that continues to pump after the engine is switched off only helps to cool the engine and NOT the turbo. I may be wrong, can someone give me the official answer?

Also, if the fiat came from the factory with a turbo timer(?) how can it be illegal in the uk?

 

[afcajax73]

some interesting responces there.. i didnt know they were illegal.

skahigh it was an aftermarket add on by the guy he bought it from.. so it could well be illegal.

 

[dmmsta]

Unless it was an import it didn't come out the factory with one (as a UK car)

 

[dj_hektik]

I thought the Leon's alarm or immobiliser prevented turbo timers from working? Think it's the same with some of the later Ibiza's too?

you can install a relay before the immobiliser fuse ... there's a guide on vwvortex for this, worked perfectly on my car - only the climate control cpcks up a bit as it stays on, and compressor stays on, but fans turn off. Plus dash lights stay on.

but otherwise alarm arms and doors lock with remote just fine.