How long should you let a turbo car cool down?

Idling the engine cools the turbo because it circulates the oil, yet does not make the turbo "work." The amount of cooling it needs is directly related to the way you just finished driving it. When you drive it gently around town, 15 seconds should be more than adequate.
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Do Turbos need to cool down?

Turbocharged engines do need to cool down before they are turned off. But in nearly all driving conditions, the engine does not reach temperatures that require a deliberate cooling down period.
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How long should you let a turbo car warm up?

If you don't have an oil temperature gauge, a good time is usually a few minutes after your car has reached normal operating temperatures. This usually takes 5-10 minutes but depends on oil type and environmental conditions. Your turbo requires clean and healthy oil for maximum lubrication.
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How long should you idle a turbo car?

In turn, doing this for a sustained period means one will end up damaging the turbocharger, with the heat getting onto other components. To prevent this, most manufacturers recommend that at start-up, you idle the car for at least two minutes.
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What happens if you don't let turbo cool down?

That would allow the oil to circulate through the turbo and continue to cool it off before you shut off the engine. The danger, in those days, was that if the turbo was too hot when you shut off the engine, the oil might dry up and get “coked,” blocking those oil passages the way heart disease blocks your arteries.
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Always WARM UP



How do I keep my turbo healthy?

6 Ways to Protect Your Turbo Engine
  1. Regular Oil Maintenance. ...
  2. Warm Up the Engine. ...
  3. Don't Overstep the Limits of the Turbo when Cruising. ...
  4. Use Your Gears to Overtake. ...
  5. Let the Engine Cool After Driving. ...
  6. Don't Blip the Throttle Before Turning the Engine Off.
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Can you daily a turbo car?

Yes, it is totally fine to daily drive a turbo car. In fact, turbocharging – at least from the perspective of many manufacturers – is more about making daily driving easier for the driver by making cars more powerful, more fuel efficient and easier to drive.
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Why is cold air good for turbos?

Replace your intercooler with a more efficient model – reducing charged air temperatures and improving overall performance. Fit a cold air intake to your engine – meaning that colder, denser air is brought into the turbocharger. Fit a larger air intake – increasing the amount of air available to your turbo.
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Do turbos shorten engine life?

Turbochargers, Supercharges, and Nitrous all create higher cylinder pressures. This DOES reduce engine life ... PERIOD. Turbos and Superchargers make more heat, and heat reduces an engine's life ...
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How do you cool a turbo?

Many turbochargers are designed without water cooling ports and are sufficiently cooled by air and the lubricating oil that flows through them. Other turbochargers, such as many in the Garrett GT & GTX ball bearing lineup, are designed from the beginning to be cooled by oil and water.
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Is there a break in period for new turbos?

Allow the vehicle to idle for 10-15 minutes without applying any throttle. Even at idle, the turbo can be spinning at as much as 28,000 RPM's on certain models. Use this time to check for any loose fittings, hoses, exhaust leaks, and to bleed the cooling system of any trapped air.
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Should turbo cars be warmed up?

Cool down

Just as you need to warm up your engine, you need to let it cool down. Extended journeys and high speed driving creates a lot of heat in your turbocharger, and if you turn off the engine whilst it's still hot, you can cook the oil inside, leading to unnecessary build up of carbonised oil inside your turbo.
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At what RPM do turbos kick in?

While your car's engine revs, at cruise, at around 2,000 rpm, a turbo's turbine can reach rotational speeds of more than 280,000 rpm.
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What should you not do with a turbo engine?

  1. 5 Things You Shouldn't Do In A Turbocharged Vehicle. ...
  2. Don't Run Your Car Immediately. ...
  3. Don't Switch Off Immediately. ...
  4. Don't Lug Your Engine. ...
  5. Octane Fuel - Don't Use Lower Than Recommended. ...
  6. If you have a laggy turbo - don't mash the throttle.
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How many miles can a turbo last?

Turbos are designed to last the lifetime of the vehicle (or around 150,000 miles); however, it's possible for them to wear out over time depending on how hard you drive the car and the original build quality of the turbo.
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Does a new turbo need running in?

Installing a new turbo. Before removing the turbo, we advise you let the engine idle to operating temperature before switching off and draining the engine oil from the sump (be VERY careful as oil will be HOT). As the oil is more fluid when warm, you have a greater chance of removing as much as possible.
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How often do turbos fail?

Less than 1% of turbos fail because of manufacturing defects. Most failures are caused by the three 'turbo killers' of oil starvation, oil contamination and foreign object damage.
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Do turbocharged engines need premium gas?

Not all turbocharged cars need premium gas, but it's a more common requirement among turbos than other kinds of engines, thanks to the way these engines work. The name turbo comes from the turbine these engines use to inject more air into the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber.
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What happens if turbo gets too hot?

The turbine inlet wall is cracked. There are spots of burnt oil on the turbine shaft. There is a “varnished” effect on the turbine end of the turbine shaft. The turbine housing has become deformed or misshaped.
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Do turbos get hot fast?

A turbo can run very hot indeed so that doesn't surprise me. Most modern turbo charged cars run the oil through the turbo for a few minutes even after turning the engine off for this very reason.
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How much HP does a cold air intake add to a turbo?

How much HP will I gain from a cold air intake? The amount of horsepower you'll gain depends on a lot of factors, but the best-case scenario is a 5% power increase with better throttle response. Most setups will not bring anything in terms of power and are better suited to improving the sound of the engine.
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What is the disadvantage of turbo engine?

Disadvantages of a Turbo Engine

Well, more power means more energy output per second. This means that you have to put more energy when you use it. So you must burn more fuel. In theory, that means an engine with a turbocharger is no more fuel efficient than one without.
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Do turbos burn oil?

Oil can get into your exhaust if your turbo unit develops cracks, or damage to its internal seals. The extra oil will burn off in a blue or grey hue. You're more likely to see these heavy fumes when using the turbocharger.
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Why do turbo engines not rev high?

It is simply much more expensive to make high reving Turbo petrols. Need much better balanced rotating components, lighter & stronger internals. NA engines may rev to much higher rpms but they aren't making much torque at those RPMs, high horsepower is simply coming from more revs( hence more bangs per minute).
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