smoker or not most peeps dont use the ashtray anyway so i agree, and if you do put it theyre post pics!

 

turbo timer on the newer cars is worthless because its cooled via oil and coolant, its just a fancy looking gauge that makes thing look faster, Grete for the classics

 

The oil stops moving in a hot turbo when the car is turned off.It can and will cause damage even with it being water cooled if turned off right after being pushed hard

 

as I said worthless because the system covers that

 

im not well ate the moment due to a cold but ill deliberate this later

 

hot oil + hot turbo + no flow = carbon buildup => bad turbo. Letting the oil circulate as it cools prevents carbon deposits in the turbo.

[quote] turbobygarrett

Following a hot shutdown of a turbocharger, heat soak begins. This means that the heat in the head, exhaust manifold, and turbine housing finds it way to the turbo’s center housing, raising its temperature. These extreme temperatures in the center housing can result in oil coking.

To minimize the effects of heat soak-back, water-cooled center housings were introduced. These use coolant from the engine to act as a heat sink after engine shutdown, preventing the oil from coking. The water lines utilize a thermal siphon effect to reduce the peak heat soak-back temperature after key-off. The layout of the pipes should minimize peaks and troughs with the (cool) water inlet on the low side. To help this along, it is advantageous to tilt the turbocharger about 25° about the axis of shaft rotation.

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It does help prevent it, but not completly. it really reduces the amount of time needed to idle. Like i said before, giving it a good 10-15secs should be more than enough. Im not really debating it with you, just that you cant run it hard and then just turn it right off.

 

I have a turbo timer on my clifford alarm, I am not sure how this compares to actual turbo timers but it seems like it is getting the job done