Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 22:46:08 -0000 From: "Phil Born" <philbornnopsam.nojunkfsnet.co.uk> Subject: Re: Turbo and cooling
I think the important thing is to give the turbo a little time to return to idle speed before you stop the engine. This is because the lubricating oil is pumped by the engine - no engine, no oil pressure! If you've been *really* caning it and stop abruptly, it might need a minute or two to cool down also. Having said that, where I live, the 'fun' roads are a little way from my house. So by the time I've slowly driven down a few residential streets, it'll have cooled back to its nominal temperature anyway. Hope this helps. (BTW, I have a '97 900 SE turbo) "Terje Johan Abrahamsen" <terjej_fjerndette_nopsamoot.com> wrote in message news:t1go6ugvmaf6hl7dpgtg3d3qa266nvu324nopsamcom... > I had a 9000 turbo 1986 model before. There I heard that I had to > leave the turbo on for a while after I parked the car, so it had some > time to cool of before I turned of the engine. Now, I have a 900 turbo > 1998. Do I have to do the same on that one. I heard that the turbos a > few years ago would not let you turn the cars of before they were cold > enough. Why doesn't my 900 do so? Does it have some other safety ithem > installed so I don't have to worry, or should I let it run for a > minute or two before turning it of. (After driving a little hard, so > the turbo was running obviously)