Azid Rush Donating doesnt allow you to be an idiot! Member 692 Member For: 18y 4m 26d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 20/03/08 06:28 AM Share Posted 20/03/08 06:28 AM your wrong azid but you just cant admit iteven garret says you dont need a TTalso who who flogs there car and then instanly turns it off???no one that's whoHow am I wrong tom? Im not that's why, all the facts have been said already if u havnt read them. Turbos are not meant to be driven then turned off straight away, where in the world is the oil gonna go? the 500degree water is gonna get rid of it right?and how would you know what every single person does and how they drive there car, how they treat there car? Its the reason TT were invented, cause dumb ass's drive there car and turn it off straight away without letting it idle. It has NOTHING to do with whether your driving an xr6t or a damn turbo pulsar, its to do with the turbo mate. Its already been said, no reason to try and throw your "knowledge" around of what u have read on garret, im bet garret didnt say drive ya car then turn it straight off, its all good. This whole thread is stating that Turbo Timers ARE to be used, IF you dont have the time to wait in your car, some people have a busy life and 30-45 seconds is a lot of time to them. if you have nothing that's actually informative then dont worry cause its not about xr6ts, its about turbos themselves and if u have the time to let it idle. If you idle ya car man then dont stress Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10931-turbo-timers/page/11/#findComment-648172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRPete Member 673 Member For: 17y 10m 3d Gender: Male Location: Here Posted 20/03/08 07:20 AM Share Posted 20/03/08 07:20 AM can't believe this is still going......Each to their own I say. Do what makes you happy.Someone lock this thread its the same sh*t over and over again Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10931-turbo-timers/page/11/#findComment-648204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 20/03/08 07:22 AM Share Posted 20/03/08 07:22 AM I'll admit I did buy one before taking delivery of my car and still haven't installed it, however after reading the facts and waking up to the latest technology I'm going to sell it and put it towards a tune. (Let me know if you're in the market for one lol)I may be interested my Kid wants Maccas tonight. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10931-turbo-timers/page/11/#findComment-648207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 18y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/03/08 07:26 AM Share Posted 20/03/08 07:26 AM Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10931-turbo-timers/page/11/#findComment-648209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM1111 Member 631 Member For: 17y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: newcastle Posted 20/03/08 07:33 AM Share Posted 20/03/08 07:33 AM I may be interested my Kid wants Maccas tonight.lolwhat is the difference between letting your car idle idle for 30 seconds over just letting the watercooling do its job??wouldnt it do exactly the same thing exept your motor is running??or does hot oil still run through the turbo?? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10931-turbo-timers/page/11/#findComment-648211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 20/03/08 07:35 AM Share Posted 20/03/08 07:35 AM Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10931-turbo-timers/page/11/#findComment-648213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM1111 Member 631 Member For: 17y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: newcastle Posted 20/03/08 07:42 AM Share Posted 20/03/08 07:42 AM from autospeedsuposedly they make your car super easy to steal aswellAnd if you've got a turbo car, you're sure to have been told that a turbo timer is a good idea. You know, to give time for the turbo to cool down and so stop frying the oil in the turbo bearing after you switch off. Well, I think that turbo timers are a total waste of money. I'll go further - they also make your car easy to steal.So why are they a waste of money? If your car has a water-cooled turbo (all turbo cars of recent times), the heat build-up in the bearing after switch-off isn't so terrible - the water transfers the heat away. The use of synthetic oil also reduces the likelihood of oil coking - and all turbo cars benefit from the safety of running a synthetic. And finally, if you've been driving your car hard, exactly what is the problem in sitting in your car for a minute or two while it idles? You can then let the engine cool down for as long as needed - and it doesn't cost you a cent.And easier for thieves? Remember that a turbo timer is an ignition switch bypass. That means that a thief spotting a turbo timer prominently mounted on the dash only has to pull out the wires leading to the box to have ready-made access to an ignition jump-starter. And that doesn't even include the vulnerability of leaving your car idling when you wander off!In six turbo cars I've owned I've never fitted a turbo timer - and one is just passing 170,000 of mostly urban kilometres with the original (and boosted!) turbo still happily in place. In summary - why'd you bother? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10931-turbo-timers/page/11/#findComment-648214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 20/03/08 07:45 AM Share Posted 20/03/08 07:45 AM That's not applicable to these cars with the coded keys though....not something you can hotwire.And if someone flogs it while it's running they've got a minutes (or whatever the timer is set at) worth of driving Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10931-turbo-timers/page/11/#findComment-648216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM1111 Member 631 Member For: 17y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: newcastle Posted 20/03/08 07:52 AM Share Posted 20/03/08 07:52 AM I thought people were saying they could only lock there car with the keys and not the buttonsI dont know if that makes any difference??doesnt matter as I'l never run one anyway Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10931-turbo-timers/page/11/#findComment-648217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 18y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/03/08 07:54 AM Share Posted 20/03/08 07:54 AM So should I get a turbo timer? Or is it ok without one? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10931-turbo-timers/page/11/#findComment-648218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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