THEMESHMAN260 Member 155 Member For: 20y 4m 1d Posted 26/11/06 10:55 AM Share Posted 26/11/06 10:55 AM Hi can some one help me on the XR5 when you turn the engine off the thermal fans stay on for a short time if the engine runs hot like a turbo timer can you do the same thing on the ba XR turbo for cooling after the engine is turned off if so how do you do it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 26/11/06 11:15 AM Share Posted 26/11/06 11:15 AM Good question. Good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ENVY-T CNUTOX Donating Members 3,098 Member For: 21y 4m 7d Gender: Male Location: Not sure? Posted 26/11/06 10:44 PM Share Posted 26/11/06 10:44 PM It's a bloody volvo thing! And a good thing at that. My wifes 00 V40 does the same after a hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExAreSix TRAITOR Member 1,063 Member For: 21y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: Townsville, NQ Posted 27/11/06 02:50 AM Share Posted 27/11/06 02:50 AM Does the water pump keep pumping? No... Therefore without coolant flowing, how can it be of any use? Unless it's simply to blow air around the engine bay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 30/11/06 11:15 AM Share Posted 30/11/06 11:15 AM Hi can some one help me on the XR5 when you turn the engine off the thermal fans stay on for a short time if the engine runs hot like a turbo timer can you do the same thing on the ba XR turbo for cooling after the engine is turned off if so how do you do it ?←My BF T has done that a few times now. Stop the car and turn it off, but after a short dealy like 2 seconds the fans startup and run for a few minutes.Why dont the T's get Turbo timers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBOSS Faster than any BTA,XTC,Autotech, Nizpro and Tunehouse car Member 3,918 Member For: 20y 10m 21d Location: D SHIRE! Posted 30/11/06 11:18 AM Share Posted 30/11/06 11:18 AM Why dont the T's get Turbo timers?What's a turbo timer got to do with thermo fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 20y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 30/11/06 12:22 PM Share Posted 30/11/06 12:22 PM I have driven a few rodeos and got them a little hot and they also have this feature. I only noticed it with the Alloytec motor though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 18y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 30/11/06 12:26 PM Share Posted 30/11/06 12:26 PM Hi can some one help me on the XR5 when you turn the engine off the thermal fans stay on for a short time if the engine runs hot like a turbo timer can you do the same thing on the ba XR turbo for cooling after the engine is turned off if so how do you do it ?←My BF T has done that a few times now. Stop the car and turn it off, but after a short dealy like 2 seconds the fans startup and run for a few minutes.Why dont the T's get Turbo timers?←Cause they have sh*t handbrakes. Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 19y 11m 4d Posted 01/12/06 01:17 AM Share Posted 01/12/06 01:17 AM Hi can some one help me on the XR5 when you turn the engine off the thermal fans stay on for a short time if the engine runs hot like a turbo timer can you do the same thing on the ba XR turbo for cooling after the engine is turned off if so how do you do it ?←My BF T has done that a few times now. Stop the car and turn it off, but after a short dealy like 2 seconds the fans startup and run for a few minutes.Why dont the T's get Turbo timers?←Cause they have sh*t handbrakes. Scotty←Nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 20y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 01/12/06 02:15 AM Share Posted 01/12/06 02:15 AM Hi can some one help me on the XR5 when you turn the engine off the thermal fans stay on for a short time if the engine runs hot like a turbo timer can you do the same thing on the ba XR turbo for cooling after the engine is turned off if so how do you do it ?←My BF T has done that a few times now. Stop the car and turn it off, but after a short dealy like 2 seconds the fans startup and run for a few minutes.Why dont the T's get Turbo timers?←perhaps do a search?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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