After 2 Hours It's Still Hot!

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Same thing on mine. However when I opened the bonnet the clip had melted off and was hanging by a thread of plastic. Hence the smell of burning plastic when the car stops. The front clip looks ok. It's just the back one near the turbo.

It goes in tomorrow to be replaced. They are also replacing the cover that it melted onto. It's good to know that it's just not my car with the issue.

[PSI40L]

Dont forget guys evrything is still new. when it gets hot it will omit a smell for eg ever had a exhatst replacement for the first 100 kms even smoke comes off it from the protective coating they put on it. Give a bit of time and all will be well.

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I have just had some news. The place where I have the car serviced belived that the plastic clips will just keep melting, so they have sourced some metal clips and have replaced my plastic ones with these. I am told (not having seen the car yet) that they look much better, will not melt and will do the job the clips need to do...

[Lightning]

I also read where Ford had a "system" in place to ensure circulation of water throught the turbo after shutdown. Now if this isn't by mechanical means then it is probably by thermosyphon - a method that utilises the law of heat rising - in fact it was the ONLY method of cooling on engines prior to the invention of water pumps. If Ford assure you that it is OK I would be leaving it alone until there was some hard evidence to the contrary.

This is exactly what the FPV dealer told me yesterday. Apparently, they had quite a discussion with Ford about it at the Drive Day.

Simon....

[Ninka]

YEP my plastic clip has melted also!

Incidentally my car is still luke warm after 10-12 hours in a warm garage!

I guess no cold starts for my XR6T during the summer months at least!!

[Guest kryzak260]

Tell me, how do turbo timers work? are they just an electric motor connected to the turbine shaft? or is it something a little more complicated?

[Guest JESMAL]

Dunno if anyone is interested but I'm getting a BLITZ DTT DC2 (Digital Turbo Timer) fitted into my XR. Price-wise is around the $380 range fitted...no hasssles, and does not muck around with the engine immobiliser.

[Turbo6man]

A Turbo Timer is simply an ignition switch. It is a "chip" which acts as a relay to ensure that, when you turn off the key, your engine's ignition remains on for a preset, sometimes adjustable, amount of time.

[Guest mbrown42]

There was an article (can't remember where I read it) which mentions that there is an electronic after engine shutdown cooling system in place that flows coolant and oil to the turbo even after the engine is shut down.  That's why dealers have been telling you to drive the car as normal.

I think you'll find that the article you read was full of crap as there is no electronic oil pump or water pump. Its all still mechanical, so they only work if the motors running. we have not used any care when switching off the turbo prototype cars during testing except when under full boost for a fare while before shutting down. We have seen turbos white hot so did the idle for a while before shutting down. I would fit a turbo timer on mine. Unless you fitted a electric water pump and oil pump.

There is absolutely no need to idle the engines down. The turbo housing is water cooled and doesnt see anywhere near the temps of the older "jap" turbos. This turbine runs on ceramic roller bearings not brass bushes like the older "jap" turbos

There is no electric oil or water pump because IT DOESN'T NEED IT.

Dont waste your money on a turbo timer.

Think about it guys, if the turbo packs it in for any reason, it would be replaced under warranty

[Guest mbrown42]

If they rub together for some time would the pipes wear???

Yep, and if it's aluminium then it will rather quickly I'd say.

these pipes are actually coated steel not aluminium