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| Thread ID: 74897 | 2006-12-09 06:55:00 | do i need a turbo timer on my 95 twin turbo legacy? | tahstar (11595) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 505376 | 2006-12-09 06:55:00 | i have been told i need one but ive heard also that i dont cos its got an intercooler. can someone please clear this up for me? | tahstar (11595) | ||
| 505377 | 2006-12-09 07:07:00 | Well, I had a 95 that I managed to blow the turbo on... so if you're doing a lot of shortish trips a timer could be worth it. Maybe you should try asking on the Sub forum in Oz> http://www.ozliberty.com/ |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 505378 | 2006-12-09 07:08:00 | Welcome to PressF1 :) If it were my car I would get one, even though it has an intercooler, it still benefits from a cool down period. |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 505379 | 2006-12-09 07:27:00 | you don't need one if you manually let the turbo cool down. timer just makes it a bit more idiot proof. intercooler has nothing to do with it. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 505380 | 2006-12-09 09:27:00 | Intercooler cools the air after it leaves the turbo, the cool-down is to let the oil flow from the engine continue through the turbo bearings while it slows down, maybe from 100Krpm. The turbo housing may still be red hot if you have been working it hard, and the oil can turn to charcoal (sorta) which is not a great lubricant for finely made bearings. HTH. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 505381 | 2006-12-09 10:14:00 | Intercooler cools the air after it leaves the turbo, the cool-down is to let the oil flow from the engine continue through the turbo bearings while it slows down, maybe from 100Krpm. The turbo housing may still be red hot if you have been working it hard, and the oil can turn to charcoal (sorta) which is not a great lubricant for finely made bearings. HTH. R2x1 is right. Trevor :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 505382 | 2006-12-09 15:27:00 | Well, I had a 95 that I managed to blow the turbo on...Remind me - what's your current one? | Greg (193) | ||
| 505383 | 2006-12-09 18:22:00 | Remind me - what's your current one? My current one's an 03 B4 . . . with turbo timer :) but I have owned about 5 before that- so I know nothing about them . Just a word of warning: oil change, oil change, oil change . The older Subs cook oil faster than a fish and chip shop . . . as RX21 hinted :D |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 505384 | 2006-12-09 19:52:00 | My current one's an 03 B4 . . . with turbo timer :) but I have owned about 5 before that- so I know nothing about them . Nice . I've got a 2001 GTB E-Tune . I had a '96 GTB a few years ago too . Both have turbo timers . Always serviced every 10,000k's and use good oil . |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 505385 | 2006-12-09 20:15:00 | I think since about 01 the legacy's had titanium sheathed turbos... less likely to fall apart. Gotta say, my B4 is a hoot to drive... auto/tiptronic model that's been teched (retuned), so old man's car in the city and slightly more fun on a winding road :D |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
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