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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #15 on: 03 August 2014, 12:46:32 »

So, 99 times out of 100, no, not necessary.

Unless your drive way is directly at the end of a motorway slip road after hard engine use. ::)

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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #16 on: 03 August 2014, 12:49:45 »

Ok thats all logical but im going to upset it all,how come my transit with eco stop start will turn off if i get stuck in traffic,or stop at lights after long drive,and it shuts engine off...so all seems pointless to let it idle after a long drive ,ecu knows best lol :)
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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #17 on: 03 August 2014, 12:57:41 »

Ok thats all logical but im going to upset it all,how come my transit with eco stop start will turn off if i get stuck in traffic,or stop at lights after long drive,and it shuts engine off...so all seems pointless to let it idle after a long drive ,ecu knows best lol :)


we have a poxy KA at work with a turbo bolted to it and that does the same with eco stop :y
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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #18 on: 03 August 2014, 13:02:15 »

So, 99 times out of 100, no, not necessary.

Unless your drive way is directly at the end of a motorway slip road after hard engine use. ::)

yes Chris .................  :-X

Good, that's that sorted then. :)

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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #19 on: 03 August 2014, 15:08:25 »

From my understanding, and this is from conversations with people in the trade, its to do with the tree huggers. A manufacturer cannot recommend to leave an engine running unnecessarily due to emissions. They had to use better oils that wouldn't leave as many deposits on the turbo bearings which also lead to better designed engines. Its the same as they done away with the autolubes on new trucks as the small grease deposits that drip from stubs etc is bad for the environment, so they used rubber bushes on spring shackles that now are replaced at least every four yrs and stubs that still take grease anyway.
 That's also why that I see so many vag tdi turbos being changed due to bearing failure. The manufacterer has to be seen to be protecting the environment over looking after an engine.
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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #20 on: 04 August 2014, 13:28:49 »

So what happens if you have a twin scroll turbo?

Its spinning for longer and therefore is likely to be hotter, so do you have to leave that ticking over for a longer period of time??

But then if you do leave it ticking over how do you stop heat soak?


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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #21 on: 04 August 2014, 13:46:18 »

Heat into the turbo comes from exhaust gases, friction in the bearing and the work done by the compressor. All 3 of these are negligible at idle when the exhaust gases are cool, since the engine is not under any significant load, the bearing generates little heat since the turbo will only be spinning slowly, and the compressor is not producing boost but having cool air sucked through it by the engine.

Heat soak is only ever going to come from the engine, which is limited to 90 odd Celcius by the cooling system In turbo terms, that's very cool. ;)

The turbo has very little rotational inertia (otherwise it's take an age to spool up!), so the instant you stop the engine, and the flow of exhaust gas stops, the turbo stops.
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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #22 on: 04 August 2014, 13:47:12 »

So years ago in days gone by, when turbos were high strung and attached to what would be considered basic engines (little if any engine management) you suffered a few things the most significant being Very high exhaust temperatures resulting in very high turbo temperatures.

Add to this basic lubrication setups and you needed some cold no low air to cool the unit down for 30 seconds or so whilst the bearings remained lubed (often with the waste gate open to minimise spindle speed).

Modern setups are much better, exhaust temperatures are significantly lower (thanks to modern engine control), oil lube systems much better and the turbos often have some oil reservoir capacity in them and the bearings are much better. As a result, its not needed, in fact the most highly strung engines often have water coolers in them and electric lube pumps.

So for a modern turbo petrol, I would say only needed if you have spanked it just before stopping (often taking it easy the last mile or so will be more than enough)

Throw in a diesel engine where the exhaust temperatures are even lower and the need totally goes away.  :y



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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #23 on: 04 August 2014, 13:59:31 »

If it were a bigger engine like a train of which ive driven at a railway preservation you always left the triple pump running for at least 2 minutes to let the turbo stop spinning

Key reason for keeping the triple pump running is to keep the oil lube going for a period plus it also keeps water circulation, two minutes is excessive though, 30 seconds is more than enough and ensures you don't take to much out of the (often tired in preservation hence its a balance) batteries ready for the next start.  :y

On the likes of the Sulzer and EE engines, the turbos are so huge and barely moving at EO or notch off they stop spinning before the engine does (including the baby ones on the likes of the V8's on the c20's).
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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #24 on: 04 August 2014, 19:28:46 »

So years ago in days gone by, when turbos were high strung and attached to what would be considered basic engines (little if any engine management) you suffered a few things the most significant being Very high exhaust temperatures resulting in very high turbo temperatures.

Add to this basic lubrication setups and you needed some cold no low air to cool the unit down for 30 seconds or so whilst the bearings remained lubed (often with the waste gate open to minimise spindle speed).

Modern setups are much better, exhaust temperatures are significantly lower (thanks to modern engine control), oil lube systems much better and the turbos often have some oil reservoir capacity in them and the bearings are much better. As a result, its not needed, in fact the most highly strung engines often have water coolers in them and electric lube pumps.

So for a modern turbo petrol, I would say only needed if you have spanked it just before stopping (often taking it easy the last mile or so will be more than enough)

Throw in a diesel engine where the exhaust temperatures are even lower and the need totally goes away:y

Ive never let a turbo diesel idle before switching it off and never had a problem with the turbo....except that wnkr of a Fiat....which went thro 2 turbo's but that was oil starvation to the turbo as it turned out...

But in AA's case, when he is towing the tin tent on the motorway....the turbo maybe working hard, especially on an uphill climb.....and if he has to nip into the services to use the loo, it maybe worth leaving mrs AA in the car with the engine idling whilst he pops off the use the facilities (you know these pensioners are like for using the loo)  ::) ;D ;D
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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #25 on: 05 August 2014, 18:15:02 »

So years ago in days gone by, when turbos were high strung and attached to what would be considered basic engines (little if any engine management) you suffered a few things the most significant being Very high exhaust temperatures resulting in very high turbo temperatures.

Add to this basic lubrication setups and you needed some cold no low air to cool the unit down for 30 seconds or so whilst the bearings remained lubed (often with the waste gate open to minimise spindle speed).

Modern setups are much better, exhaust temperatures are significantly lower (thanks to modern engine control), oil lube systems much better and the turbos often have some oil reservoir capacity in them and the bearings are much better. As a result, its not needed, in fact the most highly strung engines often have water coolers in them and electric lube pumps.

So for a modern turbo petrol, I would say only needed if you have spanked it just before stopping (often taking it easy the last mile or so will be more than enough)

Throw in a diesel engine where the exhaust temperatures are even lower and the need totally goes away:y

Ive never let a turbo diesel idle before switching it off and never had a problem with the turbo....except that wnkr of a Fiat....which went thro 2 turbo's but that was oil starvation to the turbo as it turned out...

But in AA's case, when he is towing the tin tent on the motorway....the turbo maybe working hard, especially on an uphill climb.....and if he has to nip into the services to use the loo, it maybe worth leaving mrs AA in the car with the engine idling whilst he pops off the use the facilities (you know these pensioners are like for using the loo)  ::) ;D ;D

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Re: Turbo Diesels
« Reply #26 on: 06 August 2014, 17:06:39 »

as long as he is gentle along the sliproad and parking area, it should have slowed the turbo spinning and cooled a bit,
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