Water Cooled Turbo?
- Thread starter martin_nj
- Start date
bykeryder4life
Member
yeah it's water and oil cooled
You know that's a REALLY funny question, cuz with EVERYONE saying that it's watercooled and Oil cooled, NOT one person has posted ANY pics of a coolant hose going into the turbocharger, funny huh?
I personally have not found a coolant line going to the turbo housing, so who the heck knows, Just idle the car and your golden! whether you choose to do it sitting or with a turbo timer.
you need to look harder then... and I probably wouldn't touch anything if I were you since you clearly don't know what you are looking for
So why don't you do us all a favor and post a pic of it, that way you can be the super hero and save the day!
ding ding ding!! Most people get a turbo timer: 1 because they think it actually makes a difference where as with this car it does not or second because well its another neat little thing for the interior which makes it seem more race carish.
bykeryder4life
Member
Are you serious? I dont own a TT, I just sit and wait , but with any car it makes a difference whether it's oil or water cooled you need to let it idle for a little while so your oil doesnt start coking up in the turbo. Anyone who says you dont need to let the car idle is an idiot who should not own a forced induction car.
bykeryder4life
Member
the fact that it's water cooled too just makes the idle time needed less than if it were oil cooled only.
I wait 10-15 seconds before taking the key out of the ignition. The oil/water is still being recirculated after you shut the engine off, I believe it states this in the manual(dont hold me to that), either way, giving your car a good 10-15 seconds before shutting off should be natural for any given car. I don't think you need a turbo-timer....(shrug)
ok u r wrong but thats fine, here is why you DO NOT need to let the car cool down or idle after use. The heat contained in the turbo charger will begin to vaporize the coolant at the turbo charger after the engine is stopped. This hot vapor will then enter the coolant reservoir tank which is the highest point of the coolant system. At the same time the vapor exits the turbo charger, coolant supplied from the right bank cylinder head flows into the turbo. This action cools the turbo charger down. This process will continue until the vaporizing action in the turbo charger has stopped or cooled down. Hence there is no need to idle the car, omgz it cools itself. Pretty nifty huh?
now usually I am one for name calling but i am not some new kid on the block here i have been doing this for quite awhile. thanks but next time try again.
mazdaspeedster3
Member
- :
- Mazdaspeed3. 2008
Strange why the manual says to allow the car to idle for 10 seconds after driving specifically to allow the turbo to cool.
What is this some sort of new leaf?
you're growns up and you're growns up and you're growns up!
mazda covering there butts, if i was selling cars i would put every bit of info i could find in the manual. but if you understand the engine and what exactly happens inside of it then you would know there is no reason for a cool down procedure. It sounds like a duh kind of thing, of course you want the car to cool down so why not leave it running...well thats old school thought. I wish we could make a clear engine/turbo etc so you could see that even after you turn the key the fluids are still moving and its cooling itself.
mazdaspeedster3
Member
- :
- Mazdaspeed3. 2008
Better safe than sorry I guess...
What is this some sort of new leaf?
you're growns up and you're growns up and you're growns up!
lol! people werent getting the message when I was screaming so now I am using a bit more fact and reason.
youre welcome world!
