07-06-2014, 10:24 AM | #1 |
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Turbo timers... Familiar? Plan to use one?
It's considered a must in my other car due to oil coking from the high temps turbos reach. It's an easy install in a low tech car, not sure what would be required in an F80/82.
For the unfamiliar, it let's you park, get out, lock up, and walk away with the engine on a timer to keep running for a minute or two for the turbo (s) to cool down. |
07-06-2014, 10:40 AM | #3 |
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that's funny, I just found my old Greddy tt while I was cleaning up some boxes yesterday. I'm thinking no for this car. From the sound of things, it prefers cool-down via a casual drive rather than sitting in place. I'm thinking in terms of how it prefers the warm up in much the same way.
There is a dealer in my area who shall remain nameless, where I got to feel the intercooler after it had been driven hard by someone at the dealership. They drove it hard, then let it idle for some amount of time, then just turned it off. Thing was hotter than a lobster pot. I mean scorching. I'm sure a longer idle or whatever else would have helped, but so would have giving it a cool-down lap or two. I was surprised given my own test drive experience, and those posted by others, where they felt no such heat on the intercooler. I attribute that to the idle and lack of cool-down drive, but could be wrong. I will do cool-down drives to make sure everything is nice and temperate prior to idle or shutting down. edit: and before anyone else says it, yes it could have also just been the heat from the engine transferring into the rest of the bay as it sat. either way
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07-06-2014, 10:46 AM | #4 |
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Care to elaborate? How are the turbos cooled and lubricated? If it's with water and oil then I would like to see how BMW accounted for the fact that turbos can hit 1500+ degrees.
Edit: It could be as simple as they ensured that all oil drains from the turbos on shutdown so it can't sit there and bake, but that would take an interesting turbo design. Still think more frequent oil changes are in order at a minimum. Last edited by chiplee; 07-06-2014 at 10:51 AM.. |
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Yeah, I don't know man... It's a work car for me so I won't always have time to take a cool down lap. Also shouldn't be heating up the turbos too badly on a quick drive to work but you never know. |
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07-06-2014, 11:26 AM | #8 |
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As was states earlier, no TT is needed. If the car is driven hard enough, the electric water pump will keep circulating water to the turbos until cool.
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IIRC, the turbos on the S55 have their own independent electric cooling system that can continue to run when the car is stationary. I will need to dig a little to find the references... EDIT: There, got it. It is in the press release: Quote:
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07-06-2014, 02:20 PM | #10 |
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@CanAutM3 's post nails it. The employment of the electric pumps also allows the Auto-stop/start feature.
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