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Effect of Stop-Start Technology on turbos
You often tell people to let the engine run for a short time after stopping in order to let the turbo cool down. What is the efect of the automatic stop-start technology on engines with turbos, or is it too soon to say?
Asked on 19 July 2012 by Nimrud
Answered by
Honest John
As far as I can gather it won't switch off if the turbo is too hot and also won't switch off it the ambient temperature is below 3 degrees.
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