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Thu 13 Aug 2009 12:46

Cooling turbos - how long. - Chris79

Just been reading some of the posts on here about letting the Turbo in a diesel engine cool down before turning the engine off. I have a turbo petrol engine, so I guess it is the same for me to. but how long should one run the engine before they turn it off?.

Made make/vehicle non-specific and subject line expanded.

Edited by Pugugly on 13/08/2009 at 21:36

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Thu 13 Aug 2009 12:49

Turbos - maz64

www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/faq.htm?id=68

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Thu 13 Aug 2009 13:13

Turbos - a900ss

Can I also stress the importance of good oil and regular oil changes for a turbo car.

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