FE turbo'd ?
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From: AR
Ok, just ignorance on my part. I thought that was what I was seeing but I didn't know any turbos were water cooled, all I had ever been around used oil only.
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A lot of the new ones are. The "theory" is that it will prevent oil from caking when they are shut off without cooling them down first. Most gasoline turbo cars are water cooled these days.
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From: Highlands Ranch CO.
Just for starters.......
you should never run brake line for your oil/water feed lines to your turbo(s).
2nd, Im sorry but radiator cooling is crap in my opinion.
3rd, whats with the exhaust pipe radiator hose?? And where is that pipe running too?
4th, There is enough room under the hood for the turbo to have better placement.
5th Im just being picky here but I feel whoever built it could have done a better job
clean and simple
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Im sorry but that 'Theory' is crap in my opinion.
its just another way to get away with being LAZY!!!!! and not letting your turbo idle down properly to cool down before turning off your engine...gas or diesel!
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From: sanford
Is that one of those electric turbos in that pipe?
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...Flowers002.jpg
you should never run brake line for your oil/water feed lines to your turbo(s). Y not?
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...Flowers002.jpg
you should never run brake line for your oil/water feed lines to your turbo(s). Y not?
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I agree. As I stated we try not to use them when possible, but some turbos don't come without the water lines.
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Running water to the turbo for more cooling is LAZY? I would call it stupid and useless. Another whoop dee do for an idiot engineer. Oil and water temps run about the same temps together unless your running in extreme heat temps,hot or cold. Thats what i have seen in all the years running big trucks up and down the highway.
When I started driving in the early 80's it was recommended to let the turbo cool down before shutting the truck down. As the years ran on the manufactures started saying not to wait and shut it down when you got parked
When I started driving in the early 80's it was recommended to let the turbo cool down before shutting the truck down. As the years ran on the manufactures started saying not to wait and shut it down when you got parked
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While oil and water may be the same temp, oil does not continue to circulate when you shut the key off like water does. I believe from an OEM standpoint it prevented them from having to replace turbos as often for people that would not wait to shut the car down like they were supposed to.
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Is that one of those electric turbos in that pipe?
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...Flowers002.jpg
you should never run brake line for your oil/water feed lines to your turbo(s). Y not?
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...Flowers002.jpg
you should never run brake line for your oil/water feed lines to your turbo(s). Y not?
Running water to the turbo for more cooling is LAZY? I would call it stupid and useless. Another whoop dee do for an idiot engineer. Oil and water temps run about the same temps together unless your running in extreme heat temps,hot or cold. Thats what i have seen in all the years running big trucks up and down the highway.
When I started driving in the early 80's it was recommended to let the turbo cool down before shutting the truck down. As the years ran on the manufactures started saying not to wait and shut it down when you got parked
When I started driving in the early 80's it was recommended to let the turbo cool down before shutting the truck down. As the years ran on the manufactures started saying not to wait and shut it down when you got parked
While oil and water may be the same temp, oil does not continue to circulate when you shut the key off like water does. I believe from an OEM standpoint it prevented them from having to replace turbos as often for people that would not wait to shut the car down like they were supposed to.
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Pressure in the system allows it to continue to circulate and a mechanical thermostat will still open. It is not being pumped, but the water passages are large and open enough to allow thermal movement without a pump. I have spoken with turbo engineers about this as I am leary of oil and water cooled chras after having the two mix when a turbo went bad.
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From: sanford
I was looking around for turbos and came across an electric turbo.I couldnt find specifically the one I saw. It was similar to this
Electric Turbo Charger (Brand New) products, buy Electric Turbo Charger (Brand New) products from alibaba.com
Electric Turbo Charger (Brand New) products, buy Electric Turbo Charger (Brand New) products from alibaba.com