I just installed an Edge A2 on/in my 2006 F250 6.0 TD. This unit has a turbo timer and I was wondering what would be the appropriate exhaust gas temperature (EGT) at which to set the timer?

BTW I love this unit. The pillar mount makes for a nice stock look. In economy mode my mileage is up 2 mpg. The built-in Tom Tom GPS is great and the backup camera makes it a snap to hookup to the trailer.

 

Does anyone have any experience with a turbo timer?

 

A lot of guys will set them to 400 degrees. I have found that it is more of a pain than its worth, usually my truck is reading about 400ish by the time I come to a stop even after screaming around town.


The turbo timer will also throw a code every time you use it and make the CEL come on.

Side note: did you install the EGT sensor yourself and where did you put it?

 

Thanks, 400 degrees is where I currently have it set. On occasion the timer kicks in for less than a minute when I’m just running around town but most of the time it shuts right off. I think I need the timer because I pull my bass boat for a couple of hours through the hill country, drop the boat in the water and shut the engine off and go fishing with EGT at 1,000+ degrees cooking the turbo. Seems like a good idea in theory to let it idle down to a reasonable temperature before shutting down.

Is there an issue with the throwing an error code when the turbo timer kicks in? I mean other than having a long list of codes? The A2 can auto delete the codes if you want it to but I have that feature turned off for fear I might lose a real code if something was to go wrong.

I did install the EGT sensor myself. It goes on the driver’s side manifold just before the elbow that turns up at the firewall. It is tricking given it evolves drilling and tapping a hole. The manifold is soft pot metal which makes it easy to drill very slow making long curls rather than small shavings. I stopped frequently to clean and coat my bit and tap with a heavy grease to catch any small shavings. When finished I hooked up a rubber nozzle to my shop vac and pulled a vacuum through the tapped hole. Then I took a strong ¼” dia magnet and ran it up into the hole to see if I picked up anything and she was clean. Risky business but it all seems to have worked out okay.

 

Risky Business indeed.. :P


I did mine myself as well, it was the tapping that gave me the worst heartburn ...

I got 'er done though and all seems to be well.

-good luck with the fishing!

 

I have a turbo timer on my 05 and it throws no codes for me it beats waiting in the truck for 4-10 min.

Aloha
Kaipo

 

I think the timer needs to keep the truck running for several minutes before it will throw an error code. By using the tempurature setting mine never throws a code but it I set it for say 10 minutes and run when I run into the store or something it will throw a code. BTW living in South Texas it sure is nice to jump back into a cool truck when it is 105 degrees!