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Old 06-04-2010, 05:14 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question Turbo Diesel vs EO(ff)C

Hi,

I've tried EOC a couple of times to get used to the idea. Inflating tyres to the sidewall limit makes the steering usable so thats fine.

One question which struck me though is turbo temps. One thing advised to Turbo drivers including diesel, is to let the engine idle when stopping from high speeds - for example taking a break on the motorway. This was to allow cooller oil to circulate through the turbo and prevent heat soak doing nasty things to the seals.

My question is would EOC do the same thing, leave the hot oil sitting in the turbo ? There is airflow of course but the turbo is buried behind the engine, under a cover and just above the exhaust. Also with a grill block it isn't going to get much flow.

I had some suspected turbo issues recently and new ones are very spendy - luckily I just had a leaky boost pipe fixed with some gaffer tape for now.

Thanks.

A.

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