turbo timer?

[Bob]

Thanks, good info! Im not putting in the after run circuit and pump on the
transplant, so thats why I was curious. Maybe Ill just skip on it and as you say
just drive nice for the last little bit :)
Bob

JShadzi at aol.com wrote:

> I agree, turbo timers are for older cars without water cooled turbos,
> anything with a water jacket and a reasonable driver does not need one.
> Javad
> 80tq.com
>
> In a message dated 10/7/2001 7:40:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> brett at cloud9.net writes:
>
> << Between water cooled turbos, synthetic oil, and after run circuits, these
>  are completely unnecessary.  I assume we're talking about the gizmo that
>  runs the engine for a few minutes after you've turned off the ignition.
>
>  IMHO, drive the car gently for the last few minutes of operation and
>  you'll be fine; I found that monitoring the coolant temp sensor with
>  VAG-COM, coolant temp dipped slightly while idling after a 20 minute
>  drive, then slowly started to rise; anything over about 30-60 seconds is
>  counterproductive.  People are grossly overconcerned about the whole
>  issue, probably because early turbos were not oil cooled, and synthetic
>  was not in common use.
>
>  Brett
>   >>