Re: Red Hot Turbos (Wrap the exhaust)

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In a message dated 95-10-21 00:11:54 EDT, you write:

>
>>It is no wonder the early turbos without water cooling burn up and coke the
>>oil after being shut
>
>Consider using (if you don't already) a high-quality synthetic motor oil;
>they can take the heat better and don't "coke" up like regular oils. I have
>used Amsoil 100% synthetic 10W30 in all my cars, and highly recommend it.
>Their oils withstand temperatures up to 600 degrees. In fact, one of their
>brochures shows a glowing hot exhaust manifold that was running 64 hours,
and
>the oil's viscosity only changed 8%! (Sorry if this sounds like a sales
pitch
>- it's not!)
Yes, sythetics are prolly bettr, but remember, you will heat soak that turbo
if you believe the above to be sure......  A glowing exh man/turbo on my MC
will hover in the 1700-1900F mark after some hot runs.....  600 might not be
enough....  NJT
>So, if I was running a turbo, I would definitely be using a synthetic oil.
In
>fact, you may not have to run the car afterward to cool the turbo if using a
>synthetic, or at least, not as long. 
Definitely run it after a hot run, an easy drive to the garage is even
 better, cuz the temps under the hood on a hot idling turbo has nowhere to
go, driving it gives you flow......


Scott