Re: Water cooled turbo?

[eyvind.spangen@c2i.net (Eyvind Spangen)]

On Mon, 08 Mar 1999 15:41:55 +0100, you wrote:

>At 21:41 99-03-07 GMT, Eyvind Spangen wrote:
>
>>How does the water cooled turbo work? 
>>I understand it's oil & water cooled, but can somebody please explain
>>how the cooling system is working on those cars, with pumps, tubes
>>etc. ?
>
>Simply, the turbocharger has water passage around the bearing and is
>connected to the engine cooling system (there are two thin water lines
>going to the turbo). On 44 chassis cars there's an electric water pump
>which pumps the water for couple of minutes after stopping a hot car to
>cool the turbo bearings.

But won't the water almost explode due to the extreme heat in the
turbo after some hard driving? And if it's used to cool the turbo, can
it be used to cool the engine? Wouldn't that be too hot to cool the
engine?

ES