Thursday, September 08, 2005 - 09:08 pm, by: Louise Maloney(Louisejm)
Hi all Joined the forum a month or so ago and am an avid reader, learning much along the way. This is my first post so bear with me. Brought a 91 twin turbo soarer two months ago because I loved the look of the car. Didn't realise the problems that went with it. Went too buy a new air filter yesterday. No one in Townsville has them, have to get one from Sydney. Was quoted $73.00 and that was without shipping and handling.....for an air filter!!!! My real concern though is the turbo's. All I was told by the seller was if the engine is too hot, don't turn it off straight away , let it idle for a couple of minutes to let the turbo's cool down. Great, but how do you know when the engine is too hot! Anyway wasn't too worried about it, I simply let the engine idle for a couple of minutes regardless whether I'd driven for 5 minutes or 55 minutes. Not too good though when I am running late for work or pull up for petrol. But still, after reading on here of the damage turbos can do when they break, figure I'll idle away. Which brings me to my question. If and when the turbos do break, is there another option rather than replacing them. I have read here how costly they can be...(add on shipping costs to Townsville) and would more than likely be out of my financial budget. Can they simply be taken off? Or replaced with anything else? Sorry about the long post but any help would be greatly appreciated. (By the way..still love my soarer)
Thursday, September 08, 2005 - 09:25 pm, by: Justin Hughes(Juzza)
The way I understand it is, if your not driving 'on boost' flat out everywhere, then your cool down time is negligible. On the other hand !!! - Boost Crazy Full-Tilt Boogie Action will require a few minutes cool down time. Sounds like your first Mod' will be a "Turbo Timer"
Thursday, September 08, 2005 - 09:33 pm, by: Peter Nitschke(Pen)
Don't panic too much Louise, the cool down is only really required after a hammering. Your turbos have survived this long OK (14 years) so they don't cook that easily with normal driving and regular maintenance - read regular oil changes with quality synthetic oil.
Thursday, September 08, 2005 - 09:45 pm, by: Louise Maloney(Louisejm)
Thanks everyone. Feel a little better about the turbo's now and as I'm just a regular driver, maybe won't have to idle so much. The car has been well looked after with only the best of everything used for maintenance and repairs by the previous owner. So guess I will follow suit. I am still amazed at how many people stop to admire and ask me about the car. Pity I don't get the same attention.........
Thursday, September 08, 2005 - 10:01 pm, by: Emanuel Spinola(Manny)
Welcome aboard.
In reality for a standard or mildly modified Soarer with factory water cooled turbos, you don't need a turbo timer or to cycle heat down on them with a cool down period. It's more important for their longevity that you actually service the car and change the oil every 5000kms with the correct grade of synthetic oil.
Don't be too fearful of the factory turbos failing - despite what some may suggest, it's not all that common and is usually as a result of poor servicing and serious modification or overboosting.
If they've had a hard service life and do fail, there are affordable new replacements available through Neil at Rush Imports or many cheaper second hand options if you want to take that risk.
You cannot easily change a turbo engine to a non-turbo engine by simply eliminating the turbos if that's what you're alluding to.
Friday, September 09, 2005 - 07:27 am, by: Don Bagnall(Baggs)
Louise, you have DEFINITELY come to the right place, and ALWAYS, ALWAYS, listen to, and act on, Manny's advise, he is one of the few Uber-Guru's when it comes to the TT Soarer, along with Lew Radbourn and a few notable others, whose names escape me at the moment.
Friday, September 09, 2005 - 11:33 am, by: Troy Tappenden(Moredhel)
Cool, another Townsville Soarer owner! (Sorry, Townsville is my home and I am missing it *sob*)
Sounds like there are at least 3-4 members of ALSC/SC in Townsville. Jaimen Brazzale (My mate) and yourself, as well as someone else that posted up a question just the other day. Sounds like Soarer cruises in Townsville shouldn't be too far off.
Like everyone else said, if you are worried about it, turbo timers will help ease your mind about the turbo's but oil changes are the biggest thing to worry about.
Friday, September 09, 2005 - 07:58 pm, by: Susan Rutch(Itsjustme)
Louise!!!! You have made an excellent choice with your TT soarer.. I love mine to pieces.. If you have any questions dont hesitate to ask... everyone on here is lovely and very helpful!!
Friday, September 09, 2005 - 10:51 pm, by: Morgan Cross(Morgan)
Welcome to the forums dude, you've come to the right place.
About the cool down period, there is no need to let your car cool down for huge amounts of time unless you've been giving it hell non-stop for an extended period of time.
For normal cruising, 30 seconds etc is plenty, just enough time for you to grab your wallet/phone, remove headunit and lock her up
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 - 09:56 am, by: Katrina Bruns(Katrina)
Hi there Louise, and welcome A turbo timer is a very good choice for a mod. When I had my soarer, and how I drove at times, I was very glad that I had the turbo timer.. No matter how I drove, I would let the timer go a minimum of 1 minute after done. If I did anything worth worrying about the turbo's cracking, I set the timer for longer as needed
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 - 10:47 am, by: Chris Davey(Chris_davey)
Cooling down is best down on the last few km's of a trip anyway as you have airflow then rather than sitting there with the bonnet closed with no way for the heat to escape.
Previous
(or it's just the driver
) but we're all here to help.
