Thread: Turbo Diesel, gentle cooling down or glazed bores ?

Is there potential for damage when ideling for 5-10 to warm up the engine?

Originally Posted by alittlebitconcerned

Is there potential for damage when ideling for 5-10 to warm up the engine?

damage to the fuel budget?

The Deed has been done...

- Claims 'distraction' of answering/texting on his phone, - to his very large Fan Club.

Originally Posted by alittlebitconcerned

Is there potential for damage when ideling for 5-10 to warm up the engine?

Yep, thatt'll lead to glazing and oil contamination/consumption.

for the diesels that dont do their own management (td5 +) once its got oil pressure if its not idling smoothly high idle it or work it lightly till all pots are hitting and then feed it load gently till the temp gauge starts to move then give it everything.

for the electronic managed ones, start it when the oil lights out feed it.

or you can do it like I do. in belt on as the key goes in the igntion, foot on clutch as the key is turning to start, into gear, park brake off as the first pot fires and then up on the clutch and down on the noise and pin it till the gearchange.


for those wanting my shut down numbers.

I dont shut down above 300 at idle (emergancy like low oil pressure/cooling system failure excepted), I'm happy to shut down below 250 but I really like it when I get it just right and can shut down below 200.

Thanks to all who contributed.

Last night I printed out the thread, showed the young Bloke and..... (credit where it's due,) tonight it was only 20 seconds.

- reckon he'll now be going further per tank.

Is there any such thing as an EGT based shutdown controller?

How does having a water cooled turbo effect things? I dont know about modern turbo diesels but my Subaru has coolant running around the turbo bearing area

Originally Posted by Beery

Is there any such thing as an EGT based shutdown controller?

The likes of the Auberins EGT gauges that a few members on here have used would probably be able to do that. From memory they have at least one set of output contacts that change state at a programmable temp. Wouldn't be had to get from there to having it hold off the actual shutdown.

I have an Auberins gauge, but simply have it joined to the ignition switch via my eyeball and hand. Works well

I use 160deg as my preferred shutdown temp, but am OK with under 200 if I'm in a hurry.
I find holding the rpm up above idle say 1000rpm speeds up the heat removal and cool down.

Steve