Shutting Down Turbo Diesel Engine

my olds ave a timer on their turbo diesel...has a 1 , 3 and 5 minute choice...usually on 1 minute and on 5 after major driving.....just gotta remember to have it in neutral!!

dunn about them beoing illegal...if so...bugger 'em and get one anyway...it saves sitting in the car for another minute or so to let it idle down!!

Laura

What sort of T/D is it ??
Depends what you have done with the engine just before you want to shut it down ??
If you have driven it around town like a normal car, then shutting it straight down is OK, but if , for example you have just pulled into a servo after some high speed driving along a freeway ( especially if you have been towing ) then yes, a short idle down time is advisable ( 30secs to a minute )

I find that nearly everytime I want to park the 4x4, the sort of driving I did just before it was easy type of driving so I just turn it off straight away..

Manufacturers normally print their recommendation in the owners handbook, or on a sunvisor. For my vehicle, I extend the idling by 2 minutes when doing country driving. Around town its not necessary. I don't use a turbo timer - I manage to remember, and don't like to add too many electrical gadgets.

As member 1 said, it is only illegal to leave a vehicle running unattended.

I have a turbo timer fitted to my rodeo. It is made by a company called Bogart. It cost around the $210 mark and is available, depending on vehicle type, in a plug and play configuration, which takes all of 15 minutes to fix. you basically find where the ignition wiring loom plugs into the fire wall or there abouts, unplug it, plug the timer in, then plug the ignition loom into the timer, connect up the earth wire and away you go. The hardest part is putting the dash back together. The 'brains' is mounted up under the dash, and all that is visible is the control panel mounted on the dash area.

As for suppliers, you should be able to get one from a turbo shop, I got mine from turbo tech in perth, however Im sure someone such as Denco diesel, a page sponsor, will have something.

There are many types and brands available. Look around for one that suits your vehicle. If a plug and play version is available, a much better option than one you have to wire in.

All the ither posts have told you the answer, I will add though if you have just gone about 1klm down to the shop to get the paper then the motor won't need to idle ,
Have a look at this link, It sums it up good for you .

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Sacred cow.

I have a 2.7l turbo diesel with a turbo timer. The timer sets itself according to the EGT (I think) With normal city driving it never goes for more then 20 seconds, usulally around 6 seconds though. When driving on the freeway, (or soft sand) for 30 minutes or more it sits around 1min30sec. By the time I get home through stopping at lights etc it will drop to around 10-15 sec.

So if you were to pull into a servo stright off a freeway let it idle for a bit, otherwise just turn the enging off 5 seconds after you stop.

Turbo timers are legal but you must be with the vehicle (no more then 3 metres away) while it's idling.

R

Had a turbo timer on the old GQ and was wondering about what to do when I got the GU. Reading the owners manual it seemed that Nissan are not to concerned about it.

What I do is pull up and organise the stuff I am taking out of the car, which always includes the mobile.

By the time I have gotten that out of its cradle and got the door open it is time to switch off.

If I have been on long run and working hard, say when we pull up for a lunch stop at the roadside, I just park in neutral until I have unpacked the stuff I need for lunch and then switch off.

Duncs

Make sure you have one of those failsafes that wont allow the door to tbe shut and locked with ignition key in the ignition......only problem with turbo timers.....you get used to locking the door with the motor running, and sometimes you can find yourself outside a locked running vehicle...especially after night shift....
Andrew

I chose NOT to use a turbo timer, instead I installed a pyrometer (measures exhaust gas temperature, commonly referred to as EGT). Mine is mounted on the "A" pillar on the drivers side in easy view. We don't switch the engine off till the EGT drops below about 180 deg C. Yes, you have to remember to look at it, but before long it becomes a habit anyway. And it's a good idea to monitor the EGT anyway, particularly when towing as it's very easy to "overheat" a turbo on long hill climbs etc.....

Cheers

Brian

So what if it's illegal. If some ninkumpoop steals it they'll only get a few hundred meters ....down the road...around the corner and then the engine will stop and car will come to a stop .....halfway across the railway crossing, Can't really see what all the fuss is about .....

Ive been told they are illegal and you might want check with your insurance...
Wont stop me fitting one, but the missus thinks ive got enough gadgets.

Does anyone know anybody who has actually stuffed something because they didn't have a turbo timer?

About 70% of the transport industry have turbo timers.
No body has damaged an engine from not having one, just from not having any brains in the first place. (lazy)
In fact more people damage engines by having a turbo timer.
They have over extended idle periods and glaze the bores.

Some large transport companies have done the studies and found that if the yard speed is 15km, and it takes 2min to idle to park etc then that is enough idle down.
The fuel saving over the year was huge, and no glazed bores.

If your on a long haul towing van/trailer usually you come into town and you slow down, take it easy parking, etc. Find the wallet, talk to the missus/kids, stretch the legs and reach in and shut the rig down. No more than 2min idle on a small engine.

Save your money, have less to go wrong in the middle of nowhere, buy a better fridge or something thats goin to $ave fuel.

Thanks very much to each of you for your insightful responses. Greatly appreciated.

Regards
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