2018 Ecoboost Owners Chime in Please

[Adf020]

I am looking around at how to care for my turbo, a lot of places say to let the car idle for a bit before shutting it down to allow oil to flow over the turbo bearing. I would think most modern cars would have a system in place that will keep the oil running for a while even when the car is "off". Can anyone attest to whether the 2018 ecoboost has this feature or should I let it idle for a few minutes every time I want to shut off my car?

Thanks in advance guys!

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[Maggneto]

I am looking around at how to care for my turbo, a lot of places say to let the car idle for a bit before shutting it down to allow oil to flow over the turbo bearing. I would think most modern cars would have a system in place that will keep the oil running for a while even when the car is "off". Can anyone attest to whether the 2018 ecoboost has this feature or should I let it idle for a few minutes every time I want to shut off my car?

Thanks in advance guys!

No need to let the car idle after normal driving. Maybe if you are tracking the car it may be good idea to let the car idle for 30 seconds or so before shutting it down.

 

[Adf020]

No need to let the car idle after normal driving. Maybe if you are tracking the car it may be good idea to let the car idle for 30 seconds or so before shutting it down.

Is there a reason you believe that?

 

[Maggneto]

Is there a reason you believe that?

There is a lot of literature on the subject, just Google turbo cool down. Once the engine is off the fluids stop flowing.

Usually, one doesn't shut down the car immediately after driving hard, so there is some type of cool down period before shutting down.

We have 2 Turbos since 2014 and pulling into our neighborhood at 20 mph for 30 seconds is a cool down period. No need to idle for another 30 seconds.

 

[NoVaGT]

Coking turbo bearings was a thing in the 80s & 90s, before turbos became both oil and coolant.......cooled.

 

[16EcomustangDIB]

^ this. But I do monitor the cylinder head temp before i shut down after i have been sitting in a stop and go traffic. If the temp is 215 + deg when I pull into my garage, I wait for the fans to kick in and that brings the temps down quickly to 185 ish then shut down. All this happens within 1 or 2 minutes.

 

[Adf020]

I see, thanks guys. I am just wanting to keep my car and turbo working and in good heath for the life of the car and don’t want to shorten the life by doing some bad practices.

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