Turbo timer ?

[mustangkeeper]

Without a turbo timer, how does the turbo cool down when
the engine gets shut off after some hard driving ? Many turbos
from the 1990s failed from the lack of oil circulation after engine
shutoff...the oil would "coke" in the bearings. Wonder how Ford
addressed this.:shrug:

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[diverge]

I'm pretty sure those myth's are from before watercooled turbos, and synthetic oil.

 

[Stuntman]

Water cooled turbos, modern turbos, and modern synthetics have really helped this issue. Turbo timers are not needed since most people have to drive slowly on side streets before getting to their destination after driving hard on a highway. However if you track your car, a good cool-down lap and maybe a lackadaisical trip to your garage/tent would be more than enough to cool the turbo back down to be fine when you shut the car off.

 

[B-Fox]

Stuntman is right, IIRC from the Ecoboost engine class, there's usually a passive cooling loop for the turbo as well so that after the engine shuts down coolant will use good ol' "heat rises" to slowly circulate and prevent heat soak.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

So does that mean the 2.3T will require synthetic oil? I've never bought synthetic oil before.

 

[B-Fox]

Ford recommends their Motorcraft Synthetic Blend on almost everything, it's a good oil that doesn't break the bank

but I wouldn't run the full 7,500-10K mile oil change interval the "oil minder" will allow regardless of what oil I used, Even with a lot of highway driving I prefer a full synthetic changed at least every 5K

 

[spanner]

A pyro/ temp gauge would be alot
easier to install than a timer.

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