turbo

how long do you guys take to warm up your rs turbos say 1st thing in the morning & how long do you let it idle before turning it off. i allow about 3 mins in the morning then drive about a mile before coming on boost, same before turning it off.

RST si

I leave mine about 10 mins beforw any boost and aslong as poss for turning it off, most times up to 3-4 mins

homer j

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usually let it idle for about five mins before driving then no boost till the temp gauge shows middle of norm. never tke it over three grand till then either. then before switching off i let it run for around two to three mins.

addiction

leave mine idle for 10 mins then dont put any boost through it till it's half way on the temp gauge!
got a turbo timer which cools it down for me

PeterD

dont boost untill warm, roughly mid guage always drive last 10 - 20 mins off bost then a couple of mins at idle.

I drive right away when i start though, oil pressure isnt as high when idling and especially with cold oil.

rst in breaking

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i use to let mine idle for 2-3mins then drive off boost for about 10 mins, nieghbours started to complain about the cooling down tho lol

turbo

yeh my new nieghbours have started to give me funny looks, but its the mrs that flips her lid she cant understand why i have to leave it running once ive parked up.

rst in breaking

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i started to get ppl shouting down the road at 8pm and sayin "oi turn that thing off" lol

addiction

you only have to leave it run for bit if you've been booting it!
not every time you turn it off

rst in breaking

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i jus droveoff boost for 5 mins onway home but still gave it a couple of mins

ryan_belfast

Sometimes i let mine warm up for 15 mins before driving it

scotty86d

let mine warm up a bit, drive sensibly till warm 99% of the time and used to drive slowly on way home and that is enough in my view

turbo

when i take my car to work i always come home down the motorway so it does get a 'booting' most nites, i do try and drive the last mile or so off boost but its all up hill so its not that easy you have to give it some just to make it up thier.

Escort.Cosworth

Always drive off boost for 5minuts then when time to park up just leave the car ticking over for a few minutes

Still need get this god damn turbo timer fitted

bigchez

Drive mine off straight away, no idling, but stay off boost for 10-15 mins, until oil pressure and water temps up to normal. Drive it home slowly, especially near the house. Don't want to draw attention to where it lives!

s2rstony

Start it up, let it idle for a minute or so, drive off boost for 10-15 mins to let it warm up staying below 3k revs. I always drive off boost taking it easy for about 5 mins before i pull up and then just let it idle for a minute before i turn it off. As long as you havent been boosting it up before you stop theres no need to let it cool for a long time.

steven botes

start and drive , leave it off boost until running temp before caning it
leave it for a minimum of 2 minutes when i stop , longer if i have been hammering it or if it is a hot day

only gone through 1 turbo in 6 years with the above

acecraig

in the morning usaly let mine tick over for about 10 mins and dont put the foot down till temp is half way normal running temp colling down after a good thrash i leave it for about 8 mins maby and about 2-3 mins if ive just been crusing

makaveli96

In the summer mornings I let it warm up for about 3 to 4mins and drive it normal for about a mile and slowly boost it here and there.

In the winter mornings I let it warm up for 4 to 5mins and drive it normal for almost two miles and slowly boost it here and there.

But when I come home late at night I always drive it off boost for a mile and let it idle for a minute before I turn it off.

My car has done 106k with f.s.h and the standard turbo from when the car left the factory still hasn't let me down yet.

Plus like bigchez said I also Drive it home slowly, especially near my house. As I don't want to draw attention to where it lives

ROB7656

i start and drive straight away just drive of boost till shes warm let it idle for a min or two when i stop.still on origional turbo 124k miles

Antti O

It all depends how warm or cold outside temp is. My car is always in garage which stays between +10 +20. Basically oil temp indicate pretty easily can i give it full throttle acceleration. Typically when outside is +20 like now i just drive it out to garage and shut doors then drive away and after couple of kilometres it is warm enough to give some boost.
If i drive car really hard and i know oil & water are real hot i usually drive little longer route to home that car cools down and then let it idle about 1-2 min max.

It is simple stupidy let car idle 5 min _every_ time you drive your car if you drive easily.
If people looking at you there is usually reason, i know how fucking annoiyng sound it makes when you try to sleep and some boyracer idles calibra with some home made shit exhaust next your house. Thats reason why i dont idle car in front of garage.

Amen