TURBO TIMERS??

[frankb]

My friend has a 1999 Mazda bravo extra cab 4x4 turbo diesel. They are chasing a turbo timer to buy and be installed. Does anyone know where the cheapest and best place is to get one installed??

Does anyone know rough prices??

[eggbeater]

Im in the process of finding one for myself .If you buy the Boggard turbo timer, 90% of them are vehicle specific & plug straight in to your igintion switch wiring harness. You can do it yourself.
They appear to be around the $190 to $220 mark.

[WOOF]

The things run such a low boost that I wouldnt worry about installing a timer. Switch it off after normal use and let it cool for a minute tops (or 'easy' drive for the last km).......Dad has a Bravo T/D and its done over 300,000km and still has the original turbo......and it doesnt have a timer fitted.

My subaru has done over 200,000km with high boost and some major mods, and still retains the original turbo. The guys who dyno my car have told me a turbo timer is essentially a waste of money.

Spend the saved money on fishing gear!!

[dugong]

never had a timer, if you really need one why arn't they fitted std or as a factory option???
true story
try coming back from a days fishing (about 7hrs) and finding the truck still idleing away because the timer failed. the bloke was really lucky it did not over heat or run out of fuel.
cheers

[GBC]

I agree with the guys, I have a twin turbo subaru and the tuners I have spoken to about this reckon it is a waste of time. Think about it - the cost of these things is minimal, if the manufacturers saw any gains to be made here, don't you think they would have offered them as standard?
Don't know about your specific engine, but idle bybasses also gum up from extra non-load idling in various turbo vehicles and require regular clean outs...

[Lucky_Phill]

Have to agree.

If the modern Turbo desiel cars/ trucks/ 4 x 4's do not have a timer fitted as standard OR an option, why would you need one ?

Great advice here, as I do, just run the 4BY at slower near the home, or let it cool for about 1 minute. Same as the warm up, which is probably more important.

What I want to know, is where can I get one of those CD's they play that " pphhsssttttt " noise, so I can have a wankermobile, like the ferets that run around in their 250kw imports.

;D ::)

Phill

[Sportfish_5]

If you intend to do a lot of heavy towing for long distances then you may want to consider it for a larger 4wd. It also gives other parts of the engine a chance to have the temp regulated down when you stop. You'd be amazed at just how hot manifiolds etc get when an engine is shut straight off after a long hard haul. For the small 4cyl diesels - not needed but it is always a good practice to never shut a hot engine straight down.


Cheers

Greg

[dugong]

the whole idea of idle down is to let the turbo slow down its rpm before you turn off the engine and rob it of oil pressure.
high spinning turbo + no oil pressure = failure. I'm sure Mr Automotive Engineer has done a lot of testing on this and considers a turbo timer unnecessary.
cheers