Turbo timer

[Brummie]

I've been thinking about fitting a turbo timer and wonder if they are actualy worth the money or are they just a placebo to stop you worrying whether you should have let the engine idle when you come back from a long run?

[MattF]

I've been thinking about fitting a turbo timer and wonder if they are actualy worth the money or are they just a placebo to stop you worrying whether you should have let the engine idle when you come back from a long run?

They do have a valid use, but it's simple enough to just sit in the Surf for 20 seconds or so before you turn the engine off without having to get a turbo timer.

[GRASSMAN]

Hi Brummie,

If you live at the end of an off ramp of a motorway,
switch off and leave it, then yes you do, but, after a
few miles of street driving to get home from a run on
the MW, I would think the oil temp should have fallen
to a reasonable level, that you can just switch off.
There may be others that think different to this but
it's only my opinion.
Hope this helps.

Gman.

[darkdezigns]

Hi Brummie,

If you live at the end of an off ramp of a motorway,
switch off and leave it, then yes you do, but, after a
few miles of street driving to get home from a run on
the MW, I would think the oil temp should have fallen
to a reasonable level, that you can just switch off.
There may be others that think different to this but
it's only my opinion.
Hope this helps.

Gman.

u aint seen mine my driving lol,and yes i have a turbo timer,set to 30 secs

[B16mts]

in winter i use mine all the time.

get up, open the door, turn all heaters to full blast, start the engine and turn off again. get out and lock the car. turbo timer runs for 9 mins, and when i finally leave the house its fuly defrosted and toasty warm.

a truely brilliant investment!

Martin

[goodcat]

I've been thinking about fitting a turbo timer and wonder if they are actualy worth the money or are they just a placebo to stop you worrying whether you should have let the engine idle when you come back from a long run?

funny you post this as im about to buy one for my surf.
i currently have one of my surfs with a turbo timmer on it and i love it! would NEVER buy any turbo car without putting one on!
i dont know what most of them do but the one i have works out how long it needs to keep the engine ticking over for depending on how long you have been for etc etc!
i can just park up and lock my truck like normal and walk off with the engine still running! how cool is that!
the amount of people that look at you funny when you pull up at say a pub and just walk in with the truck still running! haha.
obviously its all locked up with the alarm on and the engine will cut out it anyone breaks into the truck and makes the alarm go off....or if someone tried to put it in gear and drive it!
they arent an expensive item to buy at all and are a cool bit of kit to have aswell prolonging the life of your turbo and engine in the long run.
hope this helps make your mind up!

[goodcat]

in winter i use mine all the time.

get up, open the door, turn all heaters to full blast, start the engine and turn off again. get out and lock the car. turbo timer runs for 9 mins, and when i finally leave the house its fuly defrosted and toasty warm.

a truely brilliant investment!

Martin

9 mins? which one do you have mate? an adjustable one i take it?

[GRASSMAN]

in winter i use mine all the time.

get up, open the door, turn all heaters to full blast, start the engine and turn off again. get out and lock the car. turbo timer runs for 9 mins, and when i finally leave the house its fuly defrosted and toasty warm.

a truely brilliant investment!

Martin

If it gets nicked in that 9 mins it may not
be insured, have you told your insurers of it's
fitment?, some insurers will not allow them at all.

Gman.

[B16mts]

yeah you just dial in the time when you set it, then it'll do that every time it runs, unless you turn the turbo timer off.

i'll try to remember to look what make it is tomorrow.

[Brummie]

They do have a valid use, but it's simple enough to just sit in the Surf for 20 seconds or so before you turn the engine off without having to get a turbo timer.

Ahh but when I get back after a long run is when I invariably switch off and dive out of the surf as I,m usualy either plaiting my legs or gagging for a cuppa. I'm normaly in the house before I remember that I should be letting the engine idle. Never have any problems remembering any other times!

Hi Brummie,

If you live at the end of an off ramp of a motorway,
switch off and leave it, then yes you do, but, after a
few miles of street driving to get home from a run on
the MW, I would think the oil temp should have fallen
to a reasonable level, that you can just switch off.
There may be others that think different to this but
it's only my opinion.
Hope this helps.

Gman.

My problem is that I live on a duel carriageway its either 50 or 40mph depending on where you are and lets be honest thats 50ish or 40ish

Cheers Brummie

[B16mts]

oh i'm pretty sure it'd void my insurance, but i don't mind.

its only outside my front door, the car doors are locked, the alarm goes balistic if you open it with the key (i've tried this!) and of course the steering lock thingy is still on.

so it'd have to be a ###### good and fast crim to get it off my drive before i make it the 7 paces off my sofa and into the street. if he could do that he deserves to take it away!

[goodcat]

If it gets nicked in that 9 mins it may not
be insured, have you told your insurers of it's
fitment?, some insurers will not allow them at all.

Gman.

not heard that one before? mine is rigged up to the alarm. anyone smashes a window or puts it in gear, the engine cuts out and brings the theif back to square one.
if your turbo timer isnt hooked up to the alarm (ive not heard of any that arent if im honest) then the thief isnt going to get very far is he!
ill find his sorry ar$$ just done the road on the A217 and then "its stoner bashing time" ..........

[Brummie]

Right then thats got that sorted. Now what one do I get? There's some for peanuts and some that are verging on the how mucking futch? prices. Any advice will be very gladly received

Thanks in advance Brummie

[GRASSMAN]

Right then thats got that sorted. Now what one do I get? There's some for peanuts and some that are verging on the "how mucking futch"? prices. Any advice will be very gladly received

Thanks in advance Brummie

500+ on ebay now.
Gman.

[Brummie]

I'm trying to make my mind up which one