RE: A4T: How to cool that turbo...run on fan!

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

That won't have much effect on turbo cooling if you don't have the
electric coolant pump. GReddy makes a device that enables you to leave
the engine running for a preset time after you leave the car.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	RELAYER [SMTP:RELAYER@aol.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 04, 1998 7:44 PM
> To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	A4T: How to cool that turbo...run on fan!
> 
> Hey all,
> I was looking at the Audi turbo design for my A4, and thought of a way
> to
> prolong it's life.  There is no after run fan to cool the turbo like
> the old
> 2.3 turbo did.  It's pretty warm here in Florida already, and I have
> yet to
> hear my radiator run on fan ever kick on.  SO, I am going to find the
> run on
> fan temp sensor and move it to a position right above the Turbo.  THis
> would
> cause the fan to kick on for several minutes after every shut down.
> Sure, my
> fan would then break down sooner, but i have no problem replacing a
> $100 fan
> motor in 4 years over a $1000 turbo.
>