Outer Limits 4x4 Board

just wanting 2 ask if i should get a turbo timer for my tritin its a 2.8td

i would say yes ! it cant hurt to use one.
it may only take the one time you forget to idle the motor after a hard run to fry the bearings in the turbo.
this will leave hard oil deposits on the bearings, so that when you start up again the bearings go bang !! scary !!
i assembled a 'jaycar' turbo timer and fitted an adjustable switch to vary the 'on' time according to the vehicle use. works well.
cookie monster

Additional question on turbo timers.

When I asked the dealer about fitting one, they wouldn't do it, the reason being that they could not get my Triton rego'd as RTA do not permitt them, even stated 'they are illegal'.

When I went to the RTA to get my cust number, they looked up for me and confirmed turbo timers are not to be fitted to vehicles. The reasoning being that it is permitted to leave a vehicle running...

a. without anybody at the controls.
b. without properly securing the vehicle against moving.

So my question...
Has anyone had any issues with this?

Here in South Africa, the Trurbo-Protect is popular.

Rather than keeping the engine running for a while, this system stores engine oil in a special reservoir.

When you shut the engine down, the stored oil is released at a controlled rate, to lubricate the turbo bearings.

No lagal hassles, because the engine does not run during this process.

There might be a similar system available in Aus?

http://www.turboformance.co.za/turboprot.htm

Mate much recomended
Allows the turbo to spin whilst cooling down with out warping

Have never heard of them being illegal who cares about that stuff anyway only matters at rego time. Just remove relay and it's as if nothing is there
If the mechanic who does your slips has half a brain he will know the benifits and probally pass it anyway

Aftermarket units are expensive

Jaycar Electronics have a good kit ($29.95)which is easy to build. I have built a few for others and all worked fine. Easy job to build take less than 1 hour . Just follow the instructions
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.as ... &SUBCATID=


FYI
I am currently designing a combined turbo timer with ten stage boost control. Think I should add a bypass switch

Press the up button on the dash for more boost and the down for less. There is a ten segment led to show status

Uses an Audi valve and 'electronic wizardy' to control turbo boost

Two modes with the timer.
1. Time based- When set temp reached run the engine for a set time to cool down
2. Temp Based-When set temp reached run the engine until lower temp is reached.

With the mentioned bypass switch if it is not able to be controlled from the cabin this will make them legal.
What I mean here is you can fit aftermarked systems which don't meet RTA requirements as long as they can be deactivated for 'street use' .
The deactivation mechanism must not be able to be 'switched' from inside the car. So mount the bypass switch under the bonnet
The logic here is if you pulled over it would be obvious to Cont. Plod what you are doing popping the bonnet and flicking the switch
This is why you can NOS systems installed but the bottle must be physically disconnected when driveing on the street


I will make these available in kit form and completed units when finished
Probally come in at about 75 to 100 dollars without the valve.
Watch the forum for further developments with this. May be a while though as this project currently has a low priority

Cheers
Wayne

i fitted my pajero,a 2.5 diesel turbo witha clifford alarm(us brand but taiwan made) then installed as an option where the alarm is a lso a turbo timer so i just press the alarm key and the timer lets the engine idle for 2 minutes but the alarm is already armed so off i go....