Turbo Timer....
20 February 2012, 12:23 PM
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Turbo Timer....
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Got a turbo timer fitted over the weekend, ot to grips with it and it was working fine on the saturday... fired up the car sunday (timer lit up etc) and when I pulled into the petrol station and knocked it off... the thing didnt keep the engine running... no idea why, dont think I have changed anything... anyone know of a common fault?
It is apexi, with a HKS loom... as I say, was fine for a day!
Got a turbo timer fitted over the weekend, ot to grips with it and it was working fine on the saturday... fired up the car sunday (timer lit up etc) and when I pulled into the petrol station and knocked it off... the thing didnt keep the engine running... no idea why, dont think I have changed anything... anyone know of a common fault?
It is apexi, with a HKS loom... as I say, was fine for a day!
20 February 2012, 12:35 PM
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Hmmm... fuses... good point.. just seems odd that it is still lit up etc...
Anyway, not rating the timer?... Is there something I am missing! Was getting fed up with waiting for the car to spool down everytime I wanted a bottle of Coke from the shop etc!...
Anyway, not rating the timer?... Is there something I am missing! Was getting fed up with waiting for the car to spool down everytime I wanted a bottle of Coke from the shop etc!...
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20 February 2012, 12:41 PM
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Scoob Turbos are water cooled and because of the natural convection of water, your turbo will continue to be cooled after switch off.
Driving the last mile or two of a journey off boost will do a much better job of cooling than a TT every could any way
Driving the last mile or two of a journey off boost will do a much better job of cooling than a TT every could any way
20 February 2012, 12:48 PM
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Well I have been told!
Good info thanks, I dont drive it that hard to the shops I am just a bit of a paranoid man when it comes to car maintenance! The more I can do to keep it happy the happier I am!
Good info thanks, I dont drive it that hard to the shops I am just a bit of a paranoid man when it comes to car maintenance! The more I can do to keep it happy the happier I am!
20 February 2012, 01:40 PM
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Got a turbo timer fitted over the weekend, ot to grips with it and it was working fine on the saturday... fired up the car sunday (timer lit up etc) and when I pulled into the petrol station and knocked it off... the thing didnt keep the engine running... no idea why, dont think I have changed anything... anyone know of a common fault?
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20 February 2012, 03:31 PM
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i was told a few years back by alan jefferies that turbo timers are useless unless doing track days etc...
how many people drive like mad right up to their front door/petrol station etc??? all it takes is 10-20 seconds of normal driving to cool it down enough plus he told me about a car that was on the rollers and the throttle jammed fully open and they couldnt cshut the car off as the timer kicked in.big waste of money and easy way to void your insurance as well as the car is running whilst you are not in the vehicle.
how many people drive like mad right up to their front door/petrol station etc??? all it takes is 10-20 seconds of normal driving to cool it down enough plus he told me about a car that was on the rollers and the throttle jammed fully open and they couldnt cshut the car off as the timer kicked in.big waste of money and easy way to void your insurance as well as the car is running whilst you are not in the vehicle.
20 February 2012, 03:46 PM
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i was told a few years back by alan jefferies that turbo timers are useless unless doing track days etc...
how many people drive like mad right up to their front door/petrol station etc??? all it takes is 10-20 seconds of normal driving to cool it down enough plus he told me about a car that was on the rollers and the throttle jammed fully open and they couldnt cshut the car off as the timer kicked in.big waste of money and easy way to void your insurance as well as the car is running whilst you are not in the vehicle.
how many people drive like mad right up to their front door/petrol station etc??? all it takes is 10-20 seconds of normal driving to cool it down enough plus he told me about a car that was on the rollers and the throttle jammed fully open and they couldnt cshut the car off as the timer kicked in.big waste of money and easy way to void your insurance as well as the car is running whilst you are not in the vehicle.
Well, it does on mine anyway.
I no longer use mine though after reading similar comments on a previous thread
20 February 2012, 04:28 PM
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Ahh good point Steve, also I take my steering wheel with me so, if you can get in it, and drive it far enough away that I'm not going to be pounding up the same street in my trainers, without the wheel and with the h-break on... frankly, you have earnt it!
20 February 2012, 06:10 PM
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I understand why people have turbo timers but I've always favoured just taking my time before parking up.
The reason why insurance companies don't like turbo timers s on some cars, you have to fudge around and remove the immobiliser transponder from the key and secure it near the ignition barrel otherwise the second you take the key out the immobiliser steps in making the timer useless.
I'm sure my mate had his installed like that on his RX7, could have been anything though, he's had about 15 cars in the few years I've known him!
The reason why insurance companies don't like turbo timers s on some cars, you have to fudge around and remove the immobiliser transponder from the key and secure it near the ignition barrel otherwise the second you take the key out the immobiliser steps in making the timer useless.
I'm sure my mate had his installed like that on his RX7, could have been anything though, he's had about 15 cars in the few years I've known him!
20 February 2012, 08:24 PM
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I have a timer on my Scoob, sometimes it works fine, sometimes, like you say, it just doesnt keep the engine running..
Sometimes though, it doesn't light up/buttons don't work, but when you switch the ignition off, it still times as it should.. However on saturday I parked it up at my Uncles and jumped in his car to go to the football and it didn't light up but carried on running as it does sometimes, so I just left it and set off thinking it will stop in a minute.. It didnt.. Had to go back and unplug the timer under the dash.. Removing this weekend..
Sometimes though, it doesn't light up/buttons don't work, but when you switch the ignition off, it still times as it should.. However on saturday I parked it up at my Uncles and jumped in his car to go to the football and it didn't light up but carried on running as it does sometimes, so I just left it and set off thinking it will stop in a minute.. It didnt.. Had to go back and unplug the timer under the dash.. Removing this weekend..
20 February 2012, 10:14 PM
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I understand why people have turbo timers but I've always favoured just taking my time before parking up.
The reason why insurance companies don't like turbo timers s on some cars, you have to fudge around and remove the immobiliser transponder from the key and secure it near the ignition barrel otherwise the second you take the key out the immobiliser steps in making the timer useless.
I'm sure my mate had his installed like that on his RX7, could have been anything though, he's had about 15 cars in the few years I've known him!
The reason why insurance companies don't like turbo timers s on some cars, you have to fudge around and remove the immobiliser transponder from the key and secure it near the ignition barrel otherwise the second you take the key out the immobiliser steps in making the timer useless.
I'm sure my mate had his installed like that on his RX7, could have been anything though, he's had about 15 cars in the few years I've known him!
Removoing your immobiliser chip from your key is like removing your immobiliser, never a good idea.
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20 February 2012, 11:10 PM
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Still appropriate for a classic turbo.............
21 February 2012, 07:33 AM
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cant see how they are appropriate for clessics as who goes like a bat out of hell right up to their front door etc?? no one so the tootle down your street is enough to cool turbo down.thats advice from engine tuner(alan) and i hate to say it but he knows a bit about our cars
21 February 2012, 07:49 AM
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cant see how they are appropriate for clessics as who goes like a bat out of hell right up to their front door etc?? no one so the tootle down your street is enough to cool turbo down.thats advice from engine tuner(alan) and i hate to say it but he knows a bit about our cars
Marcevs, if you were repying to my post above, the "Still appropriate for a classic turbo" was refering to the info regarding the MY02 WRX NOT turbo timers
23 February 2012, 03:17 PM
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Had a turbo timer in my car from when it was imported, never used it though, don't think it's even connected properly which bugs me a bit. Does anyone really drive on boost that much to warrant it?
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