Lcifer
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First why delete a post that simply asks a simple question in regards to getting more opinions on a very commonly uninformed information regarding mechanical parts on a car I listed both sides of the argument so let's try this again
His side
B. You don't need to idle a turbo engine for 5 minutes before driving or after driving, that's non sense. If you plan to cold start then drive the car hard, just drive it around easy a bit to warm it up first, that's it.
My side
You should at always let you turbo Civic warm up before driving hard to ensure the oil is at proper operating temp so that it can do it's job properly and due to the extreme amounts of heat that turbos build up when driving hard should always cool the motor while idle to keep said hot oil flowing instead of sitting in the house stagnant getting over heated and gunky causing unneeded wear on the turbo parts
How I'm sure alot of you have opinions on this feel free to add em but unless you got a master's degree in mechanical engineering it's just that a opinion not fact
Fact turbos spin at well over 100k rpm compared to the 1k-6k rpm of the engine now the engine also produces heat from the explosion created by the nature of the machine but a turbo is a moving part movement creates friction friction produces heat heat is displaced by the oil the oil is then cycled and cooled fact oil super heated for long periods of time breaks down turns to gunk gunk moves slow lubricates less reducing ability to move freely not moving freely causes strain strain causes breaks
Yes you could use the argument Honda wouldn't mass market something that needs to be warmed up and cooled off Honda not gonna replace turbos all day for free well your right they won't you failing to maintain your car properly = not covered by warranty plain and simple if your turbo breaks they take it apart it's full of gunk not covered
His side
B. You don't need to idle a turbo engine for 5 minutes before driving or after driving, that's non sense. If you plan to cold start then drive the car hard, just drive it around easy a bit to warm it up first, that's it.
My side
You should at always let you turbo Civic warm up before driving hard to ensure the oil is at proper operating temp so that it can do it's job properly and due to the extreme amounts of heat that turbos build up when driving hard should always cool the motor while idle to keep said hot oil flowing instead of sitting in the house stagnant getting over heated and gunky causing unneeded wear on the turbo parts
How I'm sure alot of you have opinions on this feel free to add em but unless you got a master's degree in mechanical engineering it's just that a opinion not fact
Fact turbos spin at well over 100k rpm compared to the 1k-6k rpm of the engine now the engine also produces heat from the explosion created by the nature of the machine but a turbo is a moving part movement creates friction friction produces heat heat is displaced by the oil the oil is then cycled and cooled fact oil super heated for long periods of time breaks down turns to gunk gunk moves slow lubricates less reducing ability to move freely not moving freely causes strain strain causes breaks
Yes you could use the argument Honda wouldn't mass market something that needs to be warmed up and cooled off Honda not gonna replace turbos all day for free well your right they won't you failing to maintain your car properly = not covered by warranty plain and simple if your turbo breaks they take it apart it's full of gunk not covered
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