Turbo Blanket?
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Turbo Blanket?
I read somewhere that using a blanket on a daily driver can shorten the life on your turbo due to holding the heat in for long periods of time on shutdown with no oil flow. Is this true? I am fabbing up a front mount and would like to use a blanket if possible but if its going to do more damage than good in the long run, I would think that a heat shield would be a better option...?
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It is possible. I would install a turbo timer for safety and set it for 2 minutes depending on where you live and ventilate the hood in the area above the turbo.
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Turbo timers are a bad idea around here with all the theft. Most alarms now have turbo timers built in and to me it just seems like another means of being vulnerable. So you leave your truck running for 2-5min and you lock the doors and walk away.
I say go with the blanket or coating and just change your oil more often.
I say go with the blanket or coating and just change your oil more often.
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Originally Posted by vanillagorilla
Turbo timers are a bad idea around here with all the theft. Most alarms now have turbo timers built in and to me it just seems like another means of being vulnerable. So you leave your truck running for 2-5min and you lock the doors and walk away.
I say go with the blanket or coating and just change your oil more often.
I say go with the blanket or coating and just change your oil more often.