fri3ndly Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I have been looking into purchasing a turbo timer, but have read in the forums and found out its near enough impossible (or a very hard job) to get a turbo timer to work with my Toad Ai606 alarm. How long should I leave the turbo's to cool down roughly? At the moment I am waititng roughly 3-4 minutes after every journey I make even if I havent been booting it to be on the safe side, but if I drive out in it and hardly use the turbo is it safe to turn straight off or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Waste of money IMO Just drive off boost for the last part of your journey, or let it run for a minute or so before you turn off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadburys Purple Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 On my MR2 T I always left the turbo timer on auto and it used to take into account how hard I had been driving the car/time I had been driving for and the average time it used to work out was around 2-3 minutes sometimes 4 so I'd think you were about right where you are. When I used to drive just through town to the shops (off boost, sticking to 30,etc.) I just switched it off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Waste of money IMO Just drive off boost for the last part of your journey, or let it run for a minute or so before you turn off Thats what I do as well. Only a max of 30 secs when the car is stationary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chumpalot Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I have mine set to a minute but if I've taken it easy for the last few miles then I'll switch it off after 20-30 seconds. Can you set your Toad to auto-alarm after say a minute? That coupled with you taking it easy on the last leg of your journey should be sufficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukeyboy2k Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I agree with the driving off boost for the last few miles, then let it idle for a while (not normally longer than a minute). I seem to recall from somewhere (although it maybe complete rubbish) that if the turbo timer is able to let the engine run for more than 60 seconds that this would make any CAT1 certification of your security system null and void. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I agree with the driving off boost for the last few miles, then let it idle for a while (not normally longer than a minute). I seem to recall from somewhere (although it maybe complete rubbish) that if the turbo timer is able to let the engine run for more than 60 seconds that this would make any CAT1 certification of your security system null and void. Leaving your vehicle unattended with the engine running is illegal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Leaving your vehicle unattended with the engine running is illegal Only on a public road. And turbo timers invalidate your alarm's CAT One certification. Just don't turn your car off within a mile of thrashing it. Toyota saw fit to not equip the car with a turbo timer. They know a bit about these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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