Turbo water cooling, is it neccessary? How much longer do turbos last w/wc?
 

Newbie here, Turbo water cooling, is it neccessary? How much longer do turbos last with water cooling?
will water cooling affect performance?

Re:Turbo water cooling, is it neccessary? How much longer do turbos last w/wc?
 

you dont need it, but if you dont have it its very important that you let your car idle before shutting it off.

Re:Turbo water cooling, is it neccessary? How much longer do turbos last w/wc?
 

If your turbo has the option to water cool, then why not? It's only 2 hoses and it can help the life span of your turbo and save you time everytime you drive it.

- Dan

Re:Turbo water cooling, is it neccessary? How much longer do turbos last w/wc?
 

well if your turbo is watercooled then there is no need for a turbo timer...but regardless id still let it idle for like 20-30 secs after driving even if it is watercooled...

and yeh why not if it has the option to

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My stock turbo was water cooled and there are at least three warning stickers in my car telling you to let the car idle 20-130 seconds after highway or hard driving or serious engine damage will occur. Also,water cooled turbos need to be water cooled, without the water your seriously killing the long term life of your turbocharger.

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well i tried water cooling it but the fitting between the block & turbo won't fit for ----! anyone know where i can get a stock looking water cooling fitting?

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sorry, I don't know where to get the fitting, but I just decided how I'm going to do it if I decide to use a water cooled turbo: I removed all my heating/cooling ---- including my heater core, so I had to just route that hose back to where the return is, so I will use those 2 hoses for my turbo, and I don't have to worry about gravity helping me so much with that one because the water pump should be bangin, shouldn't it?

Re:Turbo water cooling, is it neccessary? How much longer do turbos last w/wc?
 

you guys wouldnt happen to kno the coolant size fitting for a 14b's would u? ;D

Re:Turbo water cooling, is it neccessary? How much longer do turbos last w/wc?
 

You don't need to use the water option on the turbo. It cools the turbo off better, but it's not needed. It also heats your motor up more since the coolant is getting super heated by the turbo.

Maybe someone could explain to me what serious "engine damage" can occur if you don't let it idle for 20-130 seconds. I can see the turbo getting a nice coating of burnt oil, but the motor shouldn't be affected any more than a naturally aspirated motor would(unless your EGT is like 1400+ at shutdown).


Water cooling is not necessary.
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Re:Turbo water cooling, is it neccessary? How much longer do turbos last w/wc?
 

i think the serious engine damge could just be a big warning so people will do it?

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If its a factory car maybe when they say engine damage they consider the turbo as part of the engine because its part of the powerplant.

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the part where the car gets hotter temps cause of water cooling is enough to keep me away. i use synthetic 10w-40w
and a local turbo shop guy here said it isn't neccesary just use good oil. also let it cool down a couple minutes before shutting down the engine. or drive without going into boost on low rpm for 3-5 minutes "cruise" before shutting it down.

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guys, if you aren't going to water cool can i at least suggest oil cooling?

it's a smart thing to do on any motor, turbo or N/A

I still need to do it with the 350, but I need to hunt around to find a oil cooler that will match the size of my tranny oil cooler (which by the way is bigger then most of the radiators you guys run inside your turbo hondas :P)

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Heres what I am going to do. I have the option on my turbo. I went to speedway motors here in town and bought a 20 tranny cooler. I am going to route coolent from my block to the turbo then the the cooler then back to the engine. Thaty way my turbo stays cool and my car doesn't over heat.

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aren't u worried about dropping too much pressure?

otherwise the idea sounds cool.