Turbo Nag

[Chops]

How many EB owners follow the Five Rules of Turbo Care:

ONE…Proper Warmup…don’t start driving until high idle concludes and take it easy until oil warms up (couple miles). EDIT: See post #4 below for TBones better way to perform rule ONE.

TWO…Proper Cooldown…don’t turn off ignition until high idle concludes. Don’t forget to turn off AC or high idle will continue indefinitely.

THREE…89 or higher octane…I’m a 91 guy.

FOUR…Change oil more often…3,000mi interval is ideal.

FIVE…Don’t lug your engine…downshift before giving it the beans.

Hopefully, we are all good turbo owners. And remember, I did not make these rules - expert mechanics & engineers did​

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[Escapologist]

SIX... get some wire mesh bags to tie on your tailpipes to catch the pieces when you overcook it.

 

[Geo8866]

I follow absolutely none of those rules.

 

[Tbone289]

I do most of the above, with some additions/exceptions...

ONE - I never idle more than 30 seconds, even in winter. After oil has completely circulated, it's better to drive easy until warmed up than to let it sit and idle with a rich mixture for a long period of time.

TWO - I don't do anything special here. I do turn the A/C off, but cool-down isn't necessary unless you've been running a lot of boost within the last few minutes.

THREE - I run 87 octane for long highway trips, and always 91 or higher when towing and/or in the heat of summer.

FOUR - 3,000 miles is an excessively short OCI in my opinion for full synthetic, based on oil analysis. Every 5-6K miles is fine unless you have excessive fuel dilution or some other oiling issue.

FIVE - I follow this, and use tow/haul or occasionally sport modes when driving hard. There are lots of hills around here, and tow/haul works great to avoid lugging, and with higher revs avoids higher boost pressures.

 

[bgn]

I mostly let it cool down after I thrash it off-road and keep the RPMs low in the winter until it warms up. But that's about it. I guess I also almost always use 92, but that's for the additional ponies.

 

[Escapologist]

Five is a rule for everyone really, ESPECIALLY the guys that think the world is gonna end if they go above 3000 rpm while they're towing.

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

You mis-spelled the title.

It's Turbo Lag.

 

[Chops]

I do most of the above, with some additions/exceptions...

ONE - I never idle more than 30 seconds, even in winter. After oil has completely circulated, it's better to drive easy until warm-up than to let it sit and idle with a rich mixture for a long period of time.

TWO - I don't do anything special here. I do turn the A/C off, but cool-down isn't necessary unless you've been running a lot of boost within the last few minutes.

THREE - I run 87 octane for long highway trips, and always 91 or higher when towing and/or in the heat of summer.

FOUR - 3,000 miles is an excessively short OCI in my opinion for full synthetic, based on oil analysis. Every 5-6K miles is fine unless you have excessive fuel dilution or some other oiling issue.

FIVE - I follow this, and use tow/haul or occasionally sport modes when driving hard. There are lots of hills around here, and tow/haul works great to avoid lugging.

I like your “no more than 30 second idle” - makes sense since the high idle is really to warm up the catalytic converters.

I need to edit my rule one to reflect your correction! Thanks

 

[Tbone289]

Yeah, enriched start-up mixture isn't a good thing. The cats will warm-up quicker and the mixture will reach stoichiometric much quicker if you drive it.

 

[No Brand]

You mis-spelled the title.

It's Turbo Lag.

I'm not sure (it's misspelled) he was rather whiny about it, somewhat of a NAG.

 

[Chops]

I'm not sure (it's misspelled) he was rather whiny about it, somewhat of a NAG.

“Nag” was the correct wording. This post has nothing to do with turbo lag

 

[surfstar]

FOUR…Change oil more often…3,000mi interval is ideal.

Hopefully, we are all good turbo owners. And remember, I did not make these rules - expert mechanics & engineers did​

Umm... Ford Engineers did not state 3k OCIs for your engine.
Stop spreading misinformation.

3,000 mile oil changes are SO EFFING OUTDATED.

/nag

 

[Chops]

You mis-spelled the title.

It's Turbo Lag.

No, I meant Nag as in I’m nagging about following the rules.

This thread is not about Turbo Lag silly

 

[Cancunbadlands]

#nay

 

[Meeka]

You mis-spelled the title.

It's Turbo Lag.

Sometimes my turbo ‘Nags’ me if I’m pushing it.

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