mjw
Member
So I keep reading about idling the engine to cool down the turbo and I was wondering if anyone uses prelube/cool down oil pumps.
We had one on a suburban a long time ago and knew many who ran then on their turbo charged cars.
All ours was an electric pump that cycled when the key was turned to run and then a timer to run it for a few minutes after shutdown to help prevent cooking the oil in the turbo. Turn key to 'On' wait for oil pressure and then start.
It seems like with the investment in tractors and especially turbos they would be a great feature, but I have yet to read about anybody using one in all the years I have been on this board.
Anybody ever install one on a tractor?
Has anybody even heard of these things around here?
It seems like such a simple solution to a real problem, and could help with safety, able to shut the engine down before getting off of the tractor without having to idle down for a few minutes on a turbo'd engine.
Also seems like it would be great for cold starts, especially with a oil pan heater, circulate warm oil before starting the engine.
A quick search turns up many uses in larger industrial systems.
Matt
We had one on a suburban a long time ago and knew many who ran then on their turbo charged cars.
All ours was an electric pump that cycled when the key was turned to run and then a timer to run it for a few minutes after shutdown to help prevent cooking the oil in the turbo. Turn key to 'On' wait for oil pressure and then start.
It seems like with the investment in tractors and especially turbos they would be a great feature, but I have yet to read about anybody using one in all the years I have been on this board.
Anybody ever install one on a tractor?
Has anybody even heard of these things around here?
It seems like such a simple solution to a real problem, and could help with safety, able to shut the engine down before getting off of the tractor without having to idle down for a few minutes on a turbo'd engine.
Also seems like it would be great for cold starts, especially with a oil pan heater, circulate warm oil before starting the engine.
A quick search turns up many uses in larger industrial systems.
Matt