Oil and filter change between services
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Re: Oil and filter change between services
"When I stop, should I let the engine idle for a minute before turning the ignition off? There is nothing in the manual about it. If this is not necessary, is it because the turbo coolant/oil pumps/fans continue to operate for a while after the ignition has been turned off?"
To their credit I received swift responses from all three. The Joker in the pack said:
"I would advise you let the engine idle for a short while before turning the engine off if the problem still persists the only other option is to have a diagnostic carried out on your vehicle which we can do for £180 inc vat"
Another didn't say anything about the cooling mechanism continuing to operate after the ignition was turned off which makes me think he didn't know but he said it's a good idea to let the engine return to its idling speed before turning the ignition off. I think you would be hard pressed not to do this.
The third one who seemed to know what he was talking about said there is no need to leave the engine idling for a while before turning the ignition off and confirmed that the cooling mechanisms continue to operate after the ignition is turned off.
I will carry on doing what I have done with all my turbo diesels since 1996 i.e. I won't sit with the engine on tick-over for a minute before turning the ignition off. In a former life I seem to remember it was necessary to do this with heavy armoured vehicles to safeguard their turbos but that was back in the 70s.
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"I Have had a chat with the workshop and they are saying it does not require for you to let the engine idle,
The fans and coolant pump is normal operation as this is cooling it down the required components."
The Joker in the pack hasn't come back.
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You are setting me off on tyres again! This is what TyreSafe and others still say:v8oholic wrote:It seems like this might be one of those sayings from different times that just gets perpetuated, even though it’s no longer applicable. Like the idea that you need to put a stored car on axle stands over winter or the tyres get a flat spot (crossplies did, radials don’t). ....
If your motorhome is going to stand for any length of time, it is wise to cover the tyres and to shield them from direct sunlight and if possible to jack the weight off them.
A-S make the same recommendation in their handbook but say if you can't jack the weight of them, they should be inflated to their maximum permitted pressure
This recommendation should apply to cars as well even though they are lighter
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Re: Oil and filter change between services
Starts with oil question, moves on to cam belts, then crank shafts , then tyres.!!!!
Ride / drive the thing.
Tyres will stay round and you will get the value out of your van ( and enjoyment) and.... oil etc.
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Like most threads here and like most forums, I'm sure we are all guilty of taking things off topic.babian wrote:Yes just like a Ducati forum.
Starts with oil question, moves on to cam belts, then crank shafts , then tyres.!!!!
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How many online forum members does it take to change a light bulb?babian wrote:Yes just like a Ducati forum.
Starts with oil question, moves on to cam belts, then crank shafts , then tyres.!!!!
1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
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6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"...another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
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109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group
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111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique, and what brands are faulty.
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mea culpa but there is always something to be learnt from it and it is a chat after allPaulmold wrote:
Like most threads here and like most forums, I'm sure we are all guilty of taking things off topic.
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The turbo spins at a very high speed and can spin after the engine has been turned off , this means the turbo is spinning without oil pressure., yes It is right ,rgermain wrote:
I do let my van idle for about 60 seconds after a run, was told it was to let the turbo cool down. Experts, is this right or wrong?
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Re: Oil and filter change between services
Trying not to offend anyone as we are still off-topic but I would do what I have done and ask a Peugeot Boxer dealer - or in my case 3 Boxer dealers. The first one couldn't understand my question so his answer was invalid. The second two both agreed it was not necessary to let the van idle for 60 seconds after a run as the engine's cooling mechanisms continue to operate after the ignition has been turned off. I don't have the technical knowledge to answer your question fully but I would have thought the turbo will have stopped spinning by the time you have slowed down, parked up and turned off the ignition.Molly3 wrote:
The turbo spins at a very high speed and can spin after the engine has been turned off , this means the turbo is spinning without oil pressure., yes It is right ,
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Re: Oil and filter change between services
I have just realised that you were the one who took us off-topic in the first place by posting:rgermain wrote:
I do let my van idle for about 60 seconds after a run, was told it was to let the turbo cool down. Experts, is this right or wrong?
This has nothing to do with the interval between oil changes.
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Boxer surelyrgermain wrote:Bulldog that will not let go comes to mind!
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