[AT] EcoDiesel update

[Ken Knierim]

If the turbo is "coking" from being hot at shutdown (it roasts the oil
still in the turbo) putting synthetic oil is recommended as Rob pointed
out. Synthetics (if they are truly synthetic; that definition is open to
interpretation/marketing) tend to have a higher breakdown temp.

Idling the engine down after running is standard practice for heavy
equipment (Dad beat that into me as a young lad) and I do that with my 12V
Cummins/Dodge. Some days it'll be pretty hot outside but idling it down
until the pyrometer shows 300-350 has worked for me. Smaller, higher
stressed engines will likely benefit as well if not more and will likely
cool faster than that oversized Holset on the Cummins.

Ken in AZ

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 5:38 AM, Rob Wilson <ro.wilson at att.net> wrote:

> Usually running synthetic oil solves the issue.
>
> On Aug 31, 2016, at 8:23 AM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>
> It might be worth the expense to install one of those systems that feeds
> oil to the turbo after shutdown and at  startup.  When we got the first
> turbo tractor, and it now has over 6000 hrs more,  we were advised to
> idle the tractor about 5 minutes before shutdown.  That 300deg exhaust
> temp may be a good recommendation.
>
> cecil in oKla
>
>
> > On 8/31/2016 6:19 AM, Thomas O Mehrkam wrote:
> > Something is wrong.  I have 250,000 on my V10.   The only thing replaced
> > is a in tank fuel pump and a AC clutch.  Everything else original.
> > Except for brake pads that is. They have  been changed twice and need it
> > again.
> >
> > The Diesel should be a whole lot better than that.
> >
> >
> >> On 8/31/2016 1:07 AM, rdhaskell at juno.com wrote:
> >> Are you being careful not to shut the engine off when the exhaust temp
> is
> >> above 300°?
> >>
> >> Ron Haskell
> >> rdhaskell at juno.com
> >> Riverside, California USA
> >>
> >>
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