Evening all, was not sure where to post this but anyhoo, I've added a new Golf GTi to the stable, great little car but my question is this, do modern turbo cars have aux electric oil pumps for supplying turbo with oil after shut down, or do I still need to do "engine run down" after a spirited drive? Will ring vw but my hopes are not high when it comes to technical questions and vw main dealers. So if anyone knows? Much appreciated.
This whole issue appears to have gone away. I'm not sure i could tell you why though. I was bought up on Uno Turbos/R5GT Turbos/Pulsar GTi-R's that you would never think of turning off without running for a minute or so. However, when I picked up my last 2 imprezas, the Abarth 500, and Golf GTE, the dealers all told me this wasn't an issue any more... I trusted them and didn't have any problems.
Agree, feels a great little car, very well balanced on the limit, beautiful build quality, not very fast but that's a good thing with the new speeding fines that came in to effect last week. One reason I bought the GTi instead of the "R" , but also the GTi feels more playful and less serious some how.
Had a mk5 for 2 years and now a mk6 for the last 3 years and still loving it , beautiful on the back roads and very comfortable and would go again for the mk7 or the R .
You don't have to worry about it. Did you notice the noise after shutting the engine down? The "electrical" one? It's the electric oil pump. It does circulate the oil for 5-10 minutes at its own will. So, the ECU knows what the oil temperature is and it operates the pump accordingly. I have to confess that I still leave the car idling for at least 3 minutes..! been away from the brand new stuff for a few years now, but that explanation from the thread makes sense.
OK, thanks but I thought the noise was an electric coolant pump, which would keep turbine cool, but oil would still drop to sump once engine switched off. I've googled around looking for electric oil pump but can't find any evidence other than that forum? You never know, maybe someone at Vw will confirm? Cheers again
I tried the R and the GTi back to back, and genuinely thought GTi was more fun. And boy, that R was flaming thirsty!!
here's another. seems to be water cooled with an electric pump. which i am more familiar with VWVortex.com - How are the turbo's cooled?
Polar opposite experience for me. I've had an R for over two years now, real world quick especially in the wet. Thirstyish, my long term mpg is 29. I'm not entirely convinced you are less likely to pick up points in GTI than an R though.. Are you less likely on an 899 than a 1299?
Horses for courses I guess, I don't think either are fast cars, but they are both nippy and good fun, I just preferred the GTi, felt nimbler and more fun to me, but each to his own.
My understanding is that majority of cars now use ball bearing turbos which are not as demanding of oil, but also that oils are better now as well. Other factors can be considered too, such as any urban or lower speed limit areas you pass through prior to your destination will be an effective 'cooling period' Having said that if you have pulled over immediately after a fast drive you certainly won't harm anything by idling for 30 seconds.
