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Subject I dont prefer turbo blankets
     
Posted by -Grimm- on September 21, 2017 at 3:05 PM
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In Reply To Tell me about heat shields. posted by ZUL8R on September 16, 2017 at 05:50 PM
     
Message Yes they keep the heat out of the engine bay when running, but they also keep the heat in the turbo (when running, after shut down)

I have heard of cases where it leads to early turbo failure because the oil cokes up inside the (now significantly warmer) chra and causes bearing failure.

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