A mech told me that after I park, I should wait 5-10 seconds before cutting the ignition.
Is this true and if so what is the logic behind it?
A mech told me that after I park, I should wait 5-10 seconds before cutting the ignition.
Is this true and if so what is the logic behind it?
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I’ve never heard of that. But it does usually take me a few seconds to turn off ignition once I park with my ritual that I have.
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Some Germans like to cool down their engine before shutting off, just like you would warm it up before stressing it. But this has to be done a couple minutes before you shut the car off obviously.
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I’ve heard of people needing to do that on old turbo charged cars after a spirited drive to keep the turbo from over heating. Not an issue on modern turbocharged cars. But as you said, it was idling for a few minutes rather than seconds.
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Yeah a lot of Germans I know are quite old fashioned. Wouldn't be surprised if they just carried that mentality over to newer cars.
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Waiting a few seconds before shutting off isn't necessary on our modern naturally aspirated cars, and even as san said, isn't even really a problem on modern turbo cars either.