Will My Engine be OK without...

[riske]

Can i start my engine without the intercooler attached to the turbo?

Its off the road atm and just want to start it every month or so. Not gonna drive it anywhere.
Surely it would act like an N/A engine without the intercooler attached?? Let me know.

cheers

 

[CARLGTIR]

I think it would run like a peice of sh1t mate, judging from my past exp

 

[GTIR-LOZ]

you would need to attach the turbo outlet to the plenum as otherwise it wont be able to read the airflow right and as above will run like sh1t

 

[pulsarboby]

you would need to temporarily fit the afm so it runs directly to the inlet body / plenum itll run fine then



snap loz but with a different train of thought:lol::lol:

 

[riske]

So it would run and not cause damage but just run like shit? Im cool with that cause just wanna get it started now and then...

I have seen a few people running the afm on the inlet side of the IC instead of by the air filter. They say it runs alot better. What would i need to do to do this. I obviously just cut the cooler pipe and insert. Are the fittings different?

Cheers again.

 

[CARLGTIR]

I dont think it would do any good to the engine at all, from what I remember it effects the fueling and ECU??

 

[Odin]

Mine used to run fine with out the inter cooler attached but I had the advantage of using a map sensor instead of the standard MAF set up.

As others have said unless you run it through the maf it will run shit.



Rob

 

[fubar andy]

I had to run mine without intercooler for around 5-10mins, ticks over like a pig, but it will run.

 

[riske]

Yeah thats all i wanna do just tick it over. BUT DONT wanna damage the car, obviously.

Rob whats this map sensor you speak of?

 

[Fusion Ed]

map sensor is for a totally different ecu and not relevant to your car.

 

[riske]

ah ok.

I just dont wanna damage my engine if i let it tick over for couple of mins....

 

[Braveheart]

ah ok.

I just dont wanna damage my engine if i let it tick over for couple of mins....

imoa, best just leave it.... no need to start it, let it tick over for a few minutes then switch it off again.
How long do you plan to have it sitting?

 

[the kickboxer]

it'll over fuel like crap, risks of bore wash, low tickover from cold risks from oil pressure just do it properly or not at all if you want to be safe.

 

[stumo]

The best thing you can do is change the oil and filter and get some fogging oil from a boat chandlers.

With the engine running , use the straw supplied to direct the spray past the AFM sensor and let it spray for a minute or two then switch off the engine.

This will coat all the internal parts with oil and you shouldn't need to start it again until you need to.

THE WORST thing you can do is to keep starting the engine and not running it for long enough to get up to temperature and keeping it there.

You need to have the engine running (when hot enough) for a while otherwise it will be like a granny going to the shops once a week and the engine never gets hot enough....and we all know about those sorts of engines....

 

[gtir_pimp]

so why dont you leave the intercooler on? and whys it off the road?

 

[riske]

Dont worry lads im getting a new intercooler Friday. Thanks loads for the help!
Im keeping it off the road for about 5 months so i can afford to get it rebuilt properly and new turbo, mani, water intercooler. Once i get the intercooler on it'll be fine to start.

Cheers