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Old 30th January 2006, 22:49   #12 (permalink)
Rehaan
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Originally Posted by tsk1979
Its needed for turbo charged cars. The if you rev the engine the turbo starts revving at high speed. If you switch off the engine immediately the turbo keeps spinning while oil supply is cut off.
While starting 1 min is recommended as by that time the turbo starts getting oil.
Also idling before shutting down lets the oil near the turbo cool down.

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