Test drove an 06 2.0T - General turbo question

[scottns]

Test drove a nice 06 2.0T yesterday. 17,000 miles on it for 24k. Still looks new. Anyways I've never had a turbo car before. Now this may be old school and technology is probably better now but do you have to let turbo engines cool off before you turn them off to keep the oil flowing in the turbo to prolong the life? I seem to remember years back you'd need turbo timers, etc. to keep the oil flowing so the turbo could cool off after the car is off or let your car idle for a few minutes before turning it off. I assume it's a thing of the past but just wondering if I buy this car.
Thanks.

[ean36t]

My non-technical answer - it's a thing of the past (past being way back to 1997 when the B5 had the 1.8T). There are many many discussions over the last 10 years in regards to a turbo timer. In a very brief summary, my understanding is that (i) it's a low-pressure turbo (as opposed to the massive turbos that WRXs have) and (ii) it's designed to not need a turbo timer. In my ten years of owning a turbo A4 (B5, B6 and now B7), I've not had any trouble with parking, shutting down, and leaving the car - including back in my 'younger days' of owning the B5 when, by stopping and shutting down, I mean stopping after travelling in warp speed then jumping out of the car.. with the brakes and turbo probably still glowing!! ;-) Alas, I'm more sensible now... probably age catching up... but in any case hope my summary helps - no need to worry about a turbo timer...

[scottns]

I didn't think this was an issue with modern hardware anymore but I;ll be new to the turbo world so thought I'd ask. thanks.

[ean36t]

Enjoy the car, its a great piece of work!