New Owner, First Turbo, got a question...

[GTOtoGLI]

Just got the GLI on Sat and have been noticing that sometimes after I cut off the engine that it sounds like a fan keeps running near the front of the car for a minute or two...is that normal? Something to do with the turbo? Thanks

[Clyde Smith]

Electric coolant after-run pump. Keeps coolant circulating through the turbo for a few minutes after turning the engine off.

[GTOtoGLI]

Thanks, I was sure that it was something like that...

[Moostafa29]

Are you in a hotter climate area?

[felixsoria]

Yes, its absolutely normal... Especially if you live in a hot place, i live in tucson arizona and that happens after almost every ride longer than an hour or so

[Kyle.soares]

Yup happens to mine all the time I'm in Houston. Also it happens if you get on it alot and spool the turbo.


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[bounty44]

Be glad it does that.... I just came from a mazdaspeed3 and even with always letting it sit a minute or two before shutting it off the turbo was smoking bad at 50k from all the oil build up in the turbo from not cooling down properly. I still usually do the same thing with my GLI but it seems much better designed on this car.

[cd_booth]

This is normal for all cars.

[clutchrider]

Sounds similar to what my first gen Saturn SL1 would do after a hot day drive to school. I would turn it off but the fan would still run for a few minutes after. I haven't noticed it on the GLI yet but it has not been too hot here yet.

But regardless of it being a new car or not I tend to drive a little easier during very hot days mostly for my own piece of mind.

[GTOtoGLI]

Yeah, in NC...been in the low 80s here...

[mediumbluemetalic]

Just got the GLI on Sat and have been noticing that sometimes after I cut off the engine that it sounds like a fan keeps running near the front of the car for a minute or two...is that normal? Something to do with the turbo? Thanks

This even happens with my MkIV VR6 GLI. Totally normal. The after-run pump stays running more frequently than the radiator fan, at least in my case.