how long is the break-in period for baby bronco?

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Question on this ... through my employment history. Ive driven a LOT of turbo vehicles and machines... most diesel and heavy equiptment ... but it has always been my understanding that you should always give a vehicle about 5 seconds of idle to wind up at start and down before turning off..

That said -Is that just oldtimer thinking i picked up from them concerning older vehicles ... bc the auto stop/start (which i always turn off) doesnt seem to follow that thought....
Yep, I totally agree, my point exactly. I disabled the auto stop/start on my Ecoboost F150 although it did idle for a couple of seconds before it shut off at a light. I had installed a pre/post lube system on an old F250 7.3 L turbodiesel, that had almost 300,000 miles on the original turbo when I sold it. I have always felt frequent oil changes and good quality oil is key to long engine life, especially with the lower viscosity oils and tighter tolerances in modern turbo charged vehicles. Oldtimer here too.
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Yep, I totally agree, my point exactly. I disabled the auto stop/start on my Ecoboost F150 although it did idle for a couple of seconds before it shut off at a light. I had installed a pre/post lube system on an old F250 7.3 L turbodiesel, that had almost 300,000 miles on the original turbo when I sold it. I have always felt frequent oil changes and good quality oil is key to long engine life, especially with the lower viscosity oils and tighter tolerances in modern turbo charged vehicles. Oldtimer here too.
Like it specifically says on a lot of equiptment when starting leave on for 45 seconds before turning back off hhaah why wouldnt the same thought apply to a smaller turbo/engine.
 

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I was told by a Ford mechanic do not wind it up then shut down the engine. let it spool down to normal.
With any turbo after hard driving its best to let vehicle idle to cycle the hot oil out of the turbo. Will save the turbo
 

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i used to run a turbo timer on my 1993 ford escort gt (gtx swapped). since i wont be adding one on the sport, i always let it idle for 15-20 seconds before killing it. i think its cheap insurance.
 

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I was told by a Ford mechanic do not wind it up then shut down the engine. let it spool down to normal.
makes sense. once you kill the engine oil pressure drops really fast leaving your turbo spinning with zero oil pressure.
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