Turbo Maintenance

mikesid

I'm thinking about getting a 2016 SX. A friend of mine told me that because it's turbo when you start it you have to wait a minute before driving and before shutting it down you have to wait a minute before turning it off.

I was trying to do some research here and Google and I did find that older model cars (no mention of KIA) needed this. But I can't seem to find any info regarding the 2016 KIA SX specifically.

thank you.

Mr_Shiftright

No, not on modern turbos. The only time I would suggest a cool down period is after a very hard pull and a fast shut down----like in a drag race, or when you've been flying down the highway at 90 mph and suddenly get pulled over by the cops, or exit right into a gas station, or when you've been pulling a trailer to the top of a mountain and then pull into the rest stop at the top-----In those somewhat extreme cases, you don't want to shut the engine off immediately.

But for normal driving, you don't have to do anything.

kyfdx

Which Kia model is this? SX is a trim line, not a model.

Mr_Shiftright

Optima?

mikesid

Oh yes. Sorry about that. Kia Optima.