Looking after your new TDI.

[Lams]

These things got electric water pumps which would kick in after shut down if needed
but my TDI is only 4 years old so I wouldn't know if I'm shortening its life by not letting it idle

[Greg Roles]

It's all about not cooking the oil in the total loss turbo bearings, which can bake into hard carbon deposits if a too hot turbo is stopped, but unless you've just done a max effort you are quite safe. Normal surburban driving is just fine, just try not to do a full boost effort up your street ( for many reasons! )