System and method for managing piston temperature in a vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• a frame;
• an engine supported by the frame, the engine having an engine air inlet;
• a turbocharger fluidly connected to the engine, the turbocharger including a compressor fluidly connected to the engine air inlet, the compressor having a compressor inlet and a compressor outlet,
• an intake air flow path of the vehicle being defined from air entering the vehicle, passing through the compressor inlet into the compressor, passing out of the compressor through the compressor outlet, and flowing into the engine air inlet;
• a coolant container assembly supported by the frame, the coolant container assembly comprising a coolant container for holding cooling liquid, the coolant container assembly being fluidly connected to the intake air flow path at a connection point;
• a controller communicatively connected with the coolant container assembly;
• and
• a temperature sensor communicatively connected with the controller, the temperature sensor being configured for determining a temperature of fluid in the intake air flow path;
• the controller being configured to:
• determine an estimated piston temperature based on at least the temperature of fluid determined by the temperature sensor;
• and
• selectively cause of an amount of cooling liquid to flow from the coolant container into the intake air flow path via the connection point based on at least the temperature of fluid determined by the temperature sensor, and the estimated piston temperature.

A vehicle comprising:

• a frame;
• an engine supported by the frame, the engine having an engine air inlet;
• a turbocharger fluidly connected to the engine, the turbocharger including a compressor fluidly connected to the engine air inlet, the compressor having a compressor inlet and a compressor outlet;
• a first conduit fluidly connected to the compressor inlet at a first end, a second end of the first conduit receiving air entering the vehicle;
• a second conduit fluidly connected to the compressor outlet at a first end, a second end of the second conduit being fluidly connected to the engine air inlet,
• an intake air flow path being defined from air entering the vehicle, passing through the first conduit, into the compressor inlet, through the compressor, out of the compressor outlet, through the second conduit, and into the engine air inlet;
• a coolant container assembly supported by the frame, the coolant container assembly comprising a coolant container for holding cooling liquid, the coolant container assembly being fluidly connected to the intake air flow path at a connection point;
• and
• a controller communicatively connected with the coolant container assembly, the controller being configured to selectively cause an amount of cooling liquid to flow from the coolant container into the intake air flow path via the connection point based on an estimated piston temperature determined by the controller.