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Long. Really long. - My experience... Posted by IrieTom [Email]  (#1032)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from IrieTom) on Mon, 23 Apr 2001 15:42:20
In Reply to: Long. Really long., Ari  [Profile/Gallery]
, Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:13:25
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My 1st turbo Saab was an '83 which I bought with 135,000 miles and retired with 225,000. The car died of rust, and got full turbo boost right up to the day I parked it and started stripping off parts. The origional turbocharger sits in storage as a cheap insurance policy.
My 2nd turbo Saab was an '86 which died prematurely due to transmission failure at 205,000 miles. Origional turbo, never had a problem.
My 3rd turbo Saab is another '86 (an SPG this time ;o), and I'm currently having LOTS of preventative maintanence done (check out the TURBO DEPRIVATION post on the c900 bb) at 193,000 miles. If I had any doubts about the condition of its origional turbo, I would be rebuilding it right now. However, due to the track record of my previous turbos, I'm not worried at all. I intend to drive this car for another 100,000 miles, and am a little ambivilant as to whether or not the turbo system will need any work. The angel standing on one shoulder says: "this part never goes bad, don't worry" and his demon counterpart on the other shoulder says: "if the turbo goes bad, that's a perfectly legitimate excuse for a performance upgrade", ignoring the spare turbo I kept from my old '83.
Keep in mind that these examples are all cars built BEFORE water-cooled turbo bearings, which makes them less reliable than "modern" cars. I always wait for the motor to warm up before I get happy with the accelerator, and let it cool off before shutdown if I've been driving fast. I actually prefer to cruise slowly around the block rather than idle the car in the driveway- I figure that the radiator can do its job better, and the underhood temperature should be lower that way.
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