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turbo maintenance
Posted by compaqted (more from compaqted) on Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:29:13
In Reply to: The turbo at 50k miles ?, Ganesh, Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:08:22
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Turbos will last a lot longer than 50K miles. The LPT on my Volvo is at 140K and still original, still going strong. The LPT on my 9-5 is now at 93K and still original, still going strong. The really ancient turbo in my '82 900T (no water cooling) went 140K before dying in -20F weather.
The key to long turbo life is:
- changing the oil regularly, and keeping it topped up
- letting the car warm up when starting it cold so that the oil can flow freely
- not shutting the engine off immediately after a high RPM run. This allows the turbo to spin down from its 40,000 RPM peak, so that it is not spinning fast when the engine is shut off (and the oil flow stops).
Turbo cars are different beasts, and should be treated well. Look at a VW board to see all the folks with 1.8T's who don't treat them well. They are blowing turbos left and right.
posted by 12.4.21...
Posts in this Thread:
- gloom &doom, alan, Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:01:55
- Re: gloom &doom, Shea Tully, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 07:10:32
- gloom and bliss, No.9, Thu, 4 Dec 2003 05:45:11
- I love my SAAB 9-5, PatO, Tue, 2 Dec 2003 16:52:04
- plus, hdm, Tue, 2 Dec 2003 15:57:06
- Agree... at 93K miles... going strong, compaqted, Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:38:05
- Trouble is, Lou, Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:30:08
- Re: Trouble is, john fitzpatrick, Tue, 2 Dec 2003 16:37:12
- Re: Trouble is, Geoff, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 20:38:38
- Crystal ball, Lou, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 12:11:40
- Re: Trouble is, 2 9-5's, Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:31:53
- The turbo at 50k miles ?, Ganesh, Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:08:22
- Turbos last the length of the car unless, AdamB , Thu, 4 Dec 2003 03:32:24
- Re: The turbo at 50k miles ?, sam, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 18:45:38
- turbo maintenance, compaqted, Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:29:13 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: The turbo at 50k miles ?, Andy , Tue, 2 Dec 2003 21:29:39
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