I know we're supposed to be careful about letting the turbo cool down after extended highway driving but, with that in mind, I wonder if I'm heading toward premature turbo failure because I run mine pretty hot every day.
Usually I get pretty good life out of an engine because of all the distance driving I do but in this case I am running my turbo at highway speeds for hours everyday. Despite letting it always cool down for a couple of minutes while I get my stuff together I still wonder if I'm wearing it out because of this.
In other words, is stop and go better for the turbo and worse for the engine?
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Jack from Anaheim
'70 Convertible VW Bug.
'00 Silver NB TDI Auto.
[This message has been edited by Jackmc (edited March 20, 2001).]
Usually I get pretty good life out of an engine because of all the distance driving I do but in this case I am running my turbo at highway speeds for hours everyday. Despite letting it always cool down for a couple of minutes while I get my stuff together I still wonder if I'm wearing it out because of this.
In other words, is stop and go better for the turbo and worse for the engine?
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Jack from Anaheim
'70 Convertible VW Bug.
'00 Silver NB TDI Auto.
[This message has been edited by Jackmc (edited March 20, 2001).]