2.5 Diesel Turbo Lifespan?

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bandario
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Re: 2.5 Diesel Turbo Lifespan?

Post by bandario » Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:10 am

Also keen to hear of anybody who has had to replace their TURBO on the diesel engines at some point.

Being so hot here it is not uncommon to see the occasional turbo pouring smoke and costing it's poor owner many dollars to replace.
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Re: 2.5 Diesel Turbo Lifespan?

Post by teenmal » Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:09 am

bandario wrote:Also keen to hear of anybody who has had to replace their TURBO on the diesel engines at some point.

Being so hot here it is not uncommon to see the occasional turbo pouring smoke and costing it's poor owner many dollars to replace.
Hi,
It might be worthwhile fitting a Turbo Timer.

Cheers..
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Timnz
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Re: 2.5 Diesel Turbo Lifespan?

Post by Timnz » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:54 am

I would upgrade the intercooler for Australia, and replace the radiator and main pipes. 6000km oil changes , and oil filter every second change. I would also do an engine flush every few oil changes to make sure the oil passages are all clean, ie for the turbo.
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Re: 2.5 Diesel Turbo Lifespan?

Post by Timnz » Thu May 05, 2011 10:35 pm

teenmal wrote:
bandario wrote:Also keen to hear of anybody who has had to replace their TURBO on the diesel engines at some point.

Being so hot here it is not uncommon to see the occasional turbo pouring smoke and costing it's poor owner many dollars to replace.
Hi,
It might be worthwhile fitting a Turbo Timer.

Cheers..
The bongo turbochargers are liquid cooled and oil cooled, much better than the old oil cooled ones. Having said that, probably best so drive slowly for the last bit of your trip without lots accelerator..
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Re: 2.5 Diesel Turbo Lifespan?

Post by rita » Fri May 06, 2011 10:10 am

Timnz wrote:
teenmal wrote:
bandario wrote:Also keen to hear of anybody who has had to replace their TURBO on the diesel engines at some point.

Being so hot here it is not uncommon to see the occasional turbo pouring smoke and costing it's poor owner many dollars to replace.
Hi,
It might be worthwhile fitting a Turbo Timer.

Cheers..
The bongo turbochargers are liquid cooled and oil cooled, much better than the old oil cooled ones. Having said that, probably best so drive slowly for the last bit of your trip without lots accelerator..


Or just let the engine tick over for 20/30 seconds before switching off.
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