How to care for a turbo?
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Just wondering if anyone can give any tips as to how to care and prolong the life of a Turbo. So far my knowledge is that after a long or heavy run the engine should be run a little while (not sure how long!). I will be fitting a Clifford turbo timer at a later date... is this a good idea or not?
Thanks in advance....
Pudge
Thanks in advance....
Pudge
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It's even written on the door!
Allow the car to tick-over for at least a minute after a thrash, some say three minutes. Easiest way is to knock it off for the last mile or so home.
And change the oil every 3/4,000 miles with a good synthetic like Castrol RS10-60 or Mobil Motorsport 15-50. Do not use an oil lower than 10 in viscosity - too thin. Fit a new Subaru oil filter, too.
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Allow the car to tick-over for at least a minute after a thrash, some say three minutes. Easiest way is to knock it off for the last mile or so home.
And change the oil every 3/4,000 miles with a good synthetic like Castrol RS10-60 or Mobil Motorsport 15-50. Do not use an oil lower than 10 in viscosity - too thin. Fit a new Subaru oil filter, too.
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Make sure the car is thoroughly warmed up before you thrash it. This is more important in my view than cooling it down. Well they're both important but you get the picture.
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Wilster, it's change the oil and OIL filter every 3/4,000 miles.
There are lots of things not in the manual, like fitting de-cat pipes, induction mods, chipping etc etc.
But if you drive your car hard, giving it a regular supply of good oil is probably the best thing you can do for the engine (as well as letting it cool properly and never booting it until the oil is properly warm - about three times as long as it takes the water temp to reach optimum)
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There are lots of things not in the manual, like fitting de-cat pipes, induction mods, chipping etc etc.
But if you drive your car hard, giving it a regular supply of good oil is probably the best thing you can do for the engine (as well as letting it cool properly and never booting it until the oil is properly warm - about three times as long as it takes the water temp to reach optimum)
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