Turbo goes out at 37,000 miles
Maybe someone can impart a little wisdom.....I have a Tiffin Phaeton (only 37,000 miles) with the 8.3 ISB, with 380 HP and 1250 foot pounds of torque. I maintain this thing as it should be, even hav...
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Sometimes they just...fail. These are very complex variable-geometry turbochargers and much more prone to fail than older turbos. (We actually lost one at work on a Cummins 8.9 about a month and a half ago.)
https://www.drivingline.com/articles/why-vgt-turbo-s-fail-and-how-you-can-prevent-it/
https://www.drivingline.com/articles/why-vgt-turbo-s-fail-and-how-you-can-prevent-it/
