Turbochargers... durability, reliability ?
Some years ago, turbochargers seemed to be considered service items, that may or may not last the engine life of the vehicle. We're thinking of getting a new midsize SUV, that will be able to do light...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
I have designed and owned and driven turbo cars since the late 70's.
I retired from Ford Engine Engineering shortly after the Taurus EcoBoost went into production.
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
So to answer your question; it depends. For instance the 6.4 and early 6.7 Ford diesel turbo's are junk.
Are you sure you have your engines correct ? The 6.0L and 6.4L were joint development between Navistar and Ford and were a disaster ! The 6.7L is and "all Ford" design and I can't say I have heard of many issues.
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
As far as cool down goes. I almost NEVER cooled my turbo's down. I drove it like an ordinary N/A engine. Never blew one up ever. And these were old oil cooled turbo's and not the new oil/liquid cooled turbo's. Now before anybody loses there minds I didn't go out and thrash on the engine and then shut it off red hot. Common sense needs to rule.
As far as maintenance goes I like to change the oil in a turbo engine a little sooner because the turbo tends to beat up the oil a little faster.
All and all today's turbo's are very reliable but like anything they are another part to go wrong.
Modern oil, even the non-synthetics, are SO MUCH BETTER than what you could buy even 10 years ago, let alone 20 years ago, I just go with what the manufacturer recommends.
A year or two ago, Ford did switch to recommending 5W30 oil in all EcoBoost applications. Something to consider if you own an older one.
