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what is the life expectancy of a 1.0 bar chipped turbo? Does anyone have a high mileage chipped car

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Old 03-17-2003, 07:20 AM
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what is the life expectancy of a 1.0 bar chipped turbo? Does anyone have a high mileage chipped car
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my jetta has almost 65k miles on it
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Default CT-NY audi club gave me a response of 70K-150K w/o probs

no failures were reported to me when I asked my quest there
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Mainly 70 to 120K. Much to do with oil changes and warming up and cooling down properly.
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Is that life expectancy for the actual turbo, the engine, or the car itself?
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Turbo. Engine should be good for much longer.
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I am Canadian so does that mean miles or kilometers?
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Yikes! So, replace with brand new or can you just rebuild with new bearing?
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