gimp2.7

how do u maintain ure turbos to perform to its peak, and for it to last a long time. i have 2000 6spd wit 60k. turbos are covered til 70k so im gettin a lil worried~

Alba_Free

i would say one of the number one investments you should make is a turbo timer though... it will save your turbos life

DoubleB

Me too, darn 2.8 engine!

OPTIMUS PRlME

don't push boost on the turbos until the oil temp has gone up at least 1 or 2 pegs... I try not to pass the 3K RPM mark when i start off my drive...but sometimes, it is necessary... Here's a post I wrote a while back:

<a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/339563.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/339563.phtml</a>

rally

Good synthetic oil, proper warm up and cool down. It's as simple as that.

phred

that by now, enough companies have done enough turbo installs that it's pretty well settled. It's no longer a rarity or an oddity (Saab, anyone?), and with slightly more than normal conscientuous care, such as most Audiworld'ers would provide anyway, they should live as long as most other automotive components.

IMHO, of course, and as always YMMV. But they are wear items, like alternators and water pumps and the like, so eventually they should need replacement.

Capt William

A turbo timer lets you leave the car with the engine idling and then automatically shuts off the engine after a few minutes. The idea is to let the turbo cool off while still providing fresh oil to the bearings. The 2.7t has a cooling jacket around the turbo bearings that uses engine coolant to protect the bearings when the engine is shut down with the turbo still hot. On air cooled turbocharged engines the cooldown is very important because there is no coolant for the turbo but it is much less of an issue on a 2.7t.

The most important thing you can do is to use the specified 0-30 oil, synthetic is much better, so that the 150,000 rpm turbo bearings get the proper viscosity oil as early as possible. Remember ther is little you can do to keep the turbos from spinning at very high speeds while the oil is warming up. Low RPM driving is probably worse than high RPM because it requires more torque, so more boost so more RPM on the turbo. Letting the engine idle for a couple of minutes if you have been driving hard, immediately before stopping, is probably a good idea. Driving mildly for a few minutes before getting to your destination is probably the most practical idea for letting the turbo cool down.

dentman

negative.