Longevity

mikey1981 said:

Are there some basic upgrades i can do to my 7 that will help preserve the turbo and/or increase the life out of it?

I bought my 7 with the intent on keeping it for a while, i will most likely get an extended warranty but figured from reading on this board u guys know what ur talking about when it comes to turbos

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Cookim6 said:

(backpressure= increased turbo heat)

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9Hooker said:

Not so much. Either way it's irrelevant. Turbos are made to get hot, REALLY hot. Glowing red/white hot. That's not the issue. My "daily driver" can see 700+ degrees C and it's no cause for alarm. The issue is in keeping it lubricated. The turbo is (should be) oil cooled. There is innate heat transfer going on in the lubrication process.


In terms of longevity?? Keep your systems lubed and cooled. If you MUST go out of your way to do this (really out of the way I might add)

Front mounted oil cooler
Transmission fluid cooler
Oil changes
CV axles greased
valve adjustments at proper intervals
etc.

My mother drives an old Nissan Pathfinder. She babies it, changes the oil infrequently, otherwise doesn't care for the car and it's got 150k+ miles. You have to intentionally misuse a car nowadays...

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Cookim6 said:

Not really upgrades....change the oil, proper warmup and shutdown will help the turbo in the long run.

Exhaust work helps reduce backpressure (backpressure= increased turbo heat) but since there is no exhaust out there at this time...just keep up with the maintenance.

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