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In my experience they break a lot. Like a lot a lot.
by flatiron 5y ago
In my experience they break a lot. Like a lot a lot.
- tyingq 5y agoIt depends. The Mitsubishi 4G63T mentioned by the parent was pretty solid. Even most of the aftermarket turbos sold for it were reliable too. I've had good experiences with Volvo turbos too.
- wcunning 5y agoA lot of it is how the cooling and lubrication is set up. Many turbos use engine oil lubrication and cool the bearings the same way, which can easily degrade oil additive quality prematurely, since that bearing is heated by 1000*F exhaust gases and running around 200k RPMs. Change your oil early (~5k miles, earlier than most manufacturer recommendations) and use full synthetic and they should last. Oh, and don’t run right up to the redline constantly…
- post_from_work 5y agoYeah, certain turbo powerplants are AMAZINGLY durable. The 4G63T, 1JZ-GTE, and 2JZ-GTE are all standouts: stout, overbuilt, iron-block Japanese engines. For lighter aluminum-block turbo engines, I'm a fan of the 4B11T (in my daily driver, an Evo X) and the BMW B58 (with continued development, I think it will become the greatest inline-6 of our time, this generation's 2JZ).