Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 12:58:05 -0500 From: Bob <noemailnopsammain.com> Subject: Re: First Time Turbo Buyer
On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 03:48:46 GMT, "Russell Isbrandt" <r-misbrandtnopsamdnet.att.net> wrote: >Drove a beautiful 2000 red 9-3SE convert. Loved the performance but never >owned a turbo. Salesman said to idle 30sec after starting and 30sec before >turning it off. What's the rationale for this advice? Old advice... it used to so in the old days. Not anymore. Salesmen like to talk, so they talk about things they no nothing about. FWIW, it's not in the manual. > What additional >maintenance is involved in owning a turbo? None. Just change your oil regularly. Turbo's tend to go through a lot of spark plugs (they prefer every 10K miles) but they are the cheap ones ($12/set) and you can DIY in 10 minutes. Bob
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
