Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 05:12:38 GMT From: Harvey White <madynnopsametcom.com> Subject: Re: Ok, can somebody please tell me the advantages and disadvantages of turbo?
On 25 Jan 2004 15:09:28 GMT, Dave Hinz <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote: >On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 05:37:03 GMT, Harvey White <madynnopsametcom.com> wrote: >> On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 05:18:39 GMT, Peter <garbagenopsamsafe.com> wrote: <snip> >> Mechanical complexity, it's another piece of equipment. Car will need >> more frequent oil changes, but that's only good maintenance anyway. >> (not more frequent than 3000 miles). Turbo has a limited lifetime, >> and will eventually require replacement. (yet another thing to >> break). > >I'm not sure I agree with this statement. The turbos are robust; it's not >a normal wear item that you have to plan to replace or anything. My '88 >900 Turbo still had (has?) the original turbo in it, when I traded it >in at 247,000 miles, and the only "unusual" thing I did was use synthetic >oil throughout my ownership of the car. Hearing about a turbo failure in >a saab isn't by any means a common thing, going by this group's history >and so on. > Agreed, they are, but I was speaking in an absolute sense. Older cars needed more frequent oil changes with "turbo" oil (SF or SG rated for the probe, for instance). I always changed mine more frequently, and tried to let the turbo cool after a run. I also tried not so drive with my foot in the turbo. What "broke" on it is that the seal to the engine is going, so that's a problem. I've seen reports of some turbos going bad in Saabs, but I'm not sure which models, and which model years. >>>Since Saab seems to be the only manufacturer with turbos, the question >>>is why? >> >> They're not. Mercedes has them, Subaru has had them, Volkswagen (I >> think) might have had them. Mitsubishi, Ford, Mazda have had them >> (Ford Probe GT, 1989 to about 1993 or so, GT model). Mitsubishi >> Eclipse, mostly any GX, I think. > >Also, turbos are widely used in the diesel trucking industry, for pretty >much the same reasons - better fuel efficiency and power. yep, no data there, though. I can speak about the cars above, probe, eclipse, vw (no turbo), and mercedes diesel. Harvey > >Dave Hinz
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