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looking at a Mini 3 cyl turbo - modern turbos?
How have manufacturers dealt with the issues of turbo oil starvation.
I would worry about the turbo getting damaged with cold weather short travel drives. Seems like there is a love affair with turbos these days. Do other folks worry about long term reliability?
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2003 Ford F250 Power Stroke Diesel 165K 2008 Subaru WRX 135K miles The turbo is not a source of worry
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In the élan community, I don't think anyone had had a turbo failure and there are quite a few with over 200k on the clock
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Water cooling the bearing housing was probably the biggest improvement re durability.
Some will even have a small electric pump to continue circulation when parked until the turbo cooled . Previous design failures were often a result of oil and bearing being overheated when the blower was cooling off .
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USE FAKE OIL it coke's far less
real dead dino oil coke's [turns to hard carbon] btw rebuild on a quality turbo is bearings and seals not a real high cost $100 if caught before it self destructs |
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