when will my turbo go?

[flegz16]

hi all, iv got a cupra tdi and i noticed today that my car went over 70,000 miles. i was just woundering how long the standard turbo last's? i don't thrash it everywhere and when ever i first turn the car on, i leave it a least a minute before setting off.

i don't know a great deal about turbo's so any advice to how to get the most life out of my turbo would really be helpfull

cheers

 

[great_kahn]

Should last the life of the car really, proper servicing, allowing engine to fully warm up before giving it the beans etc etc.

 

[flegz16]

cool just what i wanted to hear. yes i forgot to mention that i don't put me foot down all the time and when i do a make sure its warmed up

 

[great_kahn]

cool just what i wanted to hear. yes i forgot to mention that i don't put me foot down all the time and when i do a make sure its warmed up

Ragging from cold is a killer of engines.

 

[shazo]

always warm up and warm down the car...
but a few people have had problems with polo tdi's turbo going

 

[adam kelly]

mines done 85k now i worry about my turbo goin tbf always got money aside if anything goes wrong.i change my oil and filter every 5k dont like leaving it much longer really as said get the engine hot befor giving it any.it will last you along time.

 

[Leigh15]

hi all, iv got a cupra tdi and i noticed today that my car went over 70,000 miles. i was just woundering how long the standard turbo last's? i don't thrash it everywhere and when ever i first turn the car on, i leave it a least a minute before setting off.

i don't know a great deal about turbo's so any advice to how to get the most life out of my turbo would really be helpfull

cheers

The best way to warm up the engine is to drive it gently (ie. off boost) - these engines don't produce enough heat at idle to warm up effectively.

My advice would be to set off as soon as you start the engine, but keep off boost until around 5 mins after your water has reached normal operating temperature (90).

 

[lil3520]

i always drive mine for about 5 miles before i consider using the TURBO.

 

[flegz16]

thanks for everyone in put, so really get it warmed up (5mins) before giving it some beans and change oil and oil filter every 5k miles. leigh15 you sure it would be ok to set off as soon as a fire her up?

 

[Leigh15]

yes - definitely.

By sitting at idle you're just running a cold engine that isn't lubricated properly unnecessarily - you won't get any heat into it until you set off