Turbo car maintance

[Jackfoo]

beside regular changing of engine oil; spark plugs; oil filter change, do we need any other special maintance to maintain the ride for turbo car?

 

thanks

[Genie47]

Nothing. Your engine oil feeds and lubes the turbo. So nothing else needs special attention. Basically as you have mentioned, its the same as a regular grocery getter. Just get better fuel.

[Pdesign1]

Sorry, I newbie, not enough thread count so need to ride on this.

 

Can anyone advise what are the possible maintenance for a S40 T4, what kind of maintenance cost should I project for such a 3 yr old resale ride?

 

Thanks

[Fourth]

Can post yr question at www.forum.volvosg.com if you have not already done it.

[BMW320i]

How about Insurance ?

[Conned]

How about warming up & coolin down?...

[Genie47]

You are not tracking the car, the regular drive through your own housing estate, eventually to your carpark or MSCP is enough.

 

As for warming up, surprising it may seem the 10W40 and 10W30 oils will warm it very fast. They initially flow slower and are squeezed through all the gaps causing shear with heat as a result. Subaru WRXs have used synthetic 10W30 with great results. Good wear numbers to show too.

Edited May 1, 2006 by Genie47

[Dwoon]

beside regular changing of engine oil; spark plugs; oil filter change, do we need any other special maintance to maintain the ride for turbo car?

 

thanks

 

You'll usually need higher octane fuel unless it's tuned to handle lower grade ones. Wear & tear parts go faster, such as tyres, brake pads & rotors etc. Engine oil might get sheared faster depending on how you drive your car (higher oil temps it's also used to cool the turbo).

 

Nothing special required.

[BMW320i]

How come you never mention regular visits to the petrol station ?

 

For tyres especially on WRXs I have no idea whats with the insane wear and tear on the outer side of the tyre. They wear out terribly quick.

[Heelntoe]

Sorry to dig up old threads, but is CL triple R good for turbo applications with 5K OCIs? It's a 17 yr old engine tho. Also thinking abt running 1 or 2 oil changes with Mobil delvac mx for cleaning first.

 

Rgds

[Weihui]

beside regular changing of engine oil; spark plugs; oil filter change, do we need any other special maintance to maintain the ride for turbo car?

thanks

The pre-caution I take:

1) Change engine oil and oil filter every 5000km (you can do it outside with less than $60). Since I change engine oil every 5000km, I don't go for expensive engine oil like HKS, Redline, Motul... I go for affordable oil with good acknowlegement.

2) Allow some cooling down before shutdown the car after high speed driving. If you are too lazy to do this, install a turbo timer.

3) Use higher octane fuel (95+) to prevent engine knocking (depending on your car model).

4) As turbo car is generally hotter than NA, pay attention on your coolant also. If you have budget, install engine oil temperature, water temperature and boost meter. Those meters will reflect your engine condition pretty effectively.

5) Do not boost your car when your engine is cold. And do not overboost.

That's what I can think of now...

[Koren]

ani idea where to get cheap copper plugs for turbo applications?

[Genie47]

Thanks to the stupid SGers mentality of Ir or Pt for even the most mundane applications. Hard to find copper plugs now. I'm still trying hard to find BKR7E plugs for my up coming CNG mod. BKR7E plugs are native in Mazda MX5.

 

Best bet is to buy from NGK.com.

[Genie47]

17yo engine? See what it is using now and then go slowly down the grades to any 40wt.

[Koren]

BPR7ES for turbo applications.. $2.24 per plug onli.. duno how much to ship it over..

[Watwheels]

The usual for TC cars, Thirst for Fuel and Engine Oil...

 

Apply for several Fuel Cards for convinent top ups.

 

Keep stock of Engine Oil.(u will need it)

 

Not to forget keep stock of $$$ for servicing.

 

 

 

 

 

Remember to monitor the level of engine oil constantly.

[Heelntoe]

Hi,

 

So is it advisable to use the cheaper M1 delvac 15w40 for cleaning b4 going to a good synthetic? Just got the car not too long ago and wana do wat I can to clean out the engine first.

 

rgds

[Heelntoe]

U can try looking here: http://www.globaldenso.com/PLUG/spec/index.html

to see if u can find an equivalent from denso.

 

In sg, seems like it's easier to get denso than ngk. Had a hard time finding the ngk plugs stated in my car's service manual, but managed to find a denso equiv from the stockists

 

rgds