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Originally Posted by Asbjorn
I mean do you usually warm up for 30-60s before driving off, and wait to do spirited driving until the oil temp gauge needle has started moving? Or do you live at the bottom of a mountain and the only way to town is going WOT uphill with a cold engine tuned to 20psi?  |
One would think that a major engine component like the turbo, if driven properly (letting the oil come up to normal operating temperature), should not fail under, let's say, 100K miles. I think these failures are rare and likely due to either a faulty turbo or consistent WOT with cold oil.
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