Subject	what's the avg. lifespan of stock turbos
Posted by	Spidey on March 01, 2002 at 5:28 PM
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Message	I found a really nice 90tt that I will probably by. Very well taken care of with all the services done. I've been reading day and night to learn about these cars and for the most part, it seems reliability is pretty good. The one topic I seem to read a lot about though is replacing turbos. This kind of scares me as it doesn't sound cheap. Oh yeah, car right now has approximately 90k miles on it. Is there any chance that with frequent oil changes and using a turbo timer and such that the stock turbos can last up to 150k miles? I'm probably being optimistic and that's why I need some feedback. Thanks in advance.
Follow Ups	what's the avg. lifespan of stock turbos - Spidey 17:28:25 03/01/02 Mine lasted 125k (n/m) - ThaTwinTurbozZ 17:31:48 03/01/02 101K on mine and still going strong >>> - SpdDemon13 (Baltimore) 17:46:52 03/01/02 I've heard DPs & TPs contribute to premature seal failure. - teahead 18:07:14 03/01/02 Re: I've heard DPs & TPs contribute to premature seal failur - Seb 18:24:56 03/01/02 Also less back pressure for the turbos to work against. - Spongerider 18:31:24 03/01/02 Your car probably smokes because it doesn't have cats... - Brad (JSpecZ32) 18:35:57 03/01/02 You heard wrong >>> - Bernowt 18:42:54 03/01/02 I agree except for the smoke on start up. - Spongerider 18:53:43 03/01/02 that is complete crap - Diamond Don 18:59:51 03/01/02 I've been running sans cats for 2yrs - no smoke.. - Dave (CA) 21:38:20 03/01/02 143K on my 90 stg IV+, just had one go out..had been smoking - speedr300z 18:34:01 03/01/02 155k on my 90 Stage ~Vish, still going strong (n/m) - Dave 90TT 19:05:24 03/01/02 Re: what's the avg. lifespan of stock turbos - smooth 20:31:13 03/01/02 75k on first set. 70k+ on second set. Time for upgrade... (n/m) - TTony 20:31:50 03/01/02 well my stage 3 91 TT has 140,000>> - wild300 20:50:03 03/01/02 Re: what's the avg. lifespan of stock turbos - Spidey 00:27:42 03/02/02
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