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Received this question: >.what are a couple of basic rules to extend the life of a turbo? I > previously had a Saab 9000turbo and was told to let it run for 30seconds or > so before turning the engine off along with doing the same thing after > starting a warm/hot engine. Is such a thing true on the 200t's. I was under > the impression we did not need to do these types of things on an Audi turbo. I may be a pessimist, but I consider Audi's superior engineering only a safeguard in case I fail to do my job.....so I continue to do the following: ....idle for 20-30 seconds after regular street driving before turning off the engine. ....after highway driving, wait at least 1 minute if I have not been at speed very long. ....if I have been at highway speed long (while on a trip, ferinstance) I idle the engine long enough to see the oil temp. drop, which usually means about 5 min. at idle. During this period, I watch the car while the wife and kids hit the restroom - then it's my turn. (If I'm alone, I just dance around waiting until I can hit the rest room....) ....I try to change filters often, as I don't need small particulate matter in the oil. I use Amsoil filters because I consider them to be superior to others I am familiar with. The goals are to 1) allow the turbo to spin down so that it is not moving fast when the engine is turned off, which drops the oil pressure, and 2) to reduce turbo temp [reflected in oil temp] before shutting it down, to avoid coking oil on the turbo bushing/bearings. Others in this group may have additional comments about "turbos and how they are goodly taken care of". IMHO, YMMV, etc. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Al Powell Voice: 409/845-2807 Ag Communications Fax: 409/862-1202 107 Reed McDonald Bldg. Email: a-powell1@tamu.edu College Station, TX 77843-2112 W3 page - http://agcomwww.tamu.edu/agcom/rpe/alpage.htm ***The PACK is back!*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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