May 30, 2018 · Coked motor oil is essentially burnt motor oil that fries in the turbo oil passages due to heat. That, right there is why I started using synthetic oil in my first turbo car. Far more resistant to high oil temps. Modern turbos have water cooled ball bearings instead of the old sleeve bearings and are far less likely to coke up the bearing.

Oct 29, 2024 · But if your goal is to own and drive a turbo-equipped car, you’d be money ahead to buy one (new or used) that came from the factory that way. +1. There are no turbocharged Preludes from the factory. The maximum power is in the fifth generation at 200 hp. I had a seventh generation EX V6 and power was quite good. Mine was a 2005 with a 5 speed ...

Sep 4, 2009 · The other night on my way to work I started to get a whine coming from the front of the engine. As with a turbo the whine gets louder as the rpm goes up. I have tried taking off the drive belts to isolate the sound but the sound did not quit. Any ideas where the sound would be coming from? Oil pressure is fine, no over heating, and no burning smells

Jul 19, 2015 · Turbo and turbocharged engine life might turn out to be a function of the position of the gas pedal. Until the results are finalized and that might be some years, I am choosing to not own a car with a turbocharged engine. We presently own a non-turbo 2.2 and also a non-turbo 2.5 liter auto with enough power for our needs.

Jul 12, 2021 · My wife is looking to purchase a new vehicle. I understand that there is some discussion about the Honda CR-V and issues about it’s turbo engine (alexonautos etc). Particularly potential problems if you live in a cold climate State and your trips are usually short distances … gas making its way into the oil or something (I’m no expert!). We live in …

Feb 9, 2010 · The main reason you’d want to idle the car after driving it is to cool the turbo down. After hard use- extended periods “on boost” like racing- can raise the temp of the turbo to over 1000 degrees, so turning the engine off w/o letting the coolant and oil circulate through and cool it off can lead to cooking the bearings and oil.

Dec 1, 2024 · Please let us know what the problem turns out to be. Many USA cars sport turbos these days too, so your solution may be helpful here for USA posters searching this forum w/similar problems. Best of luck. fyi, the UK magazines Car Mechanics, Practical Classics, and Classics Monthly often address turbo repair issues, esp for older Euro-cars.

May 29, 2019 · Non turbo, no. The performance possibilities are greatly limited unless you are willing to build the engine for more power - $$$$ - better spent trading on an actual turbo version. Even with a built engine, the turbo cars will spank you like you begged for it.

Sep 21, 2009 · Because on a turbocharged car you will have normal engine vacuum at idle/low RPMs. The boost pressure only comes on when the accelerator pedal is nailed down. You could see this by either fitting a vacuum/boost gauge to a turbo car, driving it, and noting the vacuum/boost readings or by test driving a car with a factory boost gauge.

May 9, 2013 · Car and Driver reached the same conclusion a few years ago, the turbo/small engines got about the same mpgs as equivalent regular engines (2.0 l turbo 4 compared to regular 3.0 l V6, for example). db4690 May 9, 2013, 5:44am