01-21-2005, 12:33 PM
Oil in your turbo is a result of failure of the bearings and seals, typically from wear. A turbo timer prevents this somewhat by cooling down your turbocharger (by idling the engine for a set period of time) in order to disallow the oil to "cook" on your turbo's bearings. If oil was allowed to "cook", the next time the turbo spun up it would score your bearings and increase the wear. This is also why you should never blaze like a bat out of hell into your driveway and cut your (turbo) car off. Take it easy for the last half mile or so.
But even if you beat the absolute shit out of your car you shouldn't be seeing that kind of bearing wear in so short a time. Your 10/100 powertrain warranty that Dodge loves to hawk so much ought to take care of it. Unless, of course, you modified the car somehow. Then you're screwed. Time for a Mopar upgrade turbo.
But even if you beat the absolute shit out of your car you shouldn't be seeing that kind of bearing wear in so short a time. Your 10/100 powertrain warranty that Dodge loves to hawk so much ought to take care of it. Unless, of course, you modified the car somehow. Then you're screwed. Time for a Mopar upgrade turbo.
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