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Turbo maintenance Hi, I just got a 99 beetle turbo....Freinds said I should let engine run a few minutes before driving and a few minutes before actually taking out the key to let turbo cool down to avoid turbo damage. Is this true?

  • beeyang20 Nov 27, 2008

    My question was mainly to see if I could avoid doing that... as it takes alot of time. I guess Im asking is it necessary to go thru this routine everytime I drive the car. Thanks for your response.

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If you let the car idle when you stop driving it gives the car time to recirulate fresh oil through turbo bearing , since the turbo gets extremely hot from the exhaust side (and spins at very high speeds) you really should also run full synthetic oil on turbo cars to extend turbo life.regular motor oil tends to burn and carbon up in turbo bearing and causes premature turbo failure .

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Yes, it is good for your engine to allow it to warm up and pump up all needed lubrication before driving and to cool it down before taking off the key.

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