62k Miles, Turbo needs replacing

[Grandaccess]

in my 30s and 40s I wouldnt think twice about it but now mid 50s LOL
if it was my 1971 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 maybe?
You are always one Bolt away from having it towed somewhere or turning it into a week long project!
on the other hand, I wouldnt use the dealer for anything! and I would replace it with a little better aftermarket, mine gets driven like I have stolen it

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[Stevedbvik1]

Still wondering about the low oil pressure. I wouldn’t do squat until it was resolved.

 

[Lostsoul]

He anyone mentioned the possibility of asking Ford some goodwill for this? Maybe it is worth a try.

 

[Dahveed]

He anyone mentioned the possibility of asking Ford some goodwill for this? Maybe it is worth a try.

Several members have noted Ford at least going 50/50 on a large repair when it was just on the other side of the warranty.

 

[Lostsoul]

Several members have noted Ford at least going 50/50 on a large repair when it was just on the other side of the warranty.

great to hear.

My dad has a Nissan van, NV3500 SL with a noisy engine. Nissan dealer told him "they all sound that way". Dad just lived with it....until someone showed him a service bulliten about that specific engine and that specific problem.... But it was 2 weeks out of warranty. Nissan told him "tough luck, we no care".

 

[9zero1790]

the least they can do is say no. worth asking.

 

[JimG_AZ]

Why do these assholes say that? If I managed a dealership and heard that he'd be out the door.
If I was buying and heard that I'd be out the door and stop long enough to tell the sales person why he just lost money

Unfortunately, the best salespeople at the dealership are in the Finance office. Seriously, they are considered the highest grossing salespeople at the dealership. They are heavily compensated to get people to buy warranties, maintenance packages, protection packages, etc. So, if you were the dealership GM, I doubt you would be firing your best people.

Now as the buyer, you definitely have the option of walking out, and I don't blame you a bit. I too have had enough of these people and their high-pressure sales tactics.

 

[Wytchdctr]

Anyone who thinks a turbo is unreliable in general either bought an ebay special for their civic as a kid.. or doesn't understand they like oil temps to get to normal before hammering on them and if you do hammer on them... don't come to an immediate stop and shut them down. Let them cool off for just a bit. Either slow rolling to your house or let it idle for just a bit if you come to a quick stop after driving like a fool.

Then like anything else you could baby it and it still breaks because that one was built on a Monday after a holiday that calls for heavy drinking........

 

[Superdannyboy]

Anyone who thinks a turbo is unreliable in general either bought an ebay special for their civic as a kid.. or doesn't understand they like oil temps to get to normal before hammering on them and if you do hammer on them... don't come to an immediate stop and shut them down. Let them cool off for just a bit. Either slow rolling to your house or let it idle for just a bit if you come to a quick stop after driving like a fool.

Then like anything else you could baby it and it still breaks because that one was built on a Monday after a holiday that calls for heavy drinking........

Finally, I've never seen anyone on here mention this. I have always let my truck idle a bit after driving like an idiot.

 

[Dahveed]

Finally, I've never seen anyone on here mention this. I have always let my truck idle a bit after driving like an idiot.

I remember when "turbo timers" were all the rage.

 

[puckdodger]

Finally, I've never seen anyone on here mention this. I have always let my truck idle a bit after driving like an idiot.

I always do that. My dad was a long haul trucker with his own rig, he taught me some good habits, including this one. Thirty seconds of idling while you get your shit together lets the engine cool down just a bit.

Some other Dad life lessons were go easy on the gas pedal and go easy on the brakes. The harder you push on either one the more expensive the vehicle is to operate. I listened, but I still like to waste a little money now and again...

Finally, My kitchen contractor guy has 2016 F150 XLT in need of a turbo, and the Stealership quoted him way too many thousands for the repair. But he said he maxes out the oil life monitor regularly and when I suggested he go to a 5K mile internal he didn't seem to want to do it. Maybe he has a used turbo collection he hasn't told me about yet???

 

[dtech]

I remember when "turbo timers" were all the rage.

Seemed to have hexed the only 2 people I knew to install a turbo timer, posted this story a few yrs back:
In the 80s I had a turbo Saab and worked for a lady that disliked me (mutual) she and her dufus hubby had a Saab also, he approached me about a group buy for what was IIRC called a "turbo pre-luber", with a cool down timer, I told him to get lost. They both installed them on their Saabs, 6 months later a hose broke on it and wasted his engine, a few months later she somehow drove into a bridge abutment and totaled hers( walking away unscathed with front end completely compressed but door still opened) . Scratch 2 Saabs and 2 turbo pre- lubers, while mine went over 250k before I rebuilt the turbo as the seals were leaking. Engine needed to be idled for 30 secs before shutdown prior to water cooled turbos.

 

[peterson1604]

Just out of curiosity, how often did you replace your air filter? I've heard clean air is an absolute must for the turbos.

 

[Cmar]

Anyone who thinks a turbo is unreliable in general either bought an ebay special for their civic as a kid.. or doesn't understand they like oil temps to get to normal before hammering on them and if you do hammer on them... don't come to an immediate stop and shut them down. Let them cool off for just a bit. Either slow rolling to your house or let it idle for just a bit if you come to a quick stop after driving like a fool.

Then like anything else you could baby it and it still breaks because that one was built on a Monday after a holiday that calls for heavy drinking........

This! Simple, easy to understand good advice. Admittedly I've only owned turbo diesels, not petrols which often run at higher temps, but never had an issue with any of mine, by basically doing something similar. I'd also add changing oil on the "severe" service interval, rather than the "designed to look like cheap maintenance for sales" regular log book one, using good quality oil, (doesn't have to be exotic / super expensive, just good quality, from a known good manufacturer) and OEM or known good quality aftermarket filters.

 

[Shawn_Mc]

Clean fresh oil is what keeps turbos alive. Anyone that thinks you can go 4000-5000 on an oil change has seen too many commercials. On a turbo engine of any sort, anything beyond 3000 on an oil change is looking for an excuse to upgrade the turbo. Dont even get me started on 7500 mile oil changes. I dont care about "synthetic" this or that...it's all marketing BS. A turbo timer (after run oil system) will help dramatically if youre one of those that puts it up hot and wet.

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