62k Miles, Turbo needs replacing

[RedDakooter05]

Clean fresh oil is what keeps turbos alive.

Agreed.

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.

Uhh, what?

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[Montana Ranger]

When i purchased my truck the extended warranty sales guy tried some very pressuring fear based sales and told me the "turbo is a ticking time bomb"

I love it when salespeople push warranties by effectively telling you that the product they just sold you is crap.

 

[rydfree]

My understanding is that the engine design keeps the oil (or water , or is it both ?) , circulating after engine shutdown. I thought letting the turbo cool down before shutting off was a thing of the past.
I still change oil at 3500 though.
I never run any vehicle hard and then just shut it off , even NA engines. Just seems common sense for longevity.

 

[Wytchdctr]

My understanding is that the engine design keeps the oil (or water , or is it both ?) , circulating after engine shutdown. I thought letting the turbo cool down before shutting off was a thing of the past.
I still change oil at 3500 though.
I never run any vehicle hard and then just shut it off , even NA engines. Just seems common sense for longevity.

Not unless they have an eletric pump that we don't have on the 2.3. Extended idle cool down for semi normal driving was more of an issue with oil only turbos and or when oil sucked in general. If you didn't cool it down oil would shitmix the turbo. The only time I cool mine down before shutoff is if I've been in boost a good bit. 99% of the time the nice slow drive thru the neighborhood to the house is more than enough to calm the temps down and I shut it off as soon as I get in park in the driveway. I would not go from hauling ass, then pull over and shut it off immediately, like maybe at a gas station without some idle time. If said clown driving. Normal driving, meh.. shut down as soon as i am stopped.


Hell there are some modern N/A 5.7s from dodge that might drop a valve if you don't let it idle cool before a shut down in some semi extreme situations as described above...

 

[rydfree]

Not unless they have an eletric pump that we don't have on the 2.3. Extended idle cool down for semi normal driving was more of an issue with oil only turbos and or when oil sucked in general. If you didn't cool it down oil would shitmix the turbo. The only time I cool mine down before shutoff is if I've been in boost a good bit. 99% of the time the nice slow drive thru the neighborhood to the house is more than enough to calm the temps down and I shut it off as soon as I get in park in the driveway. I would not go from hauling ass, then pull over and shut it off immediately, like maybe at a gas station without some idle time. If said clown driving. Normal driving, meh.. shut down as soon as i am stopped.


Hell there are some modern N/A 5.7s from dodge that might drop a valve if you don't let it idle cool before a shut down in some semi extreme situations as described above...

I was thinking they had designed the cooling system so that it backlflows through the turbo for awhile after shutdown without having to utilize a pump. Could have swore I read it somewhere when I first got my Ranger but I have slept since then, lol.



Edit: I read on the F-150 and Mustang forums that the ecoboost turbos are cooled by a Thermosiphon design that circulates the water through the turbos after shutting down without the need for pumps.

 

[Wytchdctr]

A bunch of Fords have pumps for ASS that run fluids after that temp shut down. So that might be it?

 

[9zero1790]

these are intercooled setups right?

 

[Squatchranger]

these are intercooled setups right?

The ranger 2.3 does have an intercooler yes.

 

[Murphie]

Reading this thread scares me - a little bit. This is the first vehicle I've owned that has a turbo. Is the turbo actually in use all the time, or just under hard acceleration?

 

[Squatchranger]

Reading this thread scares me - a little bit. This is the first vehicle I've owned that has a turbo. Is the turbo actually in use all the time, or just under hard acceleration?

It is always going, the turbo uses exhaust gasses to spin and create boost, so as long as the engine is on the turbo is spinning for the most part. Modern twin scroll turbos and the systems that support them are very reliable and work very well. There will always be the occasional person who just has a bad egg, but you have to consider the sample size and the fact that we aren't going to see an accurate sampling of issues across all rangers. Most owners aren't here, and those who are usually aren't going to post about an issue they don't have. OP absolutely got a bad shake, hell so did I with the transmission issue I just had but as others have wisely said the odds of a hiccup free vehicle are still extremely in your favor.

 

[9zero1790]

i wouldnt worry about the turbo. unless your ragging on the truck all the time the turbo will last a long time.

 

[pbethel]

Reading this thread scares me - a little bit. This is the first vehicle I've owned that has a turbo. Is the turbo actually in use all the time, or just under hard acceleration?

Cheap oil and extended oil changes shortens their lives the most.
These are not your fathers era turbos.

 

[Murphie]

Although it's my 'daily driver', that's just mainly a 50 mile radius from where I live. I never make it to any of the mileage limits for an oil change anymore, instead working with time limits.

 

[jsphlynch]

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

Profit margins on new vehicles are quite small. Profit margins on service contracts, extended warranties, etc., are very high.

By the time they get to the point of telling you the vehicle is crap and the extended warranty is a must-have, you're already emotionally committed enough to buying the vehicle that most customers won't consider backing out. The small number that do back out don't cost the dealership much (because of the small profit margin that they lose in the lost sale), and are more than made up for in the number of customers that get scared into buying the high profit contract.

 

[Wytchdctr]

Reading this thread scares me - a little bit. This is the first vehicle I've owned that has a turbo. Is the turbo actually in use all the time, or just under hard acceleration?

Other things are far more likely to break first as long as you treat it right, correct oil, and change the oil on time. (For me that is 5k because drive like clown at times, heat, and humidity)

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