5 Things You Should Never Do in a Turbocharged Car

Never Do This in a Turbocharged Car, DIY life hacks and car review with Scotty Kilmer. 5 things you should never do in a turbocharged vehicle. Turbocharger explained and how to make it last as long as possible in your car. Should I buy a turbocharged car? Car life hacks. How to drive a turbocharged car. How to make turbo last longer. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 51 years.

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[scottykilmer]

Should I put a turbo on my Celica?

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[directorbeau]

Scotty: Rev up your engine!
Me: I have a turbo.
Scotty: DON'T

[gerrycorbino]

Bought a Saab in the mid 85's and the mechanic at the dealership stopped me before I drove it the first time and told me the exact same thing Scotty said about letting the engine warm up a few minutes before driving the vehicle hard and also letting the car idle for around 30 seconds before shutting off the engine. Told me that was the key to not having problems with the turbo charger. Never forgot it and never had a problem the whole time I owned the car.

[jazzman]

"And! Since it's Mechanic Monday, I'm giving away a free turbocharger!" LOL

[fastinradfordable]

I had a customer with that volvo,
blew the turbo because they didnt change the oil.

I quoted them a turbo and oil change.

they asked if they could just do the turbo and wait on the oil change.

no wonder they blew it,

[AlainHubert]

Many of those things apply to non-turbo engines also. It all comes down to: properly maintain your engine, and drive moderately and it should last a long time.

[OwninFools]

I'm overdoing it. I let it run for a few minutes and slowly drive it through town before i punch it. I also spend about 2 minutes sitting before i turn it off. change the oil every 3K miles...

[elkreeves]

My turbocharger turned 18 years old and finally stopped working, all of Scottys tips in this are spot on btw.

[Mirror]

I did know about driving calmly at the start but i didn’t know about the idling before turning it off

[wingsaseagles]

The bearings in a turbocharger spin at such a hight rate that really what is actually happening is the turbo bearings are riding on a film of oil. Similar to the concept of tires on a road riding on a film of water instead of the road commonly referred to as hydroplaning. This is why oil pressure is important because the bearings at high speeds cannot make contact with metal they rely on oil separation.

[Manakuski]

Here's also a tip: With a modern turbocharged car, turn off the start&stop system so the engine doesn't get shut down after driving hard.

[williamevans]

Everyone who is concerned about turbos should remember that semi tractors all have them on their engines and they generally last over a million miles. I personally owned a Cummins with 1.2 million miles with no problems when I sold it.

[jimmysapien]

Here’s another tip out there Scotty I usually open my hood when I get home or wherever I stop at, if I can open it to let all that heat out the engine it keeps all the hoses and motor parts from getting hard and brittle and it also cools the engine down I’ve been doing this for years.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[yeruski]

Scotty telling me not to "Rev up my engine". Why I'd never.

Love the content Scotty, great job.

[BlackDogBones]

Soooo, I guess I been doing it all wrong. Accelerator to the floor, Turn key, Engine screams to 7, 500 RPM right off the bat for 5 minutes, Neighbors pissed from the noise, Dogs barking everywhere, Blue smoke fills the air, THEN I bring her down to a quiet whisper at 750 RPM and slowly creep out the drive as not to be a nuisance since I go to work at 10 PM.. LMAO :)~

[burtvhulberthyhbn]

Scotty didn't mention that the best way to cool a turbo after a blast on the freeway or a long uphill is to cool it with residential driving speeds of 25-30 mph before then idling for 30-60 seconds. You need to allow a turbo to "spool down" RPM s as well as cool down.

[Workinprogressmaxi]

Scotty is right on point on how to treat a turbo charged car. Great video.

[MC-hlyx]

Thanks Scotty for posting this video. I have a Chevy 2012 Cruze with the turbocharged engine. It hesitates when I step on the gas. Sometimes, it does not accelerate at all which is real dangerous when I am merging with traffic. I brought it into the dealership. I told them about it but all they said was it needing a new turbocharger and intercooler because it came back with an under boost code. After they replaced it, it still has issues with hesitation, especially when it's hot outside, usually above 80 degrees. It can get to be over 90 or a 100 around here, so I dread merging onto the freeway. After watching this video, I plan on replacing the synthetic oil over 5000 miles and letting the engine warm up 10 seconds, I hope this will solve the issue with the hesitation. The dealer cant seem to solve it. Im no mechanic so I rely on car guys for advice and fixing my car. The car is great, when it doesn't hesitate or have rough idling that shakes the whole car. I'm considering buy a Corolla or Camry after watching your videos about how great Toyotas are.

[alexandermartincausey]

I drive a 2012 Volvo XC60 with much the same system. I use full synthetic oil and change every 7500 miles. I drive a lot so that's like 2 months haha. I have 176, 000 miles and for "poop and laughter" I called up a Volvo specialist to ask them about how long the turbos last. The mechanic said "I've been a Volvo tech for 20 years. I've seen 2." I then called a turbo shop to see how much a hypothetical rebuild would cost. The owner replied "I don't know. Yours would be the first one I've ever seen and won't know till I got it apart". Apparently, Volvo turbos are stronger than others.

[Thecarguy]

Rev up your engines! But wait a few seconds first.