Are turbos reliable?
A. Absolutely. Turbos are regarded to be the most reliable of the “power adders”, as seen in many applications. “The turbo has always been reliable, when offered proper care. The crux of the matter; information regarding proper care of the turbo was not offered by anyone. OEMs were either ignorant of the care required or didnt want to scare prospective turbo vehicle buyers away by listing increased maintenance needs. This idiotic situation lead to a zillion early turbo failures and the lingering B.S. of today that turbos are generally unreliable. An interesting fact regarding 18 wheeler freighters; the time between overhaul of their turbos is approaching 1,000,000 miles. Another: the last three centuries of the Le Mans 24 Hour Sports Car Race have been won by turbocharged vehicles. The equivalent road mileage wear estimate of a race car is 1000 to 1 (Porsche, among others). The Le Mans winner usually covers about 3,300 miles in the 24 hours. Does that actually suggest the equivalent ro
