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To Buy or Not to Buy???? 700 1992

posted by  someone claiming to be Craig87 on  Sun Mar 17 18:32 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I for one could not imagine life without my turbo. IMHO the NAs are way underpowered.

Changing oil might be a bit tougher, but its still easier on my turbo than on my s-10 or mercedes.

But, to your question: Yes turbos can be pricey if they die and as far as I know its really hard to tell if one is going to die. In a worst case scenario a rebuilt turbo with installation will cost about 1000 dollars. Usually much less if you can find a decent one used. I have seen turbos die at 50,000 miles and some still run strong at 250,000 miles. It kinda depends one if the owner let them cool down, how much they were used, and if they ran good/synthetic oil and changed it regulaly.






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