Turbo Failures
12-12-2008 | 05:54 AM
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Just a quick question:
Has anyone had a Turbo failure on their Diesel E60's??
The E46 (320d) and E39 (not many) have many horror stories about Turbo's breaking, costing a fortune to fix etc.
Just wondering about how long I should expect my D to keep going....
Has anyone had a Turbo failure on their Diesel E60's??
The E46 (320d) and E39 (not many) have many horror stories about Turbo's breaking, costing a fortune to fix etc.
Just wondering about how long I should expect my D to keep going....
12-12-2008 | 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Jambers' post='743832' date='Dec 12 2008, 03:54 PM
Just a quick question:
Has anyone had a Turbo failure on their Diesel E60's??
The E46 (320d) and E39 (not many) have many horror stories about Turbo's breaking, costing a fortune to fix etc.
Just wondering about how long I should expect my D to keep going....
Has anyone had a Turbo failure on their Diesel E60's??
The E46 (320d) and E39 (not many) have many horror stories about Turbo's breaking, costing a fortune to fix etc.
Just wondering about how long I should expect my D to keep going....
Just make sure you let the turbo has it's 'cooling of' time before you turn of the engine.
12-12-2008 | 06:51 AM
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you only need to do that if your turbos glowing....
normal driving just turn off as normal,
my subaru has a turbo timer to allow it to cool the oil in the bareings so it does not "dry" out, but in a diesel E60 you dont have to worry, it will never get that hot.
normal driving just turn off as normal,
my subaru has a turbo timer to allow it to cool the oil in the bareings so it does not "dry" out, but in a diesel E60 you dont have to worry, it will never get that hot.
12-12-2008 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Dave' post='743858' date='Dec 12 2008, 04:51 PM
you only need to do that if your turbos glowing....
normal driving just turn off as normal,
my subaru has a turbo timer to allow it to cool the oil in the bareings so it does not "dry" out, but in a diesel E60 you dont have to worry, it will never get that hot.
normal driving just turn off as normal,
my subaru has a turbo timer to allow it to cool the oil in the bareings so it does not "dry" out, but in a diesel E60 you dont have to worry, it will never get that hot.
). Especially when I've been driving on the Autobahn with high speeds!
12-12-2008 | 08:11 AM
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thats good, it cant do any harm.
modern diesel turbos dont get too hot, so most E60 drivers would be fine...but if you deceide to track your big heavy saloon (
) then its always a good idea to let the turbo spin down and cool off a tad.
modern diesel turbos dont get too hot, so most E60 drivers would be fine...but if you deceide to track your big heavy saloon (
) then its always a good idea to let the turbo spin down and cool off a tad.
12-12-2008 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Dave' post='743911' date='Dec 12 2008, 07:11 PM
thats good, it cant do any harm.
12-12-2008 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Dave' post='743975' date='Dec 12 2008, 09:20 PM
^^^^^^^are you for real^^^^^^^^ 
Is piercing then intelligent?
Maybe for the police, everybody is now tagged.
12-12-2008 | 10:50 AM
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I haven't heard any horror stories on the turbos on the E60. The one thing I go by, though: treat the turbo with respect and care, and it'll keep going.
I usually just shut the car off when I get to my destination, and am comfortable doing that because the last few km's to most of my destinations are gentle driving anyway. If I make a stop along an autobahn after running at 200+ km/h, I let the thing idle for a while before shutting down.
I usually just shut the car off when I get to my destination, and am comfortable doing that because the last few km's to most of my destinations are gentle driving anyway. If I make a stop along an autobahn after running at 200+ km/h, I let the thing idle for a while before shutting down.