Life of stock vf40 turbo

anyone know, or have a guess, at what the average life of the stock turbo might be? i am not sure how the previous owner treated the car and am wondering if there is a general range the turbos could blow.

I can only speak for myself, but my vf40 from my 05, has 90k on it, and still works perfectly. There were no leaks, no cracks and it was still very clean (heat shields work wonders). I replaced it with a Rallitek Turn-key package, that was the only reason I removed it. Oh, and I ran stage 2 for 60K of the 90K that I put on it. Although there are MANY people here on the threads that have blown turbos VERY early on, so it seems to be a toss up.

with around 50,000 miles its still olding up

I'm one of the few who have over 100k on my car. as of today I have 126k on it. I just changed out my turbo only for piece of mind.

 

when I took the turbo out i was pleased to see there was no play in the wheel and it looked good.

 

I replaced it with a used turbo with 18k on it and there was a noticeable difference on torque. so my old turbo probably wasn't spooling efficiently?? think that's correct anyways.

I ate few of them on my trip up to 96k (current). Only one was for a bearing failure at 22k. The other was the wastegate lever binding. It is very, very important to change the oil frequently, especially if you drive aggressively.

Its all about maintenance and driving habits. Proper oils and change intervals and such. And is it driven hard? Did the driver rev the engine up just before shutting it off all the time?

i had one go after about 50K and then the second go after about 60K

Check the blown vf40 thread. Everyone lists their miles and info.

75K, it's been running increased boost for over 30K and still going strong.

i will check that thread. would it be a good idea to maybe pick up a slightly used vf40 for just in case the turbo does go? I feel it would be much cheaper in the long run. what do you guys think?

Mine went at 51,700. Couldn't believe it. I don't beat on the car and I am religious about maintenance. Still love my car tho.

damn. mine has 52200. i think ill pick up a spare turbo just in case.

if you can find one at a good price, then jump on it. I never have b/c i have a local subaru mechanic that always has a few "laying around".

nice. i might check with one place by my house, what do, or should, used ones with 10-20k cost?

400

i got my first replacement for 200 and second for 260 (had less than 1k on it).

wow. where did you get yours? that shop by your home?

TSB 05' LGT turbocharged engine care-Alldata states that is reccomended to let the vehicle idle for a minute or so after HEAVY load driving. Meaning well if you were just beating on it, let the oil and coolant circulate for a bit to lower the engine temp. Reving the engine before shutting it off? I never heard that, that would just increase the engine operating temp, which is what we are trying to avoid.

The only solution is to not drive the car.

i warm up and cool down my engine pretty much regardless of how i drive. there is a noticeable difference is how it runs, especially in a cold state like MN. and i believe if you are doing heavy driving that increases the operating temp and letting it cool down would allow that temperature to drop since the engine components are not moving nearly as fast or much. could be wrong though.

As soon as I saw that comment in my E mail, "I said yup, that's Rob". He doesn't like hearing the "what if my engine or vehicle breaks down". He really hates that.

i warm up and cool down my engine pretty much regardless of how i drive. there is a noticeable difference is how it runs, especially in a cold state like MN. and i believe if you are doing heavy driving that increases the operating temp and letting it cool down would allow that temperature to drop since the engine components are not moving nearly as fast or much. could be wrong though.

No need to warm the car up for more than a minute. Doing so is actually counter productive. It takes longer to warm up and thus the engine operates at cold for longer, fuel dillution, etc etc. Just drive under 3K until it warms up and you are good to go.

Yes it's the simple issue of friction. Less engine speed, less friction, and as the engine fans run and the oil and coolant circulate the engine temp drops. Regarding the turbo, most important is keeping the bearing cool, that's what usually overheats and fails.

 

i warm up and cool down my engine pretty much regardless of how i drive. there is a noticeable difference is how it runs, especially in a cold state like MN. and i believe if you are doing heavy driving that increases the operating temp and letting it cool down would allow that temperature to drop since the engine components are not moving nearly as fast or much. could be wrong though.

nice. i might check with one place by my house, what do, or should, used ones with 10-20k cost?

 

 

I paid $350 for mine. got it from someone here.

right on. yea i dont let it warm up for ten minutes or anything. just a lil bit to get the car warmed up in these frigid temperatures.