how to....???

[99civicEx908]

maintain a turbo car?? all the best ways to do it

 

[recall]

get a good tune? ;o

 

[99civicEx908]

is that really it getting a good tune???i dont know much about turbo's i am wonderin wat else is there to do to maintain

 

[jason_guy_yeah]

maybe the occasionaly seafoam?

 

[terceltyler]

why would you seafoam your engine if it didnt need it? i dont see why having a turbo would increase carbon buildup

 

[stealthy]

take care of it just like a non turbo motor....and have a good tune to start with.

 

[99civicEx908]

take care of it just like a non turbo motor....and have a good tune to start with.

well with an non turbo car i would beat on my civic lol let it hit that vtec. i know that you cant do that

 

[Trbolvrcrx]

take care of it just like a non turbo motor....and have a good tune to start with.

Just make sure you change your oil on time as well.

 

[--<EM1>--]

just reg. maint. love your car and it will love you. one thing ive noticed was every once and a while i will check under the hood to make sure all hoses, clamps, vacuum lines etc are still tight and functional.

 

[jason_guy_yeah]

why would you seafoam your engine if it didnt need it? i dont see why having a turbo would increase carbon buildup

Just about any engine can have carbon build up And depending how much he loves boost; while in the boosting range. Doesn't it tend to run richer? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't n/a run about 14.7:1 and turbo 11.5:1 a/f's?

 

[mike@synapse]

check all of your nuts and bolts on your manifold/turbo regularly. check your vacuum lines for holes and leaks.

always warm the car up. boost heats parts up quicker. if the pistons expand quicker than the sleeves...well that speaks for itself.

most the maintenance will be the same as the non turbo car. change your plugs when you change your oil.

getting a good tune of course is the most important part.

 

[TiiM iiS l3eAsT]

running higher octane gas helps.....

 

[stealthy]

well with an non turbo car i would beat on my civic lol let it hit that vtec. i know that you cant do that

say what?

 

[Kingjames83]

on my old one... it was regular oil changes and treat it to the nice high octane gas, and not that cheap oil either! I didn't beat on it too much thou but when I did I did it good!

 

[terceltyler]

Just about any engine can have carbon build up And depending how much he loves boost; while in the boosting range. Doesn't it tend to run richer? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't n/a run about 14.7:1 and turbo 11.5:1 a/f's?

everything you said makes sense but if he has everything tuned correctly etc he should have that much more carbon build/building up than an NA car

 

[silver booolet]

oil changes and check the water/coolant often.. and the bells and whistles