hey guys, have a chance to pick up a 1999 S70 2.0T. i'm a little weary though considering it's a turbo, more moving parts makes me worried. i've known quite a few people who have had turbos and have had more than their fair share of "occurrences". i also notice that most turbos demand premium grade fuel. I'd appreciate any insights or thoughts, the car has been pretty well maintained and there are no current known issues.

Thanks guys!

Ryan

 

If the turbo is good there should be no problems. The only thing about having a turbo is you shouldn't abuse them. How do you abuse a turbo you ask... Rev the engine before the motor is warm and race the engine right before you shut it down. A turbo car should be warmed up before you put your foot in it and it should be cooled down for a couple of minutes before you turn the car off.

I now consider a turbo a safety feature. I have had 4 of them, none of which has ever had any turbo related problems other than a oil like leak.

 

I got all over Jiffy lube. New oil and the dude revs the engine to about 2000. My turbo survived it.

 

2000 RPM's is not that bad. But yes, there is NO reason to rev a car motor. Actually the car motor was probably still warm. If you drove it the JL and they drain and refilled the oil, the motor was at about 190 when they drained it and still at about 170 when they put the new oil in.

Volvo did a great job designing their motors to have a warm side and a cold side. When you drive your car around, park it for 2 or 3 hours, it doesn't cool down that much. I part this freeking Saturn for 1 hour and it almost completely cools down. I would say that the Volvo stays warm 3 times longer that a normal car.

I don't think it's one or two bags that messes up a turbo, but daily abuse. Example: Abusing a turbo once per week might cause it to fail in 50,000 miles where if it's never abused it may last 300,000 miles.