subject: How To Correctly Maintain And Use Turbocharger [print this page] The cars which are installed with turbocharger have won more and more people's favor for the excellent dynamic feature of the cars. However, if the drivers can not correctly maintain and use turbocharger in the car, the failure rate of turbocharger will thus be on the increase. Furthermore, compared with the maintenance and usage of the normal engine, drivers have to pay due attention to some aspects of the maintenance and usage in turbocharger.
First of all, drivers should select the high-quality lubrication oil. Currently, the service life of turbocharger is significantly increased. Many cars won't have the case of breakdown in turbocharger even after they are driven for 10,000 km or even 20,000 km. However, most of the problematic turbochargers are caused by the breakdown of the oil seal between the turbocharger and the inlet pipeline, thus resulting in burning lubrication oil. And the breakdown in the oil seal is mostly caused by long period of changing lubrication oil or using bad lubrication oil, which will lead to the inadequate lubrication and cooling in the floating turbine main shaft, and this will cause oil leakage. Therefore, it is a must for drivers to choose the high-quality lubrication oil.
Secondly, drivers should keep the turbine clean. Drivers should often do the cleaning on the lubrication oil and the filter in order to avoid the entering of the impurities. Moreover, drivers have to timely clean and change the air filter, in such doing, it can prevent dust and other dirt entering the high-speed rotating impeller of the turbocharger. In addition, drivers have to regularly check whether there is something wrong in the sound and shaking of turbocharger, and whether the seal ring is sealed or not. As the technological maintenance of turbocharger requires much more than that of the normal engine, hence it is better for drivers to maintain their cars in the professional shops.
Thirdly, drivers should maintain gentle driving. As the exhaust-gas turbocharger would have very higher temperature when it is driven really fast. In the past, the cars which are installed with turbochargers can not instantly stop after they are fast driven. Drivers have to let the cars idle rotation for several minutes so as to let some lubrication oil lubricate and cool down the turbocharger. Even though many turbocharger-installed cars have been solved the cooling problem, drivers can instantly stop the car. However, it is better for drivers to drive their cars as gently as possible, for turbocharger is cooled with the help of lubrication oil. If the car is coldly started, the lubrication effect of the lubrication oil would be bad, meanwhile, if turbocharger is high-speed rotating, it will badly damage itself with turbo repair kits.
