They need maintenance to keep them running.
There are several reasons your turbo may fail. Sometimes a turbo will fail due to age and the internal components wearing out.
One common reason for a turbo to fail is carbon build up. This is typical on the variable geometry turbo. These gets carbon build up/soot build-up from the emission system and or not running properly. This is not something that you need to worry about on the standard turbos.
The next reason a turbo may fail is due to a bearing failure. We find bearings fail when they have had a loss of lubrication aka something has gone wrong with the oil feed tube to the turbo. This can also happen with extending oil changes and dirty oil. This is why it's so important to do oil changes on a consistent basis.
Our last reason that a turbo may fail is due to debris damage. This occurs when an improperly installed air filter allows debris to get past the air filter and then that debris travels to the turbo and damages the wheel and other internal components. Having a clogged air filter can also cause damage due to the turbo not getting enough air flow.
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Heather
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