'85 5kt WG Spring Dimensions

[Mark R]

Personally, I've found it the other way.  Although there are oil cooled
turbos in the maket, most OEM turbos are water and oil cooled/lubricated.

Mark


On 4/29/07, Eric Sanborn <eric.s.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/29/07, Max Hoepli <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:
> >
> > Are turbos cooled any other way? oil? Owner of 1986 Quattro with turbo.
> >
>
> The very first 5000 turbos used a turbo that was oil cooled only.
> Starting somewhere in the 1985 model year run I believe they switched
> to oil and water cooled. My '85 has both.
>
> I am pretty sure that many current OE turbos are oil cooled only.  It
> is cheaper to make.  I know my turbo Diesel Suburban is oil cooled
> only.  It is the old saying, "they don't build them like they used
> to."  That said I would much rather be in a 2007 during a wreck.
>
>