Re: Turbo care

[raf40@oes.amdahl.com (Richard Funnell)]

You're right.  I referred to them as oil-cooled, since that's what I
presume provides what little cooling they get.

>..>From: raf40@oes.amdahl.com (Richard Funnell)
>..>Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 12:43:45 -0800
>..>
>
>i think that you'd find that both these turbos are air-cooled, not water
>cooled.
>the water cooled turbo for the ur-q was the 1988 2.2litre/hydralic cam motor
>upgrade if memory is correct....
>
>warming down is an absolute must after hard driving with a air-cooled turbo.
>
>-dave.
>'93 s2
>'90 ur-q
>
>..>I've owned 2 Audi turbo's, both oil-cooled.  The first, an '82 5KT, was on
>..>its 4th turbo when I sold it at @115K miles.  I made no effort to cool it
>..>off properly, and had some bad luck (a turbo shaft broke in 2 pieces in the
>..>middle of the night with a car full of wife and kids, but that's another
>..>story.  Kept driving till the noise went away.).  My current '83 urQ has
>..>close to 100K miles, with no signs of turbo fatigue.  When I had my heads
>..>done a couple years ago, the turbo was checked for free play and passed
>..>with flying colors.
>..>

Richard Funnell,
San Jose, California
'83 urQ
'87 560 SL