Re: turbo care

["Lyndon Camidge M&L-KB" <lcamidge@MADGE.COM>]

Tom,

	You Said:

>I saw an interview with a representative of Garrett Industries on TV
>yesterday. The guy said that today's turbos don't need to be run at idle
>speeds to cool down. It appears that the advances in design allow it to 
be
>switched straight off.
>Of course, he would say that. Garrett probably earns a nice amount from
>replacement turbos... If *I* had a turbo engine, I'd still let it idle
>before switching off.

I believe that You comment about "Mr Garrett" is probably not far from 
the Mark, it also points out that Garrett Maybe don't know as much about 
Quality / Long life turbos as they think they do !. . . & Maybe that's 
Why Audi Use KKK Turbos


Lyndon Camidge

P.S. My 20V Quattro Turbo has now done 119k Miles on the original Turbo 
with no sign of wear (Touch Wood !)