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Old 03-06-2001, 05:38 PM
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life expectancy of turbo on 1.8? 100,000 miles?
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Old 03-06-2001, 05:48 PM
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make sure you have a turbo timer..
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90k is average for the stock k0-3
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That wasn't nice Nick! :-(
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Default I had 80K total and 70 chipped on a K03...
and it was fine when I pulled it out. I think that with the right oil (different debate) the turbo can last for at least 150K.

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..Agreed
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? :-/
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I don't know Nick, are you sure?
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good time to follow up on this question, since there are probably a lot of people with over 100k miles
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Mine is still going strong I think. 96K, 50K chipped.
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