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Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie
Extended amount of time is bad on turbo more than anything.
Turbo washes are very important.
I did oil change and all fuel filters yesterday on mine and will do a turbo service later today.
I try to 3 turbo washes a season.
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Not quite sure what you mean Ronnie when you say extended amount of time is bad on the turbo...........yes, if your refering to idling time?
Turbo washes are very important.........well......
Some things to think about. Turbos are meant to pump air, a turbocharger doesn't really start to get loaded up until the engine is around 80% load. If you had a pressure gauge on your intake manifold you would see this.
Turbo washes. Some engine and turbo engineers will discourage the use of turbo washing. The reason is you have to make certain the water solution is going in at a fine mist. If it is going in as droplets it may do more damage to the compressor fan than the cleaning function. Some engine designs actually inject finely ground walnut shells for cleaning, have never seen this myself.
For those of you wondering about turbo washing this is a system where water and solution is injected into the air intake side of the turbo (compressor) and then goes onto somewhat cleaning the fins on your aftercooler. This will not take off any carbon buildup on the gas turbine side cause by light load, idling.
This also relates to having a good air filter, less stuff to get on the compressor. For the most part boats are a very clean environment, compared to contruction sites. Sometimes a big culprit is belt dust from a poorly aligned belt.
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