[Hazlitt777]

I know this is highly speculative, but has anyone an opinion of how long a properly maintained 1.4 turbo engine will last? At 20,000 a year, 50% highway, will it go 200,000 without major repairs? Have we any data on this yet?

Will it for example be as tough as the old 3.8 litre GM engine?

thanks,
Joe

 

[Hazlitt777]

Thanks for the comments and insights. One thing this little 1.4 four cylinder turbo has going for it is that it only revs up to 2200 at 70 mph. So that has to be big. My 3.8 litre Impala ran at 2000 at 70.

 

[Hazlitt777]

How high were you reving it? Hitting the track...what do you mean by that?

On the first 10k on my cruze i lost a manual transmission. (The bearing whine) On my replacement i didn't mess around and swapped the trans fluid with ams oil. Still runs great. @ 55K miles now.

I blew my second turbo by hitting the track 5 days in a row, by the 5th day i could hear a whine when it was spooled. A week later it failed on my way to work. Stock turbo is amazingly reliable as long as you let it rest between pulls.

Im very confident in the engine *knock on wood* We'll see how it holds up to the bigger turbo.

 

[Hazlitt777]

Old tread I know...but any updates on comments on how our 1.4 turbos are doing? Or any comments on what you are hearing out there? Is it starting to develop a reputation for being tough...or are there some problems showing up?

thanks,
Joe

 

[Hazlitt777]

Such low mileage. Good for you.

 

[Hazlitt777]

Hard to believe it's been over five years since I started this thread. I now have 98,000 miles on my 1.4 turbo and all is well.

Any further feedback on the general durability of the 1.4 turbo? I'm hoping to make it to 200,000.

 

[Hazlitt777]

Thanks for your replies guys. By the way, I'm still on my original tires! They are Goodyear assurance. I will be replacing them around 105,000 or so. Great tires. Never even had a leak.