Tips to prolong turbo engine life

[fderry]

I ran across the below video and thought I'd share it with Maverick 2.0L EcoBoost owners. He lists 7 mistakes turbo owners generally make in the way they use/maintain a vehicle that is turbo charged. I have had 3 turbo charged cars and my new Maverick Lobo over the last 40 years. I was cautioned on #7 & #6 on my first turbo charged car by the dealer and in the owners manual (a 1986 Mercury Merkur XR4Ti). His #5 & #4 are just common sense. The remaining are more Ford turbo truck related. I find this to be a very good review for anybody with a EcoBoost Maverick.

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[Cherokee]

Outstanding !
Now people may understand why I hate the stop/start feature so much.

 

[matmondro]

Some of the points here are valid, but this is an AI video and channel. Unfortunately, seeing channels like these more frequently now on YT.

 

[Cherokee]

IMO
Every point was valid,
A I , didn’t see that, just a guy sharing wisdom.

 

[James K]

I ran across the below video and thought I'd share it with Maverick 2.0L EcoBoost owners. He lists 7 mistakes turbo owners generally make in the way they use/maintain a vehicle that is turbo charged. I have had 3 turbo charged cars and my new Maverick Lobo over the last 40 years. I was cautioned on #7 & #6 on my first turbo charged car by the dealer and in the owners manual (a 1986 Mercury Merkur XR4Ti). His #5 & #4 are just common sense. The remaining are more Ford turbo truck related. I find this to be a very good review for anybody with a EcoBoost Maverick.

Good video. Turbos have come a long way, but every issue mentioned in video is valid. Just an interesting fact: I have 40K miles on my EB and just had the oil changed, which I do every 5K. Just before heading to the dealer for the oil change (at 70 I don't feel like doing it anymore, even with a lift in my garage), I checked my oil. It still had the golden yellow color and was at the correct level after running 5K miles with at least 20% of that 5K towing.

 

[Raymundo76]

I ran across the below video and thought I'd share it with Maverick 2.0L EcoBoost owners. He lists 7 mistakes turbo owners generally make in the way they use/maintain a vehicle that is turbo charged. I have had 3 turbo charged cars and my new Maverick Lobo over the last 40 years. I was cautioned on #7 & #6 on my first turbo charged car by the dealer and in the owners manual (a 1986 Mercury Merkur XR4Ti). His #5 & #4 are just common sense. The remaining are more Ford turbo truck related. I find this to be a very good review for anybody with a EcoBoost Maverick.

Excellent, thank you

 

[KenE]

IMO
Every point was valid,
A I , didn’t see that, just a guy sharing wisdom.

Exactly, spot on. My 25MY Maverick is a Hybrid, but I've owned several Fords with turbocharged engines. Allowing the engine to idle for several (up to 5 minutes) after hard, hot weather engine load is crucial to turbo life. I always installed a "turbo timer", so I could set timer so engine would run for minutes after I exited vehicle with key removed & vehicle locked. I also defeated auto stop.

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