A turbo helps to deliver more power to a power source. Today, almost all engines have a turbo and it is a low-maintenance part, as long as you carry out maintenance on your car properly and on time.
A turbo is on an engine to create power. It was once invented to give sporty cars even more power; now it is mainly used on smaller engines with little displacement. A turbo then helps to boost power, without the detrimental extra fuel consumption of an engine with a larger displacement. And in this time of downsizing, ie the use of car engines with fewer cylinders and less cylinder capacity, the use of a turbo has become very normal in almost all new cars. A three-cylinder of 900 cc generally has 70 hp, but with turbo it is suddenly more than 100 hp.
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Let’s see how it works. A turbo consists of two parts: an outlet side and an inlet side. There is a paddle wheel in the exhaust side, which is driven by the exhaust gases coming from the engine. By turning that wheel, an attached impeller in the inlet side also starts to turn and that ensures that the intake air is forced into the cylinder under pressure. And when you have pressurized air, you have more oxygen and you can inject more fuel and therefore the engine delivers more power. A turbo is a technically advanced product and is often mounted in a hard-to-reach place. As a result, repairs to a turbo are often expensive. But if you have the normal maintenance of your car done properly and on time, you don’t have to worry about the turbo. Pay particular attention to the lubrication, which is essential for a turbo and it is therefore important that you use the right oil and have it changed on time.
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