TURBO CHARGERS
Turbochargers get VERY hot: not only are they driven by the flow of hot exhaust gas and the internal turbine can spin as fast as 100k RPM!
Warm-up isn't much of a problem: once you have adequate oil pressure, you can start driving.
Warm-DOWN, though, can be especially important for older cars. If you turn the engine off as soon as you reach your destination
the oil inside theturbocharger could burn, creating a thin coating on the inside of the turbo.
Eventually, this layer can build up enough to cause the turbocharger to be starved of oil, and fail.
In fact, some manufacturers have started installing pumps that continue to push the oil through the turbocharger for a few minutes
after the car has been turned off.
Also, you might consider switching to synthetic oil, since it may be better at keeping its nominal viscosity,
and burns at a significantly higher temperature than standard oil.
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