Originally Posted By: tempnexus
Originally Posted By: rooflessVW
Sorry; what do you think an intercooler does?
I don't know, but not enough to prevent killing a Porsche Turbo few times over.
Of which I don't want to suffer the same fate as that owner of the Porsche. He has money (Neurosurgeon) so he did not use aftermarket parts.
Side note kind of ironic that a Neurosurgeon is driving a sports car where most of his patients are from a result of a sport like accident (no helmet law in AZ).
An intercooler doesn't do anything for the turbo. It cools the air towards ambient air temperature before it goes to the throttle body.
BG MOA as mentioned earlier is a big shot of moly into the oil. You can also try Liqui Moly M0S2.
I had 1 turbo snap on my old TDI at 160,000 miles. The shaft snapped. The old Passat, 217,000 miles without turbo issues, changing the oil every 5000 miles.