Massimo Here

How long will my Turbo last on my 2017 E300 2.0 (w213)??

If if never step on it hard doesn't that mean it will spin less or not as fast making it last longer, and I never drive it past 70 MPH.

Love if I never changed this turbo and it last me for 300k miles!

Miss my 2012 E350 (w212) with 302 Horse power and no turbo.

Not sure why Benz went with this small turbo engine. Less horse power and not that much better on gas!

JettaRed

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If you change your oil often (every 3000-5000 miles) with a proper oil, it should last as long as the engine. I have a 2004 Audi TT 225 1.8T that has been chipped since about 25,000 miles. It now has over 250,000 miles with the same K04 turbo. The oil has been changed every 5000 miles or less.

Massimo Here

COOL! Bet its fast!

So not stepping on the pedal will make the turbo spin less or slower- making it last longer? and I never drive past 70!?

I do change the oil every 5k, mobile 1 full synthetic and premium gas.

BenzNinja

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Oil change is the key to long last

W205C43PFL

Agree, changing oil is the key to long healthy happy life of the turbos.

Massimo Here

But what about not stepping on the petal, make any difference? :-)

Massimo Here

But what about not stepping on the petal, make any difference on how long it will last? :-)

JettaRed

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Turbos have boost pressure regulated by the diverter valve. They will only boost so high and then the diverter valve releases some of the pressure. There is also a wastegate for off-throttle relief. The proper design will have the diverter valve circulating the excess air back into the intake but after the MAF/MAP. The wastegate relieves air into the exhaust. Understanding that, "stepping on the pedal" will not significantly shorten the turbo's life. What will shorten a turbo's life is long oil change intervals, running the car hard and immediately shutting off the engine, and/or a failure of the diverter valve or wastegate.

The M256 3.0 V6 bi-turbo (and probably others) have a separate cooling system and an electric water pump just for the turbo that will continue to circulate coolant after the car turns off. Even so, I would avoid running the car hard and immediately turn it off. Let it cool down a little first.

Massimo Here

Thank you for that lesson, learned a lot!! :-)

But what if I don't run it hard, do I still have to let it idle for a minute before shutting it down?

In my days, in the 80's and 90's we were told you should wait a minute before taking off and wait a minute before tuning of the car to preserve the turbo so it will last longer, is this still true today with the 2017 e300 2.0 w213 turbo? :-)

juanmor40

Advice for turbo engines:
1- frequent oil changes. Turbo are extra hot, turbine side specially
2- Always wait for operating temperature before stepping on it. Otherwise, due to thermal expansion differences between casing and turbine the turbine WILL touch the casing -> Early dead.
3- Always let the engine idle a bit and "fresh oil" run through before letting extra hot oil sits in the bearing area burning.
4- use thicker oil on the cold spec. That is, 5W/10W instead of 0W.

JettaRed

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