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Old May 17, 2019 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by GaryJG
I would prefer the 350. Carbon build up will probably happen to both engines, but the turbos usually have alot more other worries down the road...

For starters, the design of a turbocharger: It has to work at extreme temperatures of hot exhaust gases, while the turbocharger shaft is lubricated by engine oil. This means there is more demand to the oil quality. Engine oil deteriorates faster under extreme heat. A turbocharged engine will not forgive low oil level, poor-quality oil or extended intervals between oil changes. Most turbocharged cars need high-quality synthetic oil and have shorter maintenance intervals. Some also require premium gasoline.

Turbo engines tend to have more problems in many cars, although there are turbocharged engines that are reliable. A turbocharged engine has more components than a naturally-aspirated (non-turbo) motor. These include an exhaust wastegate setup, intercooler, boost control system, vacuum pump and a more complicated crankcase ventilation (PCV). A turbocharger itself is not uncommon to fail. The more parts, the more can go wrong.

At higher mileage, as the cylinder walls and pistons rings wear out, higher combustion chamber pressure results in increased pressure inside the engine crankcase. This can result in oil leaks that pop up from many places and are difficult to fix.
While this is true sometimes, Lexus put a tiny *** turbo in the IS and the engine is reinforced for the turbocharger so I don't foresee issues for a while. The fact is, as GaryJG said, there are more components to a turbocharged engine so there is a greater chance of something breaking. I trust Lexus looked into it all though as they are the luxury reliability kings obviously since it's almost all Toyota components. Sidenote: the turbo on the IS was developed in house and manufactured by Toyota/Lexus and it isn't an outsourced turbocharger so that helps too.
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Old May 17, 2019 | 09:36 AM
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I trust Lexus looked into it all though as they are the luxury reliability kings obviously since it's almost all Toyota components. Sidenote: the turbo on the IS was developed in house and manufactured by Toyota/Lexus and it isn't an outsourced turbocharger so that helps too.
Yes, this is a good point. I bet its safe to say out of all the turbo charged motors on the road, anything Toyota / Lexus will the best ones in terms of long use / miles before serious issues.
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Old May 17, 2019 | 10:17 AM
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Consumer Reports ranks Lexus at the top of turbo powertrain reliability. Lexus' turbo may not be the most powerful among its peers, but it certainly makes sure it gets its reliability right before it chases a few more horses.

Most modern turbo engines aim at 25bar BMEP and 100kw/L specific output but Lexus targets 90% of these values, it should be no surprise they are guanranteed an edge on reliability. It's not that they couldn't make competitive power; they choose to not make maximum power out of their engine.
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Old May 17, 2019 | 01:31 PM
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Consumer Reports ranks Lexus at the top of turbo powertrain reliability. Lexus' turbo may not be the most powerful among its peers, but it certainly makes sure it gets its reliability right before it chases a few more horses.

Most modern turbo engines aim at 25bar BMEP and 100kw/L specific output but Lexus targets 90% of these values, it should be no surprise they are guanranteed an edge on reliability. It's not that they couldn't make competitive power; they choose to not make maximum power out of their engine.
Wow, this is great info!! Thank you!
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