TROUBLE-FREE TURBO MOTORS

There’s a saying among motorcyclists that goes along the lines of there being only two kinds of bikers – those who have fallen and those who have yet to fall. But there are also two kinds of motorists – those with mechanical sympathy and those without.

Now, you could argue that there’s no such thing as being sympathetic towards a machine made of metal, motor oil, gears and glass – though you are certainly able to abuse it. There’s the obvious kind of abuse, including redlining the 4.0 petrol V6 engine of your FJ Cruiser up and down dunes three times a week ever since you bought it three years ago, or not adhering to the service intervals that’ll keep your Navara 2,5 dCi ticking over.

But the subtleties of driving styles also affect the wear and tear on an engine over time.