Re: 2.2L Tirbo engine Reliability??

Jesse wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> I know someone who has a 86 Chrysler New Yorker with 70,000 miles and a 2.2L
> Turbo engine. I inspected and test drove it and looks great and runs very
> well.
> I was wondering if anyone had any feedback on the car or engine itself??
>
> I currently own a '89 New Yorker (had it two months) with a 3.0L Mitsubishi
> engine. It runs/looks great!
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jesse


A *well maintained* and properly driven 2.2 or 2.5 turbo engine is 
extremely reliable. The lower end of the engine itself shares the same 
bearing sizes as the old 440 and 426 Hemi v8 engines and can deliver 
well over 300 horsepower without mechanical failure (see some of the 
turbo minivan and turbo drag race websites). The net result is that it 
lasts forever at the normal output of <200 HP that the stock engine 
produces. It is sensitive to loss of coolant (cylinder head warping) and 
sensitive to certain types of abuse- namely shutting down the engine 
immediately after a period where the turbo is producing boost, which 
heat-soaks the turbo bearings and "cokes" the oil in the bearing. If you 
idle the engine for 30 seconds prior to shut down- no problem.

The engine itself is vastly superior to the 3.0L Mitsubishi you 
currently have, but the rest of the car is essentially identical. Any 
non-engine strengths and weaknesses you notice in the 89 should be 
similar in the 86 Turbo car.