review@drutx.UUCP (Millham) (02/28/85)
>> "The emission warranty does not cover the turbo! If this was true, >> why don't GM, Ford, Toyota, Saab, etc. offer the same warranty on >> their turbo? I don't think anyone else offers 50K miles on thier >> turbo." >> >> Brian Millham >Mr. Millham states, emphatically, that "the emission warranty does not >cover the turbo!" I maintain that turbo failure will cause vehicle >emissions that do NOT meet EPA requirements; therefore, "GM, Ford, >Toyota, Saab, etc." MUST treat turbo failure as an emission warranty >item. Mr. Millham, I see by your "From" line that you work at ATT Denver. >If you would like to contact me (x3532), I can introduce you to one of >my co-workers who was recently reimbursed for the cost of a new turbo by >Volvo when his turbo ate its own bearings at just under 50,000 miles. >The specific reason for the reimbursement was "emission warranty" -- >even though the general vehicle warranty had expired! I will again state: THE EMISSION WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE TURBO! This is what it covers: (that's if my warranty book is correct) Carburerot Feedback Control System Electronic Fuel Injection System Air Cleaner Vapor Containment Door System Electronic Spark Control Electronic Control Module Vapor Storage Canister and Controls Deceleration Throttle Control Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve and Control System Air Pump, Belt & Pulley Air Injection Controls PCV Valve Catalytic Converters Vacuum hoses, clamps, fittings and tubing used with the above components and systems. Vacuum, temperature, altitude, speed and time sensitive valves and switches for the above systems No turbo is mentioned in the above list. How could the turbo affect the emissions of the car? All it is is a turbine that is turned by exhaust gases. If it breaks, the gases flow through the exhaust system just as they would when it works. There is a waste gate on the turbo to prevent overboosting. Does this mean when that is active that my car won't meet EPA standards? I find that hard to believe. -------------------------------------------- Brian Millham AT & T Information Systems Denver, Co. ...!inhp4!drutx!review