# My Turbo Nightmare

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**Created:** [October 20, 2006, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-turbo-nightmare/19061 "2006-10-20T10:07:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-turbo-nightmare/19061/80 "2006-10-20T20:06:40Z")

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> [@DrDoS](#):
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> So we decided we were going to let it run for 10-15 mins with some cheap oil to rinse it trough…

For future reference: it’s estimated that torsional vibrations on a crankshaft while idling are 2-3 times worse than while at redline (in gear/under load).

:shrug: Not that this should happen within 10-15 minutes of idling in any car, but just because it was idling doesn’t mean there was less stress on the engine. 😉

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