86 951 Driver

I was just curious what the average life expentency of one of these unit is. I have a 1986 944 Turbo. All stock.

minho78

I have heard of 200K miles. But it also dependends on the car maintenance(oil).

theedge

Mine was over 200,000 miles when it got foreign object damage, working well up to that point.

Paulyy

my car has done 120k miles still working, no shaft play,

running_cold924

ditto to Paully. i pulled mine to upgrade.........isn't that the thing to do? lol

quinnfiske

I have 190K on the original unit. Car has always been well maintained and I am careful to let it idle for about half minute before shutting it off after using a lot of boost.

Willard Bridgham 3

150 track hours were on mine before I rebuilt.

ilikemy944

Had 150-160k on 26/6, no smoke, drove it like I stole it all the time at up to 18psi. It was previous owners drive to track, drive around track and drive home car so it was always pushing psi.

Sold the car eventually.

slap929

How hard is it to rebuild a KKK 26/8. I have oil in my pipe going to the intercooler and was wondering what my options are. What was the price of that rebuild, Willard?

Darwantae951

180k on mine and working fine until I pulled engine for the swap.

alxdgr8

160k and no problems before I upgraded.
The KKK K24 on my S4 has 258k and no problems.

Paulyy

hahaha. im holding my breath so i can bolt a new one on.

Willard Bridgham 3

I didn't rebuild, I got a K27/8 to replace the stock.

Black51

Is there a ton of oil in the pipe, like pooling and generally slobbery? Or just some residue? It's normal to have small amounts of oil in there.

VWaddict

Over 230,000 miles on my '89 -Still strong boost.

-ALWAYS cooled down carefully, and NEVER boosted until warmed up.