TwinTurbo said:

Hey there,
I've just joined the Fiat Forum, I hope it can be useful and interesting. I have a technical question, which I hope to receive an answer to.
I've just bought a second hand Fiat 500 Twin Turbo, a 2011 model first registrated in september 2011, with 13000 km / 20917miles on the clock. I discovered that the car hasn't had any service at all, and I was wondering if this could lead to any damage on the turbo, or any other vital parts in the engine?
Clearly, I will have it fully serviced now and most carefully maintained in my ownership, but I'm most concerned about it's first three years living with the same engine oil.

I live in Norway, and the maintenance guide in all norwegian Fiats recommends a oil change every year, no matter how low your annual mileage is.

Best regards TwinTurbo

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TwinTurbo said:

Hey there,
I've just joined the Fiat Forum, I hope it can be useful and interesting. I have a technical question, which I hope to receive an answer to.
I've just bought a second hand Fiat 500 Twin Turbo, a 2011 model first registrated in september 2011, with 13000 km / 20917miles on the clock. I discovered that the car hasn't had any service at all, and I was wondering if this could lead to any damage on the turbo, or any other vital parts in the engine?
Clearly, I will have it fully serviced now and most carefully maintained in my ownership, but I'm most concerned about it's first three years living with the same engine oil.

I live in Norway, and the maintenance guide in all norwegian Fiats recommends a oil change every year, no matter how low your annual mileage is.

Best regards TwinTurbo

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ahmett said:

If the oil level isn't below minimum u should be fine.

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TwinTurbo said:

I discovered that the car hasn't had any service at all, and I was wondering if this could lead to any damage on the turbo, or any other vital parts in the engine?

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44sunsets said:

No offense intended, but why do people not check these things before they buy a 2nd hand car? 3 years is an eternity to go without a service. You have to wonder in what other ways the car was abused by the previous owner.



I think a Corolla might be able to get away with that kind of thing, but probably not a FIAT.



Good luck to you, TwinTurbo. Hopefully your car won't develop problems.

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RobW said:

what is the service interval on the twinair engine?

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TwinTurbo said:

Sorry about the figures here, I got it all wrong. Of course, the correct mileage is 13000km or 8000 miles. Thank you all for the good answers, I'll enjoy this forum in the future! I hope my turbo survives, although it has been living it's first three years and 8000miles in the same oil. Now, though, I've brought the car to Heaven; regular oil and oil filter shifts will be provided!

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