supercharger maintance question
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hi all, i have a quick question about my supercharger, i have 175,000 miles on my car with the same engine and trans, but my third supercharger. after the 3rd one got replace i found out that you need to do basic maintenance on it to keep it running smooth, so what does basic maintenance mean?
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Change the oil. Just remove the plug, then use something to suck the old oil out, it stinks real bad. Then add Mobil1 5w30 synthetic oil, should be about 8oz.
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Changing the oil and replacing the couplers is about the only thing you need to do. Dan will change his supercharger oil when he changes the engine oil. GM has authorized the use of 5W-30 synthetic engine oil in lieu of the expensive GM supercharger oil. When you buy a 5qt jug of synthetic, you can use that last 1/2 quart to change the oil in your supercharger.
Couplers? When you take the belt off the supercharger, grab the pulley and rotate it back and forth. Does it seem to spin 1/8" in either direction before it feels like the rotors start moving? Bad couplers. About $25 for a set.
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Couplers? When you take the belt off the supercharger, grab the pulley and rotate it back and forth. Does it seem to spin 1/8" in either direction before it feels like the rotors start moving? Bad couplers. About $25 for a set.
That'* about it.
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thanks alot for the help guys, im going to change the oil asap, and just wondering, is this something i can mess up bad on my own or as long as i have enough common sense i will be fine?
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I think you should be fine. If you can get your hands on a medicine syringe(without the needle) and attach a piece of aquarium tubing to it, you can suck out most of the oil out of the supercharger. Just fill it till it gets to the bottom of the fill hole.
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hi all, i have a quick question about my supercharger, i have 175,000 miles on my car with the same engine and trans, but my third supercharger. after the 3rd one got replace i found out that you need to do basic maintenance on it to keep it running smooth, so what does basic maintenance mean?