Unplugged the supercharger reservoir & nothing came out but the stink! Have they been known to go dry? Certainly no indication of a leak anywhere.

Thanks and best,

Steve S.

 

Oil or coolant dry??
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Thanks, Clubairth.

I have the SC & Intercoolers, etc. off the car. It is the oil reservoir that is empty..

 

Found the oil! Forgive the confusion!

 

The supercharger would not work long with oil or water, maybe a few miles.

 

Almost feel ridiculous explaining:
Have SC off the car. Removed oil plug & turned upside down & only a smidgen came out. However, after arranging sc & walking away for a few hours, a reasonable amount of oil came out. Will measure amount & turn her various ways to be sure.

 

There isn't a huge ammount in it about 120ml if I remember right, I think thats 7 and 3/4 of a furlong in strange American units.

 

Hey glad to hear there was oil!!
Thanks for reporting back as the M112 is not known as a leaker but anything can leak.
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Speaking of SC oil, would there be any value to pouring a little solvent in after the oil is out to wash the residue out?

Thanks and best,

Steve S.

 

Hi Steve,
The usual way of changing the supercharger oil is to put a long thin tube onto a syringe and suck it out. Refilling it is done the same way. Note that the quantity is set, and it is not just filled until it leaks out the filler port.

Pete M

 

I would not use solvent with the rotor pack inside. The black coating will start to come off. You can remove the snout then rotor pack and clean the housing. There are needle bearings in the rear to be careful of too. Resealing everything is easy using a loctite sealer on the flanges

 

this has to be the funniest post I've read around here 😁😂😂😂

 

You ain't seen nothin yet!!