DIY supercharger oil change
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Faces towards the cabin , Look in detail at each photo , use long Allen key chop part of small end of otherwise it won't fit as not enough room , Unless you can find a way past all them cables hoses etc to go straight in , pack area well it is a must as it is more bother to get plug back in than to take out , also a telescopic magnet for retrieving the plug if you drop it , then you will need a drink straw or from a can of wd40 etc and heat to a bend then tape to syringe hose . Good luck and preserve. George
#64
What we going for here, raspberry or a nice apricot?
But seriously i had my snout & pulley changed a few weeks back, whilst the DIY in-situ change is laudable, my Indy noticed that the SC coolant hose under the SC was perishing when they removed the unit, I know as they returned the old one to me.
So to me worth the 5hrs labour paid to prevent a future catastrophic failure.
Like others on this thread, they put back in twice as much oil as they took out, now considering mine is on 55k miles that's an awful lot that's burnt off, weirdly the consistency/colour/smell of the old fluid wasn't that bad...I have a sample to send off for analysis...but will do that in the New Year and post up on here.
But seriously i had my snout & pulley changed a few weeks back, whilst the DIY in-situ change is laudable, my Indy noticed that the SC coolant hose under the SC was perishing when they removed the unit, I know as they returned the old one to me.
So to me worth the 5hrs labour paid to prevent a future catastrophic failure.
Like others on this thread, they put back in twice as much oil as they took out, now considering mine is on 55k miles that's an awful lot that's burnt off, weirdly the consistency/colour/smell of the old fluid wasn't that bad...I have a sample to send off for analysis...but will do that in the New Year and post up on here.
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5mm at most , file the edge . That vacuum hose that bends up pulls out , to replace use WD40 so it fits in ok
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What we going for here, raspberry or a nice apricot?
But seriously i had my snout & pulley changed a few weeks back, whilst the DIY in-situ change is laudable, my Indy noticed that the SC coolant hose under the SC was perishing when they removed the unit, I know as they returned the old one to me.
So to me worth the 5hrs labour paid to prevent a future catastrophic failure.
Like others on this thread, they put back in twice as much oil as they took out, now considering mine is on 55k miles that's an awful lot that's burnt off, weirdly the consistency/colour/smell of the old fluid wasn't that bad...I have a sample to send off for analysis...but will do that in the New Year and post up on here.
But seriously i had my snout & pulley changed a few weeks back, whilst the DIY in-situ change is laudable, my Indy noticed that the SC coolant hose under the SC was perishing when they removed the unit, I know as they returned the old one to me.
So to me worth the 5hrs labour paid to prevent a future catastrophic failure.
Like others on this thread, they put back in twice as much oil as they took out, now considering mine is on 55k miles that's an awful lot that's burnt off, weirdly the consistency/colour/smell of the old fluid wasn't that bad...I have a sample to send off for analysis...but will do that in the New Year and post up on here.
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#68
Thanks, George. Wd40 as a lubricant so it slides back on okay or for some other purpose?
Sorry for all the qs
Last edited by Justtttttom; 12-21-2020 at 03:10 AM.
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Yes to first part , If you are not handy with spanners and self services do not attempt , Also unless you are very tall . I had to kneel on the engine block for hrs at a time on a cushion, trying to get the plug in and out a mill at a time due to the confined space . Good luck and beep us posted
#70
Great stuff. I'm usually pretty good with fiddly things (and bodging tools to work) so I'll give it a whirl when the weather permits.
I might try this and cut a bit down. Looks like the tool I sonly 5 mm thick so might be the ticket.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BGS-115-Special-Ratchet-Silver/dp/B005C45QKI/ref=asc_df_B005C45QKI/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=208050023643&hvpos=&hvnetw= g&hvrand=4276527442934373402&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt =&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006832&hvt argid=pla-423508222217&psc=1&th=1&psc=1
I might try this and cut a bit down. Looks like the tool I sonly 5 mm thick so might be the ticket.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BGS-115-Special-Ratchet-Silver/dp/B005C45QKI/ref=asc_df_B005C45QKI/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=208050023643&hvpos=&hvnetw= g&hvrand=4276527442934373402&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt =&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006832&hvt argid=pla-423508222217&psc=1&th=1&psc=1
Last edited by Justtttttom; 12-21-2020 at 06:46 AM.
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George05 (12-21-2020)
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I’m actually seriously considering this after you mentioned it. Is there really any reason not to? If not, would you recommend a “mod shop” doing the drill and new plug?
#73
Maybe it would be worth doing it if the supercharger is taken off for servicing...otherwise that appears impossible as a DIY to me.
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Well in fairness they didn't put it there - Eaton did. The 5.0 installation has the charger mounted the other way round to the 4.2, returning the throttle to the front, but putting the plug at the back. And JLR had determined with both engines that the oil was 'lifetime' - i.e for the expected service life of the supercharger/engine/car...so why would they care if it could be accessed or not...
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