Anyone done this? How long does it take to remove ?
thinking of doing a rebuilt

 

I'm interested to know, too. I've got the issue where the little rubber linkage thing is worn out. I figure that as long as I'm doing that, I should get the new snout with the smaller pulley. And as long as I'm doing all that I should go ahead and cut off that damn duckbill thing. My 2010 still has the old AC drain design and it's impossible to get to with the supercharger installed.

 

The 4.2L how to is in the DIY sticky


also this from the X350 forum (4.2L again)
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...r-i-pdf-84396/

And this
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...valley-134108/

 

I was quoted 6hrs labour at £65 per hour but told that could go up so would budget for $1000 , get the coupler changed whilst its off only a few dollars for the part

 

I don’t understand your quote. I had it removed, cleaned, oil changed and reinstalled at the dealer for 1/2 that.
furthermore, its an Eaton. A common supercharger that many shops know how to manage properly.

 

On my x308, it took about 4 hours to R&R. But i spent probably another few hours doing valley hoses, vacuum hoses, and other miscellaneous bits because "while I'm there". The actual rebuild, assuming it doesn't need the front rotor pack bearings, is easy to do and cheap ($80) with a simple harbor freight level press. Do the snout bearings, rear rotor pack needle bearing packs and a coupler; that with oil was that like 80$on eBay.

i much prefer the torsion isolator style couplers versus the solid ones. They reduce noise a good bit with that little spring! I think i paid like 50$for a factory style coupler.

 

Well done you , that is very cheap , yes we all know they are made by eaton. Here in the Uk . Is yours the 4.2 or the 5 litre car you don't say ,Please add to your signature so every one can see please

 

The sticky shows you all the parts I changed while I was in there.

If I had to do just the supercharger again (TB, TB elbow, intake pipes, coolant manifold, etc..), I could probably do it under 4 hours.

However, you will have access to the inter coolers, intake gaskets, and fuel injectors at that point. Your call.

 

Yes, where did my signature go??

... I have no idea why the presentation of the signature block seems intermittent.

 

Thats better

 

For SC removal/refitting my indy has quoted £1080+VAT, which is broken down as

1) 7 hours labour
2) Changing the coupler snout to a newer solid version (supplied by them)
3) Changing the SC oil (supplied by them)
4) Changing the bearings (supplied by me)
5) Changing the SC belt (supplied by them)
6) Replacing the smaller ali upper pulley with a stainless one (supplied by them)
7) Draining/flushing and replacing the coolant with Evans Waterless (supplied by me)

I cross checked all the prices and in most cases they could source the parts cheaper than I could, as they run an X150 race car running on Evans coolant they still have to get back to me on the price...but I suspect it will be cheaper than I can get it.

 

This Evans waterless coolant has my attention. What can you say about it...

 

Erm, dunno it's waterless and coolant?

From what I've read engine temps increase as it has a boiling point of 180+

The benefits seem to be:

1) No pressure
2) No corrosion
3) Never needs changing
4) A leak is a gradual process, not a gusher
5) No water pump failures

 

That's 180 in Celcius, or 350 Fahrenheit.
While engine temps may increase overall, the hot spots are somewhat alleviated, so the engine temperature is more uniform.
Also, Evans is legal for all drag strips where glycol based coolants are not due to slipperiness and a real mother to clean off the track.

 

Spilled my coffee lol

 

I think I would rather use 100% water to keep overall temp down. Hahahaha

 

I Spilled my coffee as well lol