1st Gen "How To" Supercharger Oil Service + Oil Pan Gasket

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The primary purpose was a supercharger oil check/refill... It’s an MCS only job that should be done every 80,000 miles or so for those of us with...
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    90intherain New Member

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    #41 90intherain, Jul 30, 2012
    Sorry Aaron. Just trying to warn a brother
     
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    #42 agranger, Jul 30, 2012
    No worries. That topic just tends to get folks fired up around here and has gotten other threads locked.
     
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    #43 Professor, Aug 5, 2012
    So here is a question. I recently refreshed my supercharger. I removed both ends to find good gears.

    What are some of you using to reseal the supercharger. I used the same sealer that Eaton uses. Its an anaerobic sealer, same used to seal the two half's of the gearbox.
     
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    #44 agranger, Aug 8, 2012
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    The recommendation that I received (khuevo, I think) when I was planning the work is to NOT crack the ends open unless you really need to. With a bit of peering around, you can see the gears through the fill/drain holes and unless metal dust comes out instead of oil, you really don't need to open the ends.

    You get a better clean-out by removing the ends, but that's why I bought an extra bottle of new oil... I did several 'rinse' steps after emptying the old oil, adding clean, spinning the charger shaft and rotating the entire supercharger in every direction, draining, then repeating. After 2 or 3 rinses, the oil coming out looked like the oil going in, so I called it good and refilled to the end-state level.
     
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    #45 tebogue, Jun 23, 2013
    In the process of servicing my MINI R53 - Please feel free to take a look. tebogue Thanks, Tim
     
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    #46 agranger, Jun 24, 2013
    I love the 4 tube fluroescent fixture that drops right down into the engine bay... very nice!
     
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    #47 ScottinBend, Jun 24, 2013
    No way that would work for me..........I would keep hitting my fat head on it every time I got into the engine bay...:D I would love to have a multi-led light setup that was able to attach to the underside of the bonnet to really light it up. Hmmmm.....good idea!

    Good luck with the servicing Tim, nice pic's.
     
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    #48 Dave.0, Jun 24, 2013
    Just FYI and it may not apply to this car but for that odd rattle and before you pull out a SC make sure your alternator does not have a cracked housing.

    I thought I had the death rattle starting in my SC and it turned out that it was the alternator this past Spring before the Dragon.
     
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    #49 Jason Montague, Jun 24, 2013
    :cornut: Yeah and brake pads during the Dragon:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:(sorry DaveO-I couldn't resist):Thumbsup:

    Jason
     
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    #50 Dave.0, Jun 24, 2013
    :lol::lol: You Deeeeck :lol::lol:
     
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