Super charger Service
06-11-2019, 07:54 PM
#1
Super charger Service
I recently bought a 2003 C5 with an East Coast super charger. What super performance! Can anyone enlighten me about any regular service required to keep this unit in top shape?
06-13-2019, 08:54 PM
#2
Generally speaking, superchargers don't need much.
- Inspect the drive belt semi-regularly.
- Put on a new drive belt a bit less regularly, but significantly more often than you would on a stock setup.
- Make sure that if it has a standalone oiling system, the oil is changed on schedule. It'll probably smell terrible.
- Make sure that if it uses the car's oil feed, the oil lines are properly attached and not showing evidence of leaking.
- Depending on the unit, a rebuild may be recommended at a certain interval. This might just mean a new bearing set every 100k miles.
- Inspect the drive belt semi-regularly.
- Put on a new drive belt a bit less regularly, but significantly more often than you would on a stock setup.
- Make sure that if it has a standalone oiling system, the oil is changed on schedule. It'll probably smell terrible.
- Make sure that if it uses the car's oil feed, the oil lines are properly attached and not showing evidence of leaking.
- Depending on the unit, a rebuild may be recommended at a certain interval. This might just mean a new bearing set every 100k miles.