ok, so i have my heart set on the massive turbo for those of you who have seen the thread, but for now my belt still slips and i prob wont be turboing it until the beginning of summer when classes are over. So my question is:
When i ported the supercharger dumb me washed it (that part isnt dumb) but i washed out all the blue grease in the bearings where the rotors plug into. I had to have my car driveable so i just didnt think anything of it and put it back together. Do you think the reason why im still slipping is bc the bare metal on metal aka no grease on the bearings making it harder to turn at high rpms? Ive literally tried and have everything to fix the slip and this is the last thing i can think of. So, is it worth a try or no?

 

yea lack of lube is a bad thing

 

yea those bearings are probly toast now, however you might get luckey an be able to just grease them.

what pulley, belt, and tensioner are you running???

 

you washed... the inside... of your supercharger?

 

yeah i took it apart completely, like i only washed the housing. how else are you supposed to be sure you got out all of the little metal bits from porting the supercharger?

 

Pressurized Air...

You said you washed away the grease... did you replace it?

 

shop air.

this reminds me of the guy who flushed his auto trans with a garden hose, then wondered why he needed a new trans.

 

lol...

I mean... come on...

i think when he washed away the grease he should have thought that it might have needed to be there...

 

you washed...... the inside........ of your supercharger.....

 

^^^ lol

 

You washed...... the inside...... of your supercharger???

what color??

 

Metal Flake Colored

 

just dump some sand in there, it will fix the supercharger and port and polish your engine.

 

Why dident you drain your engine oil while you were at it. Seriously......

LOL what did you think was going to happen.

 

R tard bumpage

 

you guys are idiots. like really. if you read the post you would have seen i said i needed to drive the car. Also when i was washing it i had plugs in the wholes, but come blue greas still came out. i didnt like scrub in there. youre all jerks. really. and we wonder why this site has gone to ****. I was just asking if that could be a possibility of why my s/c is still slipping.

 

Site goes to **** cause we have great members like you. I'll be back in a minute. Gotta go flush out my gas tank with some soapy water.

 

restonSS - It's possible that the lack of grease is making it harder to rotate thus making your belt slip. You should apply grease to all parts that were originally greased when you wash them.

 

^i agree with this guy, how do you know for a fact that you're slipping? boost isn't going to max? but you should grease those bearings before you come back in this thread and tell us something happened to your s/c. it'll be worth your time taking it apart again.

 

washing machine or dishwasher FTW! who cleans by hand these days anyway?

 

I say pressure washer.

Sorry for making fun. Like the others said. Get it greased sooner than later, then report back.

 

people who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty

 

great members like me? when did i say i needed to flush my gas tank with soapy water? hey why dont you go run a 16 second quater mile when ur done flushing your tank. ill say it again, i had plugs in the holes and a bit of blue grease came out, not a ton. I needed to drive the car asap. The porting took longer than i thought and putting it all back on. i must know something considering ive done all of this to my car and installed it all myself. oh and i built a custom turbo kit for a scion tc. before i ran it i flushed my gas tank with soapy water...idiot.lol

 

I think the whole thing is...

You should never really spray water inside a housing... i mean.. i know it seemed like a good idea.. but youd never wash out your cylinders would you? (not trying to act funny)

A pressurized air tank with a hose would have just blasted all the metal flakes out.. and would have left you with a less damaged super charger..

the chances the bears are already shot is high... which is why your belt is slipping (because your supercharger just cant turn anymore)...

Take it to a machine shop to see if anything has worn out or through due to no lube.

 

yeah, i ordered s/c grease last night. im taking apart the s/c again to check out the bearings and re grease them as soon as it comes in.

also remember
1. only a little bit of grease came out.
2. I only slip when i get to like 5700 rpms on a 2.6 pulley.
thats why i dont think they are completely shot.