is there a certain kind of gear oil that i need to put into the snout? or is it just any kind of gear oil? and the amount i put in there, i just fill it to the top when the snout is attatched to the supercharger, correct?

 

There is supercharger specific oil. Go to your dealer they should have it.

 

how often do you need to change the supercharger oil?

 

so i cant just go to autozone and get it?

 

It will say SC oil. INTENSE sells it for 10 bucks. And when you fill it.....lay it flat on a table and fill it to the bottom of the threads

 

can you go into detail on filling it up, i kinda had a hard time understanding that

 

Sure while you have your SC off place it on a table.....the part that connects to intake manifold------>>table. now fill the sc up until the oil is level with the bottom of the threads. Some oil may even come out a little. wipe the mess and replace the plug.

 

why are you refilling it? from the service manual -

the eaton m62 is a fifth generation roots type supercharger. the supercharger is a positive displacement pum that consists of 2 counter rotating rotors in a housing with inlet and outlet ports. the rotors are desingined with 3 lobes and a helical 60 degree twist from front to back the rotors in the supercharger are designed to run at minimal clearance, not in contact with the housing or each other. the rotors are timed to each other by a pair of precision spur gears which are pressed onto the rotor shafts. the forward end of the rotors are held in position by deep groove ball bearings. the back end of the rotors are supported by sealed roller bearings.

the gears and ball bearings are lubricated by a synthetic oil. the oil reservoir is self contained in the supercharger and does not rely on engine oil for lubrication. this oil reservoir is sealed for life of the unit and is not servicable.

 

I'm with him^^ everything i've heard has been that the oil is self-contained and never needs to be replaced...

 

when you port your sc you need to refill oil. when you macine your snout you need to refill oil

 

thanks for your help M88ArRamadi

 

my dealer told me you should replace the oil evey 30 000 km either the guy is a TOOL and has no idea what he is talkign about or he is right but after reading this post i have no idea what the right answer is..

 

GM specs say that the SC oil does not need to be changed for the life of the SC. However, just because they say it does not need to be changed doesn't mean that it actually doesn't need to be changed. If you want the SC to last longer I would say it would be a good idea to change the oil every 30,000 miles or so even though it is not necessary.

 

well all i know is my dad had a 2001 gtp (leased) and we never knew about the supercharger oil and near the end of the 3 year lease we started to hear the supercharger making bad noises so now i think back and think it could of been because we never changed the oil.