low supercharger oil!
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E36M3 race car/Ferrari F355 GTS/1973 Mini 1275GT/Fiat Abarth/ML63/SLK55
low supercharger oil!
my c32 has 36K miles and 4K to go before next service.
pulled supercharger oil plug / dip stick this am and no reading!
is this normal? manual did not have any info
how serious is this? should i report to dealer? should I top it up? what oil should I use? don't know if i'm being paranoid but now that i think about it the s/c whine has been louder as compared to when i got car......
maybe other c32 owners should check their cars as well..........
any feedback will be appreciated......
pulled supercharger oil plug / dip stick this am and no reading!
is this normal? manual did not have any info
how serious is this? should i report to dealer? should I top it up? what oil should I use? don't know if i'm being paranoid but now that i think about it the s/c whine has been louder as compared to when i got car......
maybe other c32 owners should check their cars as well..........
any feedback will be appreciated......
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there's a black tube with a pull off top that's towards the back of the SC. just pull the plug out see if you have an oil reading. i plan to use a wire to carefully gauge where my level is. if it's dry i will have dealer check after i add oil.
just curious to know if anyone else is low. i had checked some time in past it was fine.
lack of oil could be a disaster for the unit.
just curious to know if anyone else is low. i had checked some time in past it was fine.
lack of oil could be a disaster for the unit.
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Hmm I have never seen this. I heard that the super charger was sealed and you have to take it apart to replace the oil. I have read here that the use a special oil and you dont realy need to replace it. I will look when I get home
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From: MILFORD,CT
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sheees. sorry guys...just destroyed all my credibility.
i figured out how i mislead myself. my honda lawnmower's oil dip stick is similar- i transposed the images.......!!! (i can hear you snickering :-(
been working too hard and running too much.....
aw well i'll get over the embarrasment...
http://www.chrismahanukwanzakah.com/
i figured out how i mislead myself. my honda lawnmower's oil dip stick is similar- i transposed the images.......!!! (i can hear you snickering :-(
been working too hard and running too much.....
aw well i'll get over the embarrasment...
http://www.chrismahanukwanzakah.com/
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extra oil is for the SC
The oil used is gear oil, similar to oil you would find in the differential. It's function is to keep front gears that spin the lobes lubricated and cooled.
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Suuuuper blast from the past here brought back up by AWDMan dropping his C32. Reading through this post I'm a bit confused. Someone above made a smartass comment that the dipstick behind the SC was our engine oil dipstick. I was always told (and read) that we don't have an engine oil dipstick and had to use the digital readout on the dash in "dyno mode"?
What's the scoop?
What's the scoop?
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Suuuuper blast from the past here brought back up by AWDMan dropping his C32. Reading through this post I'm a bit confused. Someone above made a smartass comment that the dipstick behind the SC was our engine oil dipstick. I was always told (and read) that we don't have an engine oil dipstick and had to use the digital readout on the dash in "dyno mode"?
What's the scoop?
What's the scoop?
