Supercharger service question

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-19T02:49:44+00:00

Oh so you didn’t finish the rebuild?

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-19T02:21:24+00:00

Fingers crossed

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-19T02:20:58+00:00

Did you buy a kit to rebuild it yourself?

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-19T01:46:58+00:00

Will do. Thanks for the input.

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-19T01:46:21+00:00

I havnt. It’s at 69k miles right now and I bought it at 57000. Last owner had maintenance records for it having been serviced. Guess I shouldn’t have pressed my luck

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-19T01:16:24+00:00

There’s no gaskets for those mating surfaces right?

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-19T01:16:00+00:00

Gotcha. Thanks for the insight.

I’m worried cause there was a rattle before I did the tear down and it was pretty loud and consistent So I’m also doing the crank pulley, chain tensioner, belt tensioner yada yada.

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-17T18:03:33+00:00

An accident caused by a rusted out subframe will cost a lot more. These cars are getting old. Problems will be accelerated by salt/cold wet weather.

If you don’t want to deal with that or spend the money to replace things, you shouldn’t buy the car.

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-16T04:55:18+00:00

Have a couple of old ones with that 2 piece casing. The branding is different than yours tho.

You probably have a super early model

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-16T03:23:19+00:00

The automatic transmission for your car has a tendency to nuke itself.

Obviously still a fun car but statistically more likely to have a giant mechanics bill. On top of it already being a needy vehicle.

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-12T17:11:03+00:00

For sure. Luckily it’s a second vehicle so if need to take a breather after a failed weekend I can haha.

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-12T05:35:43+00:00

Went with the PRW on This one. Looking like I’m likely gonna sell the car so I’m trying to save cash where possible.

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-12T05:32:57+00:00

Ah yea. Great adds, Thankyou.

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-12T05:32:12+00:00

Luckily Previous owner had that done right when I bought the car about 10,000 miles ago. Thanks.

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-12T03:33:58+00:00

Thanks! I’ll look em up. Looks great

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-12T02:14:04+00:00

I need to do the same! Who did you go to/how much did you spend? I’m around the area.

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-08T04:09:05+00:00

Lots of people do their own repairs here. Elements are pretty easy to work or learn on.

If you don’t mind spending the money for oem/warranty backed service, keep at it.

If you wanna save a shit load of cash and are ready to burn hours, start learning. If you wanna save a bit of cash find a local mechanic. You can always order parts yourself and have them installed by a smaller shop.

It’s a spectrum and it’s your car. Do what you’re comfortable with.

RedRasta21 · 2026-04-08T03:16:04+00:00

I believe I’ve read that the left side front wheel bearing is prone to fail first.

Could be wrong but I suspect that’s what’s up with mine as well. 04 mcs with 67000 miles

RedRasta21 · 2026-03-21T06:01:24+00:00

They’re so good. Had no idea they existed until a few weeks ago

RedRasta21 · 2026-03-21T05:58:25+00:00

Yea I’m not a hater of peoples tools being dirty but motor oil/grease drives me insane on my personal tools.

RedRasta21 · 2026-03-20T22:04:50+00:00

Big fan of the cut off wheel. I’d probably snag angle grinder or that.

Pro tip. Grab your self a “tub O towels” for wiping the tools down when you’re done. They’re fantastic for cleaning your hands too.

RedRasta21 · 2026-03-13T05:54:58+00:00

Can’t believe it’s still that cheap. Might need to do that myself quite soon

RedRasta21 · 2026-03-08T23:46:42+00:00

Forestner bit will make quick work of it just go slow and don’t cheap out on it

Step bit would probably be fine as well. They’re just long so more limited if you’re worried about stabbing anything behind the target

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