thanks guys

I updated the write up with some more specific informations.

If you have more questions. Do not hesitate to ask me.

thank you for that Hugi, put into the wiki..  ... - .- -.




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Excellent write-up.  Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.

I got mine done by the guy who sells the kits on eBay. He was a very nice guy and happy to talk anything through, so if you're stuck I'm sure a phonecall to him will get you sorted. However HUGIs guide looks great. One thing I would be careful of though is if you take of the aluminium intake plenum you put it back with a torque wrench. If you do it by guessing it doesn't always fit correctly and can leak air.

Also I had a custom intake pipe done instead of that stupid black plastic thing. Added minimal (but nice) supercharger noise and there was a nice increase in throttle response. 
07 Supercharged - Still breaking her in!

Boot soundproofing part 1 - http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic15612.html
Custom exhaust - http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic15296.html
18" wheels for Brembo equipped cars - http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic15052.html

@TheAllSeeingPie do you have pictures of your custom intake pipe?

I dont like the black plastic thing.

Great point with the torque for the intake plenum. However I did mark the position of the buckle so I knew how tight it was before.

Excellent write up, this is on my 'to do' list.

Also really interested in ditching the silly ported tube. Do you have some more details?

also; @Hugi much to the embarrassment of many a native English speaker, your English is great!

Thanks.

Steve

If the garage recently had the engine out on ours, would anyone know if the supercharger oil would have had to be changed at that time anyway?

Thanks.

Ryan, I doubt the oil would have been changed during that process, although I'm happy to be proved wrong.

I'd assume not.

Interestingly, the recent health check my SC had done by Conrico in Chertsey, the garage refused to change the SC oil as their computer information suggested there was a metal bar directly inside the SC casing once the allen nut was removed, thereby preventing syringe oil removal. I asked them to actually check, but they declined on the basis they 'may' cause damage by doing an operation they clearly weren't familiar with.

My SC's due a service any time now, so I'll be booking her in somewhere that is amenable to doing the oil change. I tried doing it myself but chickened out taking the SC snout off. Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.

Cheers Si. Huigi's write up does suggest this oil change might not be for the feint of heart novice and I note he did the job with a mechanic friend.

My 2007 S/C has done 65,000 kms and I've had a read of this and the process seems pretty straight forward though undoubtedly more awkward than it seems. In any case, is it too soon to do yet at 65k? It is also a very easy 65k too.

What do you reckon?



Pete. '07 4.2 S/C
'13 X3M

HUGI wrote:

so lets start with the job:

First imagine a SC without this silly plastic cover. If you like I can take pics how to remove the cover too.

here it is:


now you see a black plastic part with the weird shape connected to the Airfilter: Air Intake Duct Boot (PHD500075)

this you can remove very easily.

It will look like that:





This screw you need to remove to suck out the oil.


and on the technical diagram:



It needs a specific allen key. (We didnt have so we had to make one to fit) Size: (3/16)

Removing the nut there seems complicated with the throttle body intake in place.
So we decided to remove the throttle body intake (part no: LR005192)



Here you can see which Parts you need to remove. It is Part 1 and 4.




First you have to undo in the back and lift the throttle body intake and pull it towards you.

Then it is pretty easy to undo the nut and take out the old oil and refill with new one. Probably the nut is stuck and you need to spray it with some WD40. I would advise you to put a rag down there so if the nut or the allen key falls you can grab it easily.

I used the syringe which was included in the Kit I bought from EBAY. I got 170ml out of the Supercharger. The Oil capacity is 215ml. To get out as much as possible lift the car in the back a bit so the oil is flowing to the front of the Supercharger.


Then refill the Supercharger with the same quantitiy of oil until it overflows (second reason to put a rug or a piece of cotton there) Just tight the nut again and you are done.

Please be aware! You need special Oil. I read some topics somewhere else about people using normal engine oil?!!

Hope you understand my approach even if English is not my first language and I am not very familiar with technical terms.

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Gutted!!....the pictures have gone  1988 Classic 3.5 EFI in Green - GONE.
1993 Classic 3.9 Vogue SE in Green - GONE.
1997 P38 4.6 HSE in Blue - GONE.
2002 P38 4.6 Vogue in Black - GONE.
2007 L322 4.2 SC in Java Black.
2007 Audi TT 3.2 V6.
1988 Porsche 930 turbo.

I know! They would have been very helpful!

I changed the oil a while back and posted some pictures here

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic55392-45.html

Just scroll down a bit. It is much easier to do than you might think, just a little fiddly if you have large hands, also don't forget the rag you don't want to lose the drain plug

David Range Rover 4.2 Supercharged 2006
Ford Focus EcoBoost 1.5 2017
MG TF 2003

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Land Rover Discovery 2
Jaguar Mk2 3.8 - Company car
MG Midget 1974 - Concours

That is perfect and a massive help! Thank you David  1988 Classic 3.5 EFI in Green - GONE.
1993 Classic 3.9 Vogue SE in Green - GONE.
1997 P38 4.6 HSE in Blue - GONE.
2002 P38 4.6 Vogue in Black - GONE.
2007 L322 4.2 SC in Java Black.
2007 Audi TT 3.2 V6.
1988 Porsche 930 turbo.