supercharger Q:

[s1utster138]

im gettin a rattlingsound from my s/c. sounds like something is loose inside but it seems to be working fine...is this normal? is there a maintance requirment for the s/c like lubing ? thanks for your help.

[ForBiddeN]

all s/c require oil. u could be low or just need to change it and check your belt to see if its tight or your pully could be lose.

[s1utster138]

where can i check to see if my oil is low? i have 30K miles on the car so far. If my oil is low then what type ofoil does my s/c take?

[ForBiddeN]

that i do not know im waiting for navy to step in on what oil and were to fill it at. try looking for a plug around the s/c if u find it stick your finger in there and see how full it is.

[navylife59]

Oil gallery for the gearbox is presurized from a t-fitting from the oil pressure switch at the engine, therefore, if you have oil in your engine, then your covered. The oil gallery could be clogged, but doubtful. The TRD S/C as helical cut gears that have a lot of play in them. The noise comes as a standard option at no extra charge. You should be running 5W-30, synthetic is best.

You don't want to end up like this

[s1utster138]

Originally Posted by navylife59

Oil gallery for the gearbox is presurized from a t-fitting from the oil pressure switch at the engine, therefore, if you have oil in your engine, then your covered. The oil gallery could be clogged, but doubtful. The TRD S/C as helical cut gears that have a lot of play in them. The noise comes as a standard option at no extra charge. You should be running 5W-30, sythetic is best.

You don't want to end up like this

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im no handy man so im assuming that if i have oil in my engin then in good to go ... correct?

[ForBiddeN]

correct. what happend navy u run low on oil or something?

[navylife59]

Part of Phase III on my project. I have rougly 33K miles on it and wanted to crack 'er open and refresh any seals/bearings that need be before I spin it to 14.5PSI. Everything checked A OK and now I am getting it prepped for powder coating. I just got my gun and powders in.

[ForBiddeN]

sweet i want some pic's when your done.

[s1utster138]

so i went to the toyota dealer today and they said that the noise is not normal and wanted 350 to do a full check on it. didnt want to spend the 350 so i'll haev it checked out at a friends shop. how hard is it to take one of these apart to check the internals?

[navylife59]

Not that hard, more of a prob to remove from the car. Issue is that you will need new o-rings and I don't currently knwo what the torque settings are. Why does the dealer want to charge you 350? Did you install yourself? Are you still within one year of pruchase? If so, then call TRD for direction. Also, try a different dealership. That tech may have not known what he was talking about.

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[s1utster138]

well i got the car used and they looked in the records and said that it doesnt show where the s/c was installed. the 350 fee is just to look at it and see whats wrong. it will cost me extra to get the problem fixed. i'll take it to another dealer to get a second opinion on it. the sound thats comming from it sounds like somthing is loose in the s/c internals but it only make it when the car is idle.

[navylife59]

That is exactly what mine does and it is perfectly normal. At this 2nd dealer, tell them it is under warranty and that you want them to listen to it first. This way they will be more inclined to not work on it and give you the correct answer. The other dealer may have just been fishing for profits.

[carboncrazytc]

yeah that is normal when you buy your supercharger it comes with a piece of paper saying thaty you might hear the rattle noise at idle.

[Nick06tC]

Dang, they are charging you that much just to look at it?

rattling is normal, but MORE ratling is a sign of a bad charger. I had the HORRIBLE rattle before mine quit on me. Luckily I had it warrantied.

[s1utster138]

ok got back from the second dealer and from my friends shop. everything checks out fine adn they said that the sound is normal at idle. i thought that i got a bad s/c. thankd for all your help on this and yes the first dealer is trying to get some $$$ out of me. i guess it's normal for a dealer to try this on ppl. thank god i just walked away and got a second opinion from another dealer. thanks all for your advice and help. you guys rock!!!!

[ForBiddeN]

were here to please.

[navylife59]

We got your back. Besides, you don't want to end up like this

[s1utster138]

ooh damn that looks bad! what the hell happen???

[navylife59]

Project tC Phase III. Just doing some remodeling.