Wierd noises from sprintex supercharger
 

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I have 2012 toyota gt86 with sprintex kit on it. I bought it with the kit on it and ever since then the engine bay make squeaking noises , probably belt/pulley noises.
First inspection showed that the accessory belt tensioner was not working right so he got replaced with a new one, but the noise is still there.
Ill try tomorrow changing the drive belt since i have a spare one at my garage, but she looks perfect, no signs for cracks or anything.
Im starting to think the noise is from the sc pulley , is it possible to oil him a lil bit ? Mabey he making this squeaking noises?
Does anyone faced the same problem ?
Thanks.


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Have you changed the gear oil in the supercharger itself in the time that you've owned the car?

Well no i didn’t.
Actually didn’t know there is oil in the supercharger ..
Where can i get some info about this ?


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So i did some research and bought redline 75w90 ns gear oil , changed the sprintex oil that was almost empty ! :(
Changed the drive belt also , and now everything seems to work perfect. No noises at all.

Thanks !


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No problem! Glad you found the issue before anything went wrong! enjoy your car :thumbup:

yeah the rotrex blower in the jrsc kit tends to eat oil too. everyone says the service interval for the blowers oil change is 50k miles or 2 years, im like no way in hell dude. 10k miles.

Sprintex kits are every 30k but when pushed I have read the seem to loose a bit oil. Most people recommend checking the oil level regularly and it must be jacked up to to get a level reading.

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Mine is making weird noises too. Ive attached a video which distinctively demonstrates the sound I'm referring to. I haven't gone to a shop to have it looked at yet but Im thinking this a pulley bearing on its way out (not sure which one)
This noise completely goes away once the car is warmed up. Does anyone know what this could possibly be?



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Are you talking about that squeak? If so it's the belt. What pulley do you have? Mine did that for a bit after I switched to the 69mm from the 72.5 but it's gone away. Get a spray bottle of water and use to lightly spray the belt. If the sound goes away might want to put a fresh belt.

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Hey thanks for the reply
Yes I'm referring to that squeak lol
I'm running the 69mm pulley since I had the SC install. I just got this supercharger + pulley/belt a few months ago. Is it possible I need a new belt already. I dont track the car... just daily drive it and occasional pulls nothing crazy. It's hard to believe I need a new belt already but I will try your suggestion.

What idler pulley are you using?

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I'm still using the OEM idler pulley.

Dorman 419-610 Idler Pulley https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003QVIXYU..._yT3iEbDB97W6J

Try this. The stock one will not work as you drop the down to smaller sc pulleys

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I ran one of these kits for 62K miles. I'd recommend checking the gear oil in the blower on a very regular basis, it will consume oil and if it goes dry bad things will happen.