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Tips for changing blower oil!?
Tips for changing blower oil!? Hey guys, i was just wondering if anyone had any tips for changing the blower oil for there prochargers.... i "tried" today.... drained the oil, and putting the new oil in was a disaster! 
Long story short... all 6oz of the blower oil is now on the ground.... i rigged up alittle funnel and it did not work.... do you guys just shuv your hands right down in there and put the oil in? i couldnt get my hand to fit down there with the bottle.... Is this the reason why ATI gives you a 3 pack of oil? haha...
But any tips would be great. thanks guys.... (this is my first time doing it...)
Long story short... all 6oz of the blower oil is now on the ground.... i rigged up alittle funnel and it did not work.... do you guys just shuv your hands right down in there and put the oil in? i couldnt get my hand to fit down there with the bottle.... Is this the reason why ATI gives you a 3 pack of oil? haha...
But any tips would be great. thanks guys.... (this is my first time doing it...)
I use a syringe with a long small tube attached to it to pull the oil out through the dipstick hole. A little bit of a PITA, but simpler than pulley off the head unit and cleaner than any other method I know of with the head unit still attached.
Keith
Keith
I just use a very small vac hose. Attach it to the nipple end of the bottle and once I get the hose into the SC I slit a hole into the bottom of the oil bottle.....EMO style, slow and easy.. and then squeeze the whole bottle into the SC.
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Verdad Gallardo DanWS6, i hear ya about getting the screwdriver down in there!
i dont have a problem draining the oil... i drained the oil by taking the 5/8" nut off the bottom of the head unit.... putting the new oil back in is where i need help.... i may have an idea though.. i got something from work that might work, i will let ya guys know later how i made out... but i was thinking about filling the oil with a syringe and shooting the oil with a syringe....
also, i was thinking, anybody into RC nitro cars? the fuel bottle that hold the fuel for the cars may work.... (just thinking out loud...)
thanks for all the replies though!
i dont have a problem draining the oil... i drained the oil by taking the 5/8" nut off the bottom of the head unit.... putting the new oil back in is where i need help.... i may have an idea though.. i got something from work that might work, i will let ya guys know later how i made out... but i was thinking about filling the oil with a syringe and shooting the oil with a syringe....
also, i was thinking, anybody into RC nitro cars? the fuel bottle that hold the fuel for the cars may work.... (just thinking out loud...)
thanks for all the replies though!
Keith
haha, you guys are funny! anyways, i found a setup that worked this time!!
but i started the car up and let it idle for a few minutes and i was looking at the fill screw and noticed some oil bubbling out... not alot, but is this normal? is it just bleeding the air out of the system? i used a clear vacuum line and attached it to the bottle and filled it like that....
but i started the car up and let it idle for a few minutes and i was looking at the fill screw and noticed some oil bubbling out... not alot, but is this normal? is it just bleeding the air out of the system? i used a clear vacuum line and attached it to the bottle and filled it like that....
Probably nicked the teflon washer or didn't get it tight enough. I bought several of them at Lowes (hardware store) for a couple bucks and just replace it every time I change the oil. Cheap insurance.
i replaced that teflon washer today before i put the screw back in.... next time i may pull the head unit off....
but bubbling out of the fill screw, any ideas?? im thinking air in the system. anybody else?
but bubbling out of the fill screw, any ideas?? im thinking air in the system. anybody else?
Bringing this one back to life...
I use a 1/2 vacuum line with a 4" section of telescoping antenna duct taped to one end of the hose. The section is small enough to fit inside the s/c fill hole. I fish the metal tube into the fill hole and push the bottle into the hose then cut an air hole on the bottom of the bottle. It only takes a minute or so to drain down and I never spill a drop.
I use a 1/2 vacuum line with a 4" section of telescoping antenna duct taped to one end of the hose. The section is small enough to fit inside the s/c fill hole. I fish the metal tube into the fill hole and push the bottle into the hose then cut an air hole on the bottom of the bottle. It only takes a minute or so to drain down and I never spill a drop.
