So I pulled the blower off the motor tonight and noticed there was a bunch of oil in the upper valley of the block. I found that to be very strange and knew it had to be from the Supercharger. Especially after seeing all those pieces in it. So now the problem is that I have oil in the screws of the supercharger.

(Looking at the pic) Does this sound logical... When the motor blew, the engine oil spat up through the intakes of the blower and drained itself down through the intercooler (arrows) into the screw where it is now resting (circle in pic)? When I spin the blower, I can hear the slashing. What really worried me was then I was spining it around, there was a moment when the blow got tight as if I was tightening a bolt and then free'd itself. It seems to me maybe a small piece of debry got in there as well....

So now how do I take this thing apart to drain the oil and check for chunks?

 

The upper plenum not come off so you can remove the inter-cooler and then get access to the screws?

 

It does and you get access to the top of the intercooler, but the radiator coils are welded in and can't get to the screws. The only ways to get to the screws would be to removed the front snout bolts and pull it out the front. I have no problem doing that but was hoping to get some advice on is first.

 

Well you can siphon/drain the oil through the oil service port, but then you're still running the risk of metal being in the screws. I'd pull it. If you can get the metal out and flush the oid you should be good to go. Not much to go wrong with the twin-screw chargers themselves as they're pretty simple.

 

My thoughts exaclty. The worst that can happen is that I have to send it in. And if I don't do it myself then, I have to send it in anyways. The worst case scenario with either option is send it in. So it only makes sense in my mind to attempt it first.

 

+1 Be safe & smart and pull it apart. Ya its a pain but it beats the hell out of there being a some metal in it and it forcing that metal into your engine under boost.....

 

Boozshey

You should be able to turn the pulley freely. Keep in mind it will tighten because of the tolerances in between the twin screws then come free. If you spin it, it should spin for a second before coming to a stop.

The one thing that has got me is the oil at the bottom of the housing. Wouldn't the top of the intercooler kinda of act like a filter? I'm thinking that most of the debris will be at the top? Its just a thought.

 

Well if air can pass through the intercooler then oil should be able to as well .

 

It does do exactly has you describe. What made me notice this problem in the first place is when I spun it, it made a sloshing sound along with the sound of moving air.

Yes I do believe it did in fact act as a filter. That's why there were bits and pieces of my old motor on top of the grilling of the intercooler. If there were pieces of the old motor up there then oil could have made it up there too.

 

that sucks if you can see the screws at all usually there's some kinda coating on them and it'll get scratched if there's debris in there. like it's been mentioned the tolerances are pretty tight and even a little piece would scratch the parts and be noticeable. the oil I wouldn't worry too much about since that'll go away over time but obviously you don't want any metal in there.

have you called the manufacturer to see what it would cost to just check it out? might only cost you an hour worth of labor since it can't be that hard for them to check it out. might be worth a call.