After reading several threads about when or IF you should change your TVS supercharger oil I decided I would go ahead and do it since I bought my supercharger used and really had no way of knowing how it was driven, or how many miles were on the blower.
I haven't seen one of these on here so I figured I'd do a writeup.
The first step is to put some rags underneath your supercharger below the fill bolt. I used paper towels because I figured they would be the most absorbent... and they worked perfectly, I didn't have to do any cleanup afterwards.
The second step was to open loosen and take out the fill bolt at the front of the supercharger.
It takes an allen key to open it. I tried using just a simple allen key, but that sucker was on there very tight so I went to a socket head hex
Once I broke the bolt loose fluid started to run out of the fill hole... that's where the rags come in handy.
Some fluid will run out, but to get all of the fluid you need to use a syringe with some plastic tubing. I picked mine up at Amazon when I bought the fluid.
Insert the tubing into the fill hole and pull back on the plunger.
At first you don't have to have the tubing in very far to pull the fluid out. But eventually you'll need to push the tubing in far enough that it hits the bottom of the reservoir. You basically push forward and turn the hose with your fingers until it starts going downward then keep pushing until you hit the bottom.
Once there keep suctioning. It took me about 5 or so syringes worth before I got nothing but air. Keep going until you don't get any more fluid out.
As you can see my fluid was pretty dirty. When it's new it's almost completely clear. Mine was dark brown and smelled awful.
From the state the fluid was in, I was VERY happy that I decided to change it. My car has just under 30k miles on it so with the additional mileage the blower had on it before I'm guessing it was nearing 45-50k miles at this point.
To fill the supercharger is actually a lot easier than to drain it.
You'll need two 4oz bottles of fluid. Apparently GM fluid is the exact same stuff but I bought Ford stuff because I'm probably just anal.
Approximately 6oz is what you'll need to fill the supercharger back up.
The bottles come with a little nozzle that you can use to squeeze the fluid back in. You just need to cut the tip and you're ready to go
Insert the tip into the fill hole on the supercharger and squeeze the bottle. The first bottle will go in completely.
Before you start your second bottle, get the fill bolt ready to put back in. I put mine right on top of the blower so I could grab it and insert it quickly.
The second bottle you need to watch because at some point the supercharger will be full.
Once it is, fluid will leak back out. When that happens grab your bolt, and tighten it up and you're good to go.
This is how much was left of the second bottle for my blower... I have the original FRPP version for the 07-09 GT500.
As you can see in the bottle the fluid is nearly clear.
Tighten up the bolt, you don't have to man-handle it... just make it good and snug. Start up the car and watch for any leaks.
I ran my car around the block a few times just listening for noises or any oddness.
That's it, good luck!
I haven't seen one of these on here so I figured I'd do a writeup.
The first step is to put some rags underneath your supercharger below the fill bolt. I used paper towels because I figured they would be the most absorbent... and they worked perfectly, I didn't have to do any cleanup afterwards.
The second step was to open loosen and take out the fill bolt at the front of the supercharger.
It takes an allen key to open it. I tried using just a simple allen key, but that sucker was on there very tight so I went to a socket head hex
Once I broke the bolt loose fluid started to run out of the fill hole... that's where the rags come in handy.
Some fluid will run out, but to get all of the fluid you need to use a syringe with some plastic tubing. I picked mine up at Amazon when I bought the fluid.
Insert the tubing into the fill hole and pull back on the plunger.
At first you don't have to have the tubing in very far to pull the fluid out. But eventually you'll need to push the tubing in far enough that it hits the bottom of the reservoir. You basically push forward and turn the hose with your fingers until it starts going downward then keep pushing until you hit the bottom.
Once there keep suctioning. It took me about 5 or so syringes worth before I got nothing but air. Keep going until you don't get any more fluid out.
As you can see my fluid was pretty dirty. When it's new it's almost completely clear. Mine was dark brown and smelled awful.
From the state the fluid was in, I was VERY happy that I decided to change it. My car has just under 30k miles on it so with the additional mileage the blower had on it before I'm guessing it was nearing 45-50k miles at this point.
To fill the supercharger is actually a lot easier than to drain it.
You'll need two 4oz bottles of fluid. Apparently GM fluid is the exact same stuff but I bought Ford stuff because I'm probably just anal.
Approximately 6oz is what you'll need to fill the supercharger back up.
The bottles come with a little nozzle that you can use to squeeze the fluid back in. You just need to cut the tip and you're ready to go
Insert the tip into the fill hole on the supercharger and squeeze the bottle. The first bottle will go in completely.
Before you start your second bottle, get the fill bolt ready to put back in. I put mine right on top of the blower so I could grab it and insert it quickly.
The second bottle you need to watch because at some point the supercharger will be full.
Once it is, fluid will leak back out. When that happens grab your bolt, and tighten it up and you're good to go.
This is how much was left of the second bottle for my blower... I have the original FRPP version for the 07-09 GT500.
As you can see in the bottle the fluid is nearly clear.
Tighten up the bolt, you don't have to man-handle it... just make it good and snug. Start up the car and watch for any leaks.
I ran my car around the block a few times just listening for noises or any oddness.
That's it, good luck!
