How to Oil Change
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 332
Likes: 0
From: San Francisco
How to Oil Change
I tried to do an oil change after getting my supercharger about 3-4k miles. However when i went under, it was a little bit different. Instead of the oil drain plug, there was a hose there in silver/red/blue. My 17mm socket can not loosen it due to the hose. So do i have to get a wrench and loosen the nut to get the hose off?
if anyone can show me a FAQ or HOW TO on doing an oil change after getting a sc, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
if anyone can show me a FAQ or HOW TO on doing an oil change after getting a sc, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Registered User
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 8,796
Likes: 2
From: San Diego, Wess-Side!!
You have to use two wrenches. One to hold the locking nut and one to loosen the line from the oil pan.
DO NOT LOOSEN the lock nut. You have to be careful to not strip the nuts and that you do not loosen the oil line from the blower connection.
It's fairly simple just do it right....
DO NOT LOOSEN the lock nut. You have to be careful to not strip the nuts and that you do not loosen the oil line from the blower connection.
It's fairly simple just do it right....
Registered User
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 8,796
Likes: 2
From: San Diego, Wess-Side!!
Originally Posted by Birdie,Dec 19 2005, 02:46 PM
I would've thought changing oil on the comptech supercharger should be like stock car? snice there no oil tap through the pan?
In a Supercharger kit such as the Vortech that DOES require an oil tap.... you would drain the oil same as if it were OEM.
Tim
Registered User
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,238
Likes: 0
From: So. Cali 626
Originally Posted by SIIK2NR,Dec 19 2005, 04:02 PM
This is the complete opposite. Because there is no oil tap, changing the oil requires a little more precaution. The oil return line on the Comptech kit requires that you remove the stock OEM oil drain bolt and that you use the Oil return line that comes with the kit. This line because of it's requirement to be flexible and adjustable in angle has 2 nuts on it. One that locks the angle of the line in place and one that actually drains the oil from the pan.
In a Supercharger kit such as the Vortech that DOES require an oil tap.... you would drain the oil same as if it were OEM.
Tim
In a Supercharger kit such as the Vortech that DOES require an oil tap.... you would drain the oil same as if it were OEM.
Tim
im probably going to have a hardtime changing my oil.
Registered User
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 3,210
Likes: 0
From: San Diego, CA
Originally Posted by SIIK2NR,Dec 20 2005, 12:02 AM
This is the complete opposite. Because there is no oil tap, changing the oil requires a little more precaution. The oil return line on the Comptech kit requires that you remove the stock OEM oil drain bolt and that you use the Oil return line that comes with the kit. This line because of it's requirement to be flexible and adjustable in angle has 2 nuts on it. One that locks the angle of the line in place and one that actually drains the oil from the pan.
In a Supercharger kit such as the Vortech that DOES require an oil tap.... you would drain the oil same as if it were OEM.
Tim
In a Supercharger kit such as the Vortech that DOES require an oil tap.... you would drain the oil same as if it were OEM.
Tim
Trending Topics
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,235
Likes: 1
From: Bay Area
IIRC, that Comptech fitting (the blue ano one) is standard not metric so don't strip it by trying to get a metric box wrench to fit on there.
Can't recall the size. 7/8" sounds like it might be right tho.
The braided steel hose coming out of the snail that goes down to the oil pan is an oil return line.
Can't recall the size. 7/8" sounds like it might be right tho.
oil return line that comes with the kit?
Registered User
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 3,210
Likes: 0
From: San Diego, CA
Originally Posted by Halo,Dec 22 2005, 08:58 PM
IIRC, that Comptech fitting (the blue ano one) is standard not metric so don't strip it by trying to get a metric box wrench to fit on there.
Can't recall the size. 7/8" sounds like it might be right tho.
The braided steel hose coming out of the snail that goes down to the oil pan is an oil return line.
Can't recall the size. 7/8" sounds like it might be right tho.
The braided steel hose coming out of the snail that goes down to the oil pan is an oil return line.
