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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 06:24 PM
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Supercharger - Most Miles

I have a 2005 with 110000 miles on the original supercharger.
It seems to be fine and doesn't make any odd noise.

What are the most miles anyone has put on one of these?

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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ignote
I have a 2005 with 110000 miles on the original supercharger.
It seems to be fine and doesn't make any odd noise.

What are the most miles anyone has put on one of these?

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I can only hope that mine goes that far as well. 2006 with 80K
 
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 06:44 PM
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I found a post from firehawk618:

I had 189k miles on mine when I took it all apart to check things out.

Mine still had some oil left in it and gears looked perfect.

Maybe I was just lucky? Or maybe it's because this car has all highway miles?
 
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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A good thread with some pretty high miles.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...gears-wow.html
 
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 05:40 AM
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ive got 147k and no noise, but the paranoid in me bought a used one ...plan on checking/refilling/rebuilding based on its condition, and then swapping sometime over winter

after reading so much about the failures, its good to hear about "success stories" as well
 
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Old Oct 6, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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I just used the trusty screwdriver stethoscope and I didn't have any grinding noise.
I guess I'm good for a while.

When the time nears, I'll probably have it fixed at Helix.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by rod from maryland
ive got 147k and no noise, but the paranoid in me bought a used one ...plan on checking/refilling/rebuilding based on its condition, and then swapping sometime over winter

after reading so much about the failures, its good to hear about "success stories" as well

Same here, a bit over 100 K, but also picked upa used one and will have it rebuilt, as soon as I hear a bit of noise it will be swaped out with a new waterpump
 
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 11:17 AM
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Ive got and 04 going to be at 119,000 this week still has original charger on it. I'm going to check oil in the front and rear covers this week after work.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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I got 98K out of mine before I noticed slight oil seepage. No weird noises but I didn't want to push my luck. I sent it off to Dustin @ autoXcooper.com for some fresh oil and seals.

I now sleep better at night.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 02:51 PM
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140k and no issues.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 06:42 AM
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One customer has 179k miles: 19% pulley at 12k, original supercharger.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 07:23 AM
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My 04S has 186k on it with the OG supercharger. I installed a 15% pulley around 80k and still no noises or leaks.

I like many was worried after hearing about all the failures so I started looking around for used SC and bought some oil expecting to replace it. I was at Way's one day talking to the techs and they all agreed not to fool with it as it's EXTREMELY rare for them to fail.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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126k on my first one, and it was just fine when replaced -- i did the whole damned drive train 'cause I hadn't fallen out of love yet...

still haven't.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 06:01 PM
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177K and still going strong.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 07:55 AM
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I had 105k on my '03 when it started making noise. I had it rebuilt, and it was just about dry when it was pulled apart.
 
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