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    Sometimes I've noticed that the vacuum lines underneath the SC snout get greasy, with what appears to be oil I normally clean them and stay like that for a while, but I think it's getting worse now.

    It's been less than a month since I installed the 3.25 pulley and it looks already dirty from the inside.

    Today I also noticed the fuse box was stained with oily substance as well as the vacuum lines underneath the snout.

    The oil has no color to it either.

    I'm thinking this is most likely SC oil. Is there a way to check the level? If it is SC oil where can it be leaking from? the breather and where it joins with the housing?



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    on the snout, there is a allen head bolt, take it out and check the level

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    yeah, but does the bolt have some kind of level indicator or how should i know if it needs more?
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    the level should be at or right around the botttom of the threads.

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    great thanks, i'll take a look.
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    That probably isn't from the blower itself sealing...it is the snout seal probably bad considering it is just hanging out behind the pulley. Is there a residue on your hood as well? If so...its a snout seal...
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    I was thinking snout seal too reading your description. They are easy to change if you can pull your mps and pulley off.

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    not sure about the hood, I'll have to check. Do I have to take out the MPS hub in order to change the seal?
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    Yeah, you will. The seal is driven into the end of the snout.
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    Crap, now I regret having only rented the pulley puller... I'll add more SC oil and buy a pulley puller with the backing plate later on.

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