Friend's GTP Question

[BwolfGT]

Friend of mine is picking up a GTP, can't remember what year, says everything is perfect condition except the S/C is broken, it spent it's whole life driven by an old lady who probably never changed the s/c oil, is there an easy fix or is he better off just getting a new charger?

[Bio248]

depends whats broken. sounds like rocks?

[BwolfGT]

Doesn't make a noise, it just doesn't do ****, like it's not even there.

[a98gtp4u]

u can get a good used 1 cheap.

[a98gtp4u]

thats weird it wrote it in bold letters.

[1LoudGrandPrix]

anything else wrong with it?

[BwolfGT]

He said it makes a weird clicking noise.

[a98gtp4u]

bearings or coupler. so it doesnt boost at all? u feel nothing when u get on it?

[BwolfGT]

Yeah, well that's what he says anyway, I haven't driven it yet.

[a98gtp4u]

well if the coupler broke then, when the pulley turns it wont turn the rotors so u get no boost. take the s/c snout off and check the coupler. i got my s/c rebuilt and when i took off the coupler it was just about gone. it was making all sorts of noises.

[BwolfGT]

What's cheaper fixing that or just getting a used s/c? A Gen III is only like 100 bucks used now...

[a98gtp4u]

check 4 1 in the for sale forums. i saw 1 in there 4 like 75+ shipping. awesome price.

[a98gtp4u]

but 1st check the coupler and the inside of this 1.

[BwolfGT]

Yeah, he doesn't have too much extra cash so I was thinkin a simple setup like a working s/c, 3" DP, 180 t-stat, 104s, FWI, and a tune.

[GTPJOE90]

he is doin what im doing in about a month hehe lol and then 3.4 yeah brian tell him ebay man he can find a nice cheap 1 or talk to mini i bet hes a good guy and might sell them?

[BillBoost37]

well if the coupler broke then, when the pulley turns it wont turn the rotors .

Sorry, you are wrong about this. If the coupler was not in a supercharger then the pins of the shaft and gear driver would make contact and the charger would still turn. With damage to the pins most likely. A coupler will rarely if ever shatter and break up, the typical failure is for the holes in the coupler to become egg shaped and make noise. This doesn't actually effect performance of the charger, only irriate the driver with a noisy motor.

To the OP, if you have trouble finding a low cost charger LMK. There's two in my garage that I'd like gone to good homes. Winter is coming and space is always a premium.

[shawnz90]

maybe the belt isn't on the snout at all lol might of been 2 much power for her

[a98gtp4u]

true. check the belt. the most obvious place 2 look 1st. i actualy saw a guy running a gtp without a s/c belt and it was making noise out the ass, like if it were about 2 blow.

[reveregtp]

hmm i ran without a blower belt for a day and it didnt make any noise. ive heard of people not running a belt at all in the winter with no noise

[a98gtp4u]

well the car i heard sounded real bad.