Seals for the TRD S/C
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Originally Posted by yellot00tr
i had just a pulley and it blew the seals on my sc according to toyota. the extra 1.5lbs of boost is capable of destroying the seals as my tech said. basically, anything and everything u do to the car will destroy the seals. if u're not careful when opening the hood, a large gust of wind on a hot day will warp them as well. also, if u, a friend or someone looks under the hood, make certain that they don't breath too hard when near the sc-within 3ft and 2inches is as close as u should get-that too may warp the seals if u're not careful. i believe that's happened to only 4 people, but as they say, even 1 is too many.
Dude did your tech not tell you the rest? Mine said make sure you do not wear sunglasses when looking at the sc because the ultraviolet light in the air could bounce off your glasses and hit the shaft, causing the entire engine to blow into pieces! And that is only part of the whole story, I was told a brand new owners manual for the sc is coming out soon with chapters dedicated to what should and should not be done near this car.
it's just annoying-at this point, no one really knows what's causing the seals to crap out, and those who know how to replace the seals aren't even talking about it. it's like a big secret or something. what's the point of coming onto a forum like scionlife, telling people that the seals which so many people are having problems with can be replaced, but then not tell anyone where to get em? it's nice that someone knows about it, but just doesn't want anyone else to know-since there could be a huge run on the things, and then they'll be gone for all eternity. WTF
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Originally Posted by yellot00tr
it's just annoying-at this point, no one really knows what's causing the seals to crap out, and those who know how to replace the seals aren't even talking about it. it's like a big secret or something. what's the point of coming onto a forum like scionlife, telling people that the seals which so many people are having problems with can be replaced, but then not tell anyone where to get em? it's nice that someone knows about it, but just doesn't want anyone else to know-since there could be a huge run on the things, and then they'll be gone for all eternity. WTF
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well im going to have mine apart within the month or w.e i get, which ever comes first and im gonna be at a shop so ill get the proper measurments to match up with any that are on the market as of now....or have some made...
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From: Waldorf, MD
That would be great if you did that. you would really be helping out the group. you should definately post a DIY and take plenty of pictures. I pray that someone would do this. It would help out the S/C community so much.
I think with a S/C we can put down better hp#'s and trq#'s then a turbo at the same boost. that is why i went with a S/C and i like torque.
I wish ZPI would have done something like this or any major shop that is involved with the scion community. If they did they woudl have very devoted S/C owners repeatedly going to them.
I think with a S/C we can put down better hp#'s and trq#'s then a turbo at the same boost. that is why i went with a S/C and i like torque.
I wish ZPI would have done something like this or any major shop that is involved with the scion community. If they did they woudl have very devoted S/C owners repeatedly going to them.
Ripp mods said that if anybody has a blown seal that if they send it to them ....they can see exactly what is broken (for future issues). They might be able to see what can be done but need to see the piece first.
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i think highlandermac has his old blown supercharger...I would be willing to donate to the cost of sending it in to ripp to have them diagnos it and fix the problem
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well that is great that ripp would do this. would they do it for free? all we have to do is send them the S/C? well whoever is the next victim i am sure we will here about it and it would most likely be posted. i am sure we would all be willing to donate some funds for the cause atleast to cover shipping.
can that be agreed upon?
can that be agreed upon?
i'll help out the shipping cost as well if someone can get one to rippmods. we need to have someone make or tell us where they got seals for this thing. it's going to be ridiculous if people on slife wouldn't want to help each other out. we all love cars, we all lover our cars, and if there's anything that anyone can do to help each other out, why not do so?
yea ^^ someone that has a blown one that has no need for it .... might be able to have them get the seals made and that person can turn around and resell the charger..its worth the $20shipping if you can make a few grand off the blown seal'd charger.
