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Maintenance Tips
1. Supercharger Belt
Check your belt condition and tension. Replace or adjust as required.
2. Oil Level
Check the oil level of your supercharger. Use the sight glass or dipstick (depending on your supercharger model) to confirm the correct oil level.
See image below for sight glass.
3. Filters
Clean / replace your oil and air filter at the vehicle manufacturers recommend intervals.
Sight Glass Oil Level
Supercharger Oil Change Intervals
Lysholm compressors vs New Whipple compressors
Lysholm Compressor
25,000 to
30,000 miles
Change oil every 25,000 to 30,000 miles with 5-50 weight full synthetic oil.
New Whipple Compressor
75,000 to
100,000 miles
Change oil every 75,000 to 100,000 miles with one of the following oils.
- Whipple #SCOIL-155
- Ford Motorcraft #XL-4
- GM #12345982
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