Supercharged to natural?

[tai27yiuop]

Hey guys, I'm pretty sure my blower is shot. There is a terrible rattling coming from the supercharger and the sound doesn't stop when i take the belt off. Is it possible to just remove the supercharger from the engine? I don't have the money to buy a new one and I don't want spend money on a part that might not fix the issue.

 

[Bio248]

there will be no intake if you take it off. so no, you can't.

 

[Elite6]

If the noise continunes without the belt is probably not your supercharger. Take a video of noise and post it up here so we can listen. Could be a ticking injector. How is the horsepower? Feel normal?

 

[blackgtp95]

If your sound continues even with the supercharger belt off it may not be the supercharger that is making the noise

Could you provide a video for us to listen to it?

 

[94GrandPrixSE]

Its your supercharger coupler, cheap and somewhat easy fix.

 

[coolone]

Lol... If s/c is disengaged by removing belt... It couldn't possibly be the coupler.

Video is needed as sound travels and what you think is the s/c is probably something else.

 

[blackgtp95]

Seems this car was just posted in the for sale section

wants $800 for it, might be a steal of a deal because whatever is wrong could be a $5 fix

http://www.grandprixforums.net/98-grand-prix-gtp-77704.html

 

[94GrandPrixSE]

Oops i over read the "removed belt part".

 

[txslow6]

More than likely the trans is making noise.

 

[coolone]

Seems this car was just posted in the for sale section

wants $800 for it, might be a steal of a deal because whatever is wrong could be a $5 fix

http://www.grandprixforums.net/98-grand-prix-gtp-77704.html

Lol... How many people get rid of cars that have manageable issues...
So unfortunate!

: )

 

[tai27yiuop]

I'll post a video tomorrow afternoon. And I kind of just need to be rid of the car. I've put a lot of money into it

 

[tai27yiuop]

And I doubt it's the tranny the noise definitely is coming from the engine bay. And from left side if the engine I think it's the blower because it was rattling very lightly then after work one day it sounded completely terrible. I'm fairly sure that I can hear the sound coming from the supercharger I do think the coupler needs to be replaced also because there is some play in the snout

 

[tai27yiuop]

And the power feels normal still has the same 'get up and go' just a terrible rattling sound at idle (it can kind of be heard while accelerating)

 

[dbextreme]

Idler/Tensioner pulley???

If you are dead set on the supercharger being bad, there is one in the for sale thread $85. I see them on craigslist all the time to.

 

[camopaint0707]

I bet its more to make it run NA than a new blower.