supercharger oil

[s_jo4]

every other time when i had my fluids changed it was all done under gm and yesterday i changed the sc oil myself for the first time since my car is out or warranty and the service contract was up. anyways the i cyphoned it out and it was a light golden brown color like fresh honey, but when i put 8oz of oil back into it was a clear color with a light tan tint, does the sc burn the oil that bad?

[Ripn12s]

I just replaced the coupler in my snout and the oil was almost black, pretty dark anyway. 85k on the blower

[s_jo4]

yeah just wanted to make sure that the fresh oil is suppose to be almost clear.

[gtgp97]

just like engine oil for a car. goes in relatively clean and come out dark brown or black.

[stlwagon]

Changed mine several weeks back. Not only was it significantly darker, but was only able to extract about 4 oz of the normal 8oz capacity.

[hardywang]

Originally Posted by stlwagon

Changed mine several weeks back. Not only was it significantly darker, but was only able to extract about 4 oz of the normal 8oz capacity.

You have a leaky supercharger?

[stlwagon]

No. It was either low from the factory or, as with other lubricants, some was consumed by the parts it was lubricating.