ocelot729 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 The Radix have a self contained internal lubricate system, how often (if ever) does it need to be changed?? Thanks and God Bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rausche Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 I would venture to say that it should be flushed about as often as regular coolant. Maybe every 2 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTAL Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 i was told on mine ever 60000 miles lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 (edited) The gear oil in the snout? I believe it has a service life of something crazy like 80K or better. Here is what mine looked like after only like 2k miles. I had to change the oil due to a broken snout shaft. I am kind of glad I did change it WAY early though... Edited July 14, 2008 by Krambo (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTAL Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 The gear oil in the snout? I believe it has a service life of something crazy like 80K or better. Here is what mine looked like after only like 2k miles. I had to change the oil due to a broken snout shaft. I am kind of glad I did change it WAY early though... gez kevin surely you have better things to do than pick your nose and snap pictures of what you dig out j/k buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICE EATER Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 im alil curious how ya managed to brake the shaft?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 (edited) gez kevin surely you have better things to do than pick your nose and snap pictures of what you dig out j/k buddy Hey, it could be worse im alil curious how ya managed to brake the shaft?? I had a 2.9" pulley from Wester's Garage on there and it basically fused on there. I used a three arm puller to take it off and the pressure on the shaft was too much and it split like a banana split. There was really no other way to get that puppy off so I was ready for the worst. It cost me $200 from magnacharger to replace, came with the oil and gasket sealer too. Edited July 14, 2008 by Krambo (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICE EATER Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 ahh.. ok i think i remeber hearin about that now.. i didnt think about that.. i thought u were sayin it happened while you where driving or runnin it hard i was thinkin to my self WTF?? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot729 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Damn, so the oiling system should probably be changed every 6000-ish, from lookin at that picture, hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Damn, so the oiling system should probably be changed every 6000-ish, from lookin at that picture, hmmm... No. Oil looks like it is "bad" sometimes just a few miles after driving. Next time you go for an oil change, look at your motor oil a couple hundred miles after driving it...it will be black and nasty looking, not honey brown and semi transparent like it is fresh out of the bottle. Unless you get contaminents in the snout oil somehow (ie breaking the shaft, etc. ) it does not need to be changed for at least 50-60k miles or more. I've had two magnuson or "eaton" based blowers. I had an M90 that GM facotry installs on the 97-03 grand prixs and other models. GM recommended servicing only every 100k miles. I've had my M112 radix for over 20k miles and have not changed the oil on it once and have had no issues. Dont over analyze it. If you buy a brand new system, you likely wont change the oil at all, you will probably either demod or sell the truck prior to needing to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot729 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Sounds good!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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