07Speedster150215hpSC
Member
Was wondering what is a safe limit of hours to put on my 2007 speedster 150 supercharger?
If I'm not mistaken the 2007 boats have the 2006 engines with the ceramic washers in the superchargers. The change was made in 2007 I believe, over to steel washers as the ceramic ones were prone to failure.
If you do not now what's in there in regards to the washers, I'd rebuild it now to avoid any issues with the washers being ingested into the motor if they let go.
Normal maintenance after a fresh rebuild is 200 hours now I believe.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
Hey guys,
Im proud to say that my brother and I just purchased a 2011 seadoo challenger 230 SE last year and enjoyed every minute i spent on that boat. the person we bought it from claimed to have had the superchargers rebuilt after a year of owning the boat. We just hit 100 hrs on it at the end of last season and i was wondering if any of you rebuilt the superchargers yourselves. if so, can anyone point me to the part number of the rebuild kit so that i can try to rebuild the superchargers myself? Im confident in my abilities to do this properly, however i dont want to screw up and get the wrong parts. any help at all will be greatly appreciated. thanks!
Hey guys,
Im proud to say that my brother and I just purchased a 2011 seadoo challenger 230 SE last year and enjoyed every minute i spent on that boat. the person we bought it from claimed to have had the superchargers rebuilt after a year of owning the boat. We just hit 100 hrs on it at the end of last season and i was wondering if any of you rebuilt the superchargers yourselves. if so, can anyone point me to the part number of the rebuild kit so that i can try to rebuild the superchargers myself? Im confident in my abilities to do this properly, however i dont want to screw up and get the wrong parts. any help at all will be greatly appreciated. thanks!
I looked into getting the parts and doing the rebuild myself as well....I'm very comfortable with turning wrenches. But, when I looked into the cost of the kit, and the fact that I'd NEVER done the job, much less did I have any of the special tools it takes to do the job right, and then comparing the price of the DIY, to having PWC do the job, it was a no-brainer for me. I removed the SCs, sent them off to PWC and got them back in a week. Re-installed them and everything runs like a charm. I'd recommend to anyone considering doing the job themselves, to really compare the cost of pulling them, sending them off and reinstalling a complete unit, vs. buying the kit, buying the special tools and fumbling your way through with You Tube videos to guide you.
I had my supercharger in my 2009 180SE rebuilt at 155 hours and 8 years. According to my mechanic who works on a lot of PWCs and the occasional boat, the bearings can go earlier than the 200 hours, especially in the PWCs. It is no longer the washer problem. The old set he took out looked pretty good to me but I expect it is hard to predict when the plastic casings decide to disintegrate. 200 hours in a boat may be in the ballpark, but I am happy I have new bearings for the next 150 hours. I will definitely stretch the 2 year limit otherwise I would be replacing the bearings at 50 hours which seems way overkill to me.You must do them both now! Those little bearings spin at 45,000 RPM and the cages in them are plastic. Over time, they get brittle and fall apart, regardless of the hours. I've seen, on customers machines, supercharger bearings fail at less than 5 years with only 55 and 68 hours on the engine. I would never let them go beyond 4 years, even if you have only 10 hours on it.
Chester
I had my supercharger in my 2009 180SE rebuilt at 155 hours and 8 years. According to my mechanic who works on a lot of PWCs and the occasional boat, the bearings can go earlier than the 200 hours, especially in the PWCs. It is no longer the washer problem. The old set he took out looked pretty good to me but I expect it is hard to predict when the plastic casings decide to disintegrate. 200 hours in a boat may be in the ballpark, but I am happy I have new bearings for the next 150 hours. I will definitely stretch the 2 year limit otherwise I would be replacing the bearings at 50 hours which seems way overkill to me.