Oil question - Also ready for Supercharger Rebuild

[sam99999]

I have a 2007 seadoo wake 215 with 109 hours. I am ready for supercharger rebuild as service warning came up at 100 hrs. Ski has been flawlessly running all these years. I was on my last week at cottage with ski for season before I was going to take it in for supercharger rebuild service. During a run on the lake a continuous oil warning beep came on. I noticed I couldn't run more than 10 mph without screaming warning chime. So I slowly brought it in to dock. I checked oil level and running oil pressure seemed to be ok at idle (purs like a kitten at idle) as best as I could determine while still in the water. I thought since it's last week, time to take it out of water and play it safe and take it in for service.
Any ideas on oil or could it be faulty oil sensor? Is it related to supercharger and best to play it safe. Could I have done damage with supercharger failure? When does supercharger kick it (at what RPM)?
Any help is appreciated.

 

[MacSeaDoo]

If you have a 2007 you most likely have ceramic washers unless you have already rebuilt the SC. Did you get notice on the LCD or warning symbol on the gauges with the oil symbol?

If your washers go, they can contaminate the PTO housing and cause oil pressure related errors. I am hoping for you that this is not the case.

If you can, pull the hose off of the supercharger to expose the compressor wheel.(Host that goes to the centre) You should not be able to turn it counter clockwise with your fingers.

Regardless, due to the risk, I would not run the engine until you either can pull the SC yourself or take it to a dealer.

 

[sam99999]

Much appreciated for the quick response. I talked to my dealer and tech this morning. He knows our machine and how well we have maintained it and thinks it's just a sensor acting up (can't be 100% sure though). I am aware of the ceramic washers so I have been keeping a close eye on the SC. We were able to ride it in at 10 mph and it purrs like a kitten. If we had damage, I suspect a different more noticeable sound would have been heard, even at low idle. Like clockwork, the SC warning came on at 100 hrs last outing. We got it up to 107 hrs last outing (usually about 7-12 hrs per outing). We had one more outing this weekend estimating about 5-7 more hrs for the season and then we would take it in for SC rebuild next week. Playing it safe, we took it out of water today to take in for service. Not worth the risk for a couple hours of fun. Appreciate the quick response. I will repost in a few weeks with the prognosis.

 

[xspook]

The SC bearings should have been replaced 6 times by now. It's every 2 years or 200 hours - whichever comes first.