Flying home a couple of days ago, I noticed the oil pressure light flashing high on my OPT-1 from EI.
Panic slightly... then it returns to normal for a bit and then drops to low (literally zero on the readout). Then back to high (120+). Edited to say at this point I thought the only reliable thing I can maintain my concentration on is the oil temp, which remained solid thoughout.
Luckily I was 15 minutes from home so throttled back a bit and it seemed to stay in the normal range, until I powered back to land (dropped down low again).
On landing, no oil loss, no signs of leaks and as said the oil temp remained absolutely constant throughout.
I'm runnning an O-320 D1A with fixed prop and no inverted systems. Oil change about 4 hours (4 weeks) ago. I've noted that it might be worth checking the ball in the relief valve. Just wondered if anybody has had problems with these transducers that might cause such erratic readouts? I've got a licenced eng doing some troubleshooting on it.
Panic slightly... then it returns to normal for a bit and then drops to low (literally zero on the readout). Then back to high (120+). Edited to say at this point I thought the only reliable thing I can maintain my concentration on is the oil temp, which remained solid thoughout.
Luckily I was 15 minutes from home so throttled back a bit and it seemed to stay in the normal range, until I powered back to land (dropped down low again).
On landing, no oil loss, no signs of leaks and as said the oil temp remained absolutely constant throughout.
I'm runnning an O-320 D1A with fixed prop and no inverted systems. Oil change about 4 hours (4 weeks) ago. I've noted that it might be worth checking the ball in the relief valve. Just wondered if anybody has had problems with these transducers that might cause such erratic readouts? I've got a licenced eng doing some troubleshooting on it.
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