Ok I could use some help.
I have a rebuilt IO540 C4B5 that has been going through about .2Q per hour since I first started flying it. I am pretty confident the oil is going overboard through the breather because of the following; I have oil on the belly. After a flight I often find a dark oil (almost black) drip at the bottom of the oil breather pipe and also find the same color oil on top of my air filter and around the left side of the engine (RV10 installation with breather on left side).
At about 50 hours I installed a Slime Fighter in my air breather line, but haven't seen any change in consumption .2Q and am still seeing oil on the belly and moving around the engine compartment.
I reached out to the Slime Fighter guys about my installation, but haven't heard anything back and it is pretty simple so I doubt I installed it wrong.
I can live with the consumption as long as it doesn't get worst and it has been holding for about 100hr so far. But was wondering if anyone had more luck with one of the other air oil separators?
Thanks
Mike
RV10
40644
100 hours flying
I have a rebuilt IO540 C4B5 that has been going through about .2Q per hour since I first started flying it. I am pretty confident the oil is going overboard through the breather because of the following; I have oil on the belly. After a flight I often find a dark oil (almost black) drip at the bottom of the oil breather pipe and also find the same color oil on top of my air filter and around the left side of the engine (RV10 installation with breather on left side).
At about 50 hours I installed a Slime Fighter in my air breather line, but haven't seen any change in consumption .2Q and am still seeing oil on the belly and moving around the engine compartment.
I reached out to the Slime Fighter guys about my installation, but haven't heard anything back and it is pretty simple so I doubt I installed it wrong.
I can live with the consumption as long as it doesn't get worst and it has been holding for about 100hr so far. But was wondering if anyone had more luck with one of the other air oil separators?
Thanks
Mike
RV10
40644
100 hours flying