Manchu16
Active Member
Over the past 30 hrs or so I have watched my oil consumption climb. I have been addressing a bunch of squawks from when I bought her.
I usually saw 1qt per 6 to 7 hrs fast forward and now I am 1 qt per 2.5 to 3 hrs. I put a brasso can on the bottom of the breather and I am definitely pushing a bunch out. The belly confirms it. Overall the slight leaks on the engine, have not changed and the inside of the cowl is dry. I normally run at 6 and fill at 5 qt. I let her go to 3 qt and no change on the rate of burn.
Borescope and compression tests look great. Both hot and cold compressions are where they were for the past 2 CIs. Oil analysis is enroute to Blackstone. Plugs are clean.
Savvy looked at then engine data and nothing noted. The tech proposed an oil ring flush.
Having never done one, nor has my A&P, I wanted to see if is as straight forward as the instructions provided and if there is any downside. I know I need to pull my quick drain, but I was doing that anyways to replace the orings.
I usually saw 1qt per 6 to 7 hrs fast forward and now I am 1 qt per 2.5 to 3 hrs. I put a brasso can on the bottom of the breather and I am definitely pushing a bunch out. The belly confirms it. Overall the slight leaks on the engine, have not changed and the inside of the cowl is dry. I normally run at 6 and fill at 5 qt. I let her go to 3 qt and no change on the rate of burn.
Borescope and compression tests look great. Both hot and cold compressions are where they were for the past 2 CIs. Oil analysis is enroute to Blackstone. Plugs are clean.
Savvy looked at then engine data and nothing noted. The tech proposed an oil ring flush.
Having never done one, nor has my A&P, I wanted to see if is as straight forward as the instructions provided and if there is any downside. I know I need to pull my quick drain, but I was doing that anyways to replace the orings.