WingedFrog
Well Known Member
Have you noticed this significant difference between cold and warm engine?
(This is after gurgling the engine):
Cold Engine: the oil level is at the middle of the flat of the oil dipstick
Warm Engine: the oil level is at the top of the flat of the oil dipstick
As far as I checked I did not find any warning about this peculiarity in Rotax manuals (operator and Light Maintenance).
If you are not informed of this fact you are at risk of overfilling the oil tank in a cold engine. This may also explain why you got oil spread over the belly of your plane.
(This is after gurgling the engine):
Cold Engine: the oil level is at the middle of the flat of the oil dipstick
Warm Engine: the oil level is at the top of the flat of the oil dipstick
As far as I checked I did not find any warning about this peculiarity in Rotax manuals (operator and Light Maintenance).
If you are not informed of this fact you are at risk of overfilling the oil tank in a cold engine. This may also explain why you got oil spread over the belly of your plane.