Oil leaks/Consumption
SEALING PROBLEM
Oils seals on the front and the rear of the crankshaft or O-rings can get damaged.
- clean the engine thoroughly
- Run the engine and try to find out the exact location of the oil leak.
- Change the seal i.a.w. the latest maintenance manuals
OIL CONSUMPTION
: The engine will only CONSUME oil when oil can enter the combustion chamber. Check compression for
piston/ piston rings –
procedure here
– cracked pistons/damaged piston rings can lead to increased oil consumption.
Sometimes this can be reflected in spark plug condition and oil coming out of the oil/air separator air breather line.
High oil consumption should be reported to ULPower before further flights.
