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 Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:26 am Post subject: Vanishing oil |
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Hello All , this topic has probably been thrashed to within an inch of its life , but here goes again.
Our ’52 has 1600 hrs TT on the engine and 400 smoh (top set), running her up, we get the occasional white puff from the 6,7,8,9 manifold. She is not the freshest 52 around but none the less great fun to fly.
The problem starts , when we come in to change passengers or refuel. After standing for 5 or six min I have taken to rotating the prop carefully through 2 rotations before starting again , we get a pint of hot oil deposited on the ground from no6. After the days flying we run her up for 30-45 sec ant 60% and shut down for the week. Usually loosing 1-2 litres for a 2-3 hours boring holes in the clouds.
On return , the following week , the oil tank has lost 9-10 litres on the dip stick. Rotating the prop we get , around ¾ of a litre loss at nearly 10 usd /litre , I need to find the problem .
I have replaced the oil pump with a used serviceable unit , and the problem persists.
I have stripped the old oil pump, it is truly a genius piece of thinking with the scavenger pump and the main oil feed gears being driven off the same shaft and rotating at different speeds and in opposite directions.
An amo looked at it and pointed me to a relief valve with a hectic spring holding it down, im not convinced that this relief valve is the problem as the oil is only under the pull of gravity?
I will post pics of the pump in the next post
Any ideas , would be appreciated.
Bradly Banks
Merlin Aviation Services
Cell:0825083200
Tel :0333308580
Email :Brad(at)runawaymedia.co.za
Skype: bradly.banks
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:17 pm Post subject: Vanishing oil |
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I think you have 2 separate problems. The first is: the bottom rocker boxes do not scavenge oil. A loose guide on either valve, ( most llikely the exhaust ),
will allow oil to seep thru the guide into the port and / or the cylinder. This can happen on any of the lower cylinders. The top cylinders will also loosen up with time in service but they drain down the pushrod shroud tube and therefore do not accumulate as much oil.
Secondly: There is a considerable amount of head above the oil pump check valve; about .6 meters. A leaking check valve will let oil from the tank into the engine when it is sitting.
It is also a good idea to open the drain cock on the sump at the end of your flying day and catch the oil in a suitable container to pour back in the oil tank or discard, your choice. There will be about a liter or maybe a little more in the sump. The reason for doing this is the sump is not quite large enough to hold all the oil that will drain from the engine after it is shut down. It takes a few minutes for all the oil to drain from the reduction gear, crankcase and accessory section. If the sump is over full the surplus oil gets above the skirt (s) on the lower cylinders, runs over into the piston and enters the combustion chamber by the rings and the oil return holes in the piston.
Your oil consumption agrees with what I have heard reported from other M14 operators, about a liter in 2 hours. There are ways to reduce this consumption to a liter in 8-10 hours. Contact me off list and I will discuss this with you.
Monty Barrett
Barrett Precision Engines, Inc.
Monty(at)bpaengines.com
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brad(at)runawaymedia.co.z
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:50 am Post subject: Vanishing oil |
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Hello Monty, please to make your acquaintance, thank you for taking the time to read my post and respond.
A lot of what you have said makes sense. When we are warming up and cycling the engine through the Rev range, on the compression side {where the rotation of the prop is driving the engine and the carb is closed} of the cycle there is visible puffing from the exhaust, most probably from a vacuum drawing oil down the guides?
In desperation to mitigate the cost of an oil change each weekend , I have moved to using a SAE60 oil the engine runs noticeably quieter on start up and the pint that I get on rotation before start up is now a cup full.
Thanks for the invite to chat off forum I will indeed look forward to any help I can get.
Kind regards Brad
I have included in this email a pic of my old oil pump, on it you can see a brass “check valve” I can not for the life of me think what it is for? Can you shed some light on to what its purpose is?
Brad
From: owner-m14pengines-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-m14pengines-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Monty Barrett Sr
Sent: 08 February 2012 10:11 PM
To: m14pengines-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: RE: Vanishing oil
I think you have 2 separate problems. The first is: the bottom rocker boxes do not scavenge oil. A loose guide on either valve, ( most llikely the exhaust ),
will allow oil to seep thru the guide into the port and / or the cylinder. This can happen on any of the lower cylinders. The top cylinders will also loosen up with time in service but they drain down the pushrod shroud tube and therefore do not accumulate as much oil.
Secondly: There is a considerable amount of head above the oil pump check valve; about .6 meters. A leaking check valve will let oil from the tank into the engine when it is sitting.
It is also a good idea to open the drain cock on the sump at the end of your flying day and catch the oil in a suitable container to pour back in the oil tank or discard, your choice. There will be about a liter or maybe a little more in the sump. The reason for doing this is the sump is not quite large enough to hold all the oil that will drain from the engine after it is shut down. It takes a few minutes for all the oil to drain from the reduction gear, crankcase and accessory section. If the sump is over full the surplus oil gets above the skirt (s) on the lower cylinders, runs over into the piston and enters the combustion chamber by the rings and the oil return holes in the piston.
Your oil consumption agrees with what I have heard reported from other M14 operators, about a liter in 2 hours. There are ways to reduce this consumption to a liter in 8-10 hours. Contact me off list and I will discuss this with you.
Monty Barrett
Barrett Precision Engines, Inc.
Monty(at)bpaengines.com
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From: owner-m14pengines-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-m14pengines-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bradly Banks
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 12:19 PM
To: m14pengines-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Vanishing oil
Hello All , this topic has probably been thrashed to within an inch of its life , but here goes again.
Our ’52 has 1600 hrs TT on the engine and 400 smoh (top set), running her up, we get the occasional white puff from the 6,7,8,9 manifold. She is not the freshest 52 around but none the less great fun to fly.
The problem starts , when we come in to change passengers or refuel. After standing for 5 or six min I have taken to rotating the prop carefully through 2 rotations before starting again , we get a pint of hot oil deposited on the ground from no6. After the days flying we run her up for 30-45 sec ant 60% and shut down for the week. Usually loosing 1-2 litres for a 2-3 hours boring holes in the clouds.
On return , the following week , the oil tank has lost 9-10 litres on the dip stick. Rotating the prop we get , around ¾ of a litre loss at nearly 10 usd /litre , I need to find the problem .
I have replaced the oil pump with a used serviceable unit , and the problem persists.
I have stripped the old oil pump, it is truly a genius piece of thinking with the scavenger pump and the main oil feed gears being driven off the same shaft and rotating at different speeds and in opposite directions.
An amo looked at it and pointed me to a relief valve with a hectic spring holding it down, im not convinced that this relief valve is the problem as the oil is only under the pull of gravity?
I will post pics of the pump in the next post
Any ideas , would be appreciated.
Bradly Banks
Merlin Aviation Services
Cell:0825083200
Tel :0333308580
Email :Brad(at)runawaymedia.co.za
Skype: bradly.banks
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MONTY(at)bpaengines.com
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:35 am Post subject: Vanishing oil |
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That is the check valve in question. The external valve with the hex nut cover is the oil pressure relief valve.
Monty Barrett
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:34 am Post subject: Vanishing oil |
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Bradly,
What oil were you using before you switched to 60 weight oil?
Mark Davis
N44YK
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:09 am Post subject: Vanishing oil |
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Hello Mark, I was using “shell 100 plus” its an SAE 50
From: owner-m14pengines-shellist-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-m14pengines-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Mark Davis
Sent: 09 February 2012 07:32 PM
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Bradly,
What oil were you using before you switched to 60 weight oil?
Mark Davis
N44YK
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From: Bradly Banks (brad(at)runawaymedia.co.za)
To: m14pengines-list(at)matronics.com (m14pengines-list(at)matronics.com)
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 8:46 AM
Subject: RE: Vanishing oil
Hello Monty, please to make your acquaintance, thank you for taking the time to read my post and respond.
A lot of what you have said makes sense. When we are warming up and cycling the engine through the Rev range, on the compression side {where the rotation of the prop is driving the engine and the carb is closed} of the cycle there is visible puffing from the exhaust, most probably from a vacuum drawing oil down the guides?
In desperation to mitigate the cost of an oil change each weekend , I have moved to using a SAE60 oil the engine runs noticeably quieter on start up and the pint that I get on rotation before start up is now a cup full.
Thanks for the invite to chat off forum I will indeed look forward to any help I can get.
Kind regards Brad
I have included in this email a pic of my old oil pump, on it you can see a brass “check valve” I can not for the life of me think what it is for? Can you shed some light on to what its purpose is?
Brad
From: owner-m14pengines-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-m14pengines-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Monty Barrett Sr
Sent: 08 February 2012 10:11 PM
To: m14pengines-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: RE: Vanishing oil
I think you have 2 separate problems. The first is: the bottom rocker boxes do not scavenge oil. A loose guide on either valve, ( most llikely the exhaust ),
will allow oil to seep thru the guide into the port and / or the cylinder. This can happen on any of the lower cylinders. The top cylinders will also loosen up with time in service but they drain down the pushrod shroud tube and therefore do not accumulate as much oil.
Secondly: There is a considerable amount of head above the oil pump check valve; about .6 meters. A leaking check valve will let oil from the tank into the engine when it is sitting.
It is also a good idea to open the drain cock on the sump at the end of your flying day and catch the oil in a suitable container to pour back in the oil tank or discard, your choice. There will be about a liter or maybe a little more in the sump. The reason for doing this is the sump is not quite large enough to hold all the oil that will drain from the engine after it is shut down. It takes a few minutes for all the oil to drain from the reduction gear, crankcase and accessory section. If the sump is over full the surplus oil gets above the skirt (s) on the lower cylinders, runs over into the piston and enters the combustion chamber by the rings and the oil return holes in the piston.
Your oil consumption agrees with what I have heard reported from other M14 operators, about a liter in 2 hours. There are ways to reduce this consumption to a liter in 8-10 hours. Contact me off list and I will discuss this with you.
Monty Barrett
Barrett Precision Engines, Inc.
Monty(at)bpaengines.com
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From: owner-m14pengines-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-m14pengines-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bradly Banks
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 12:19 PM
To: m14pengines-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Vanishing oil
Hello All , this topic has probably been thrashed to within an inch of its life , but here goes again.
Our ’52 has 1600 hrs TT on the engine and 400 smoh (top set), running her up, we get the occasional white puff from the 6,7,8,9 manifold. She is not the freshest 52 around but none the less great fun to fly.
The problem starts , when we come in to change passengers or refuel. After standing for 5 or six min I have taken to rotating the prop carefully through 2 rotations before starting again , we get a pint of hot oil deposited on the ground from no6. After the days flying we run her up for 30-45 sec ant 60% and shut down for the week. Usually loosing 1-2 litres for a 2-3 hours boring holes in the clouds.
On return , the following week , the oil tank has lost 9-10 litres on the dip stick. Rotating the prop we get , around ¾ of a litre loss at nearly 10 usd /litre , I need to find the problem .
I have replaced the oil pump with a used serviceable unit , and the problem persists.
I have stripped the old oil pump, it is truly a genius piece of thinking with the scavenger pump and the main oil feed gears being driven off the same shaft and rotating at different speeds and in opposite directions.
An amo looked at it and pointed me to a relief valve with a hectic spring holding it down, im not convinced that this relief valve is the problem as the oil is only under the pull of gravity?
I will post pics of the pump in the next post
Any ideas , would be appreciated.
Bradly Banks
Merlin Aviation Services
Cell:0825083200
Tel :0333308580
Email :Brad(at)runawaymedia.co.za
Skype: bradly.banks
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