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On Oct 6, 11:24 am, Matt Whiting wrote:
The penalty you pay with diesels is they also tend to be a fair bit
heavier for the same power output.

The Thielert also has maintenance drawbacks. We checked
into getting some for our 172s, and to maintain them you need either
to take them to an approved repair facility, or go to Texas and take a
two-week (IIRC) course in their maintenance. And buy a bunch of
expensive tools. Any major repairs requires a removal of the engine
and sending it to the approved repair people. Can't take the head off,
for instance, and re-ring a piston or do the valves.
There's no TBO. They call it a TBR, where the whole engine is
replaced with a new one. I can't put my finger on the time but I think
it's around 2400 hours.

Dan


Yes, I'd heard that disadvantage also. However, if Cessna starts OEMing
the engine, I suspect it will become a lot easier to get it repaired.
However, if you are in Last Chance, NV, good luck.

Matt