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Water in our oil, or just alot of hot air?



 
 
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Old April 22nd 06, 07:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Default Water in our oil, or just alot of hot air?


Although I agree the only way to ensure a healthy engine life is
frequent flying and frequent oil change, I somehow thinks that 180F oil
temp thing is an urban myth. If you have a plane that flies twice a
week for one hour each, getting oil change every 25 hr, and the oil
temp never gets above 160F due to an oil cooler that's a bit too
effective, I don't see any evidene that such an engine will be any more
prone to corrosion than a similarly operated engine with oil temp at
180F.

Even if you have your oil temp at 180F cruising at 7500, the temp will
drop quite a bit once your start the descend. Does it mean you will
collect a lot of water in your crankcase right after you pull back the
power? My point is it's meaningless to be obsessive about the 180F.
Just go fly often, and change the oil frequently.

 




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