Logging oil changes

Also, my oil change by my A&P costs about $110 including filter and oil
sample
amalysis with my supplying the oil. How does this compare?

I Buy my filters 8 to 10 at a time from Aircraft Spruce.
Get my oil from Sam's Club a case or two at a time.
Change my oil every 50 hours or there about. Every other oil change I send the
oil to the lab cost about $10.00
Also have my AP do a compression check at 100 hours. $40.00
I think that $110.00 is a lot for an oil change, but then it denpends on the
labor rate of you AP.
Hank 172 driver

Hankal wrote:

Also, my oil change by my A&P costs about $110 including filter and oil
sample
amalysis with my supplying the oil. How does this compare?


I Buy my filters 8 to 10 at a time from Aircraft Spruce.
Get my oil from Sam's Club a case or two at a time.
Change my oil every 50 hours or there about. Every other oil change I send the
oil to the lab cost about $10.00
Also have my AP do a compression check at 100 hours. $40.00
I think that $110.00 is a lot for an oil change, but then it denpends on the
labor rate of you AP.

$110 is ridiculous, do it yourself, it ain't rocket science. Mine costs
$18 total for 9 quarts of oil. I don't have a filter and only do the
screen at the annual.

Newps wrote:


$110 is ridiculous, do it yourself, it ain't rocket science. Mine costs
$18 total for 9 quarts of oil. I don't have a filter and only do the
screen at the annual.


The first time I called up my mechanic for an oil change she said bring it over.
She opened it up and changed the oil while I watched. When done she billed
me $38 + the oil.

The second time I called up, she said bring it over. She handed me a screw
driver, a bucket, and the case of oil. I paid only for the oil.

She divides her customers into two groups. "Owners" and "just pilots."
Owners take an active role in the maintenance of their aircraft. The
"just pilots" just write checks.

$110 is ridiculous, do it yourself, it ain't rocket science. Mine costs

$18 total for 9 quarts of oil. I don't have a filter and only do the
screen at the annual.

I'd recommend, just like my airplane service manual says, to check both the
pressure and suction screens at every oil change. Why? Well, I found a hunk of
bearing in my sump screen last oil change. Nothing weird on the oil analysis,
nothing weird in the pressure screen, engine was running great and has
excellent compression and performance with no sign of trouble. I'm waiting to
get the engine split open to find out the extent of the trouble. If it did
destroy a bearing, then maybe I just averted an in-flight engine failure. At
the very least, I might have saved myself buying a new crank.

Lycoming pressure screen gasket: $0.97
AN900-16 crush washer for the suction screen: $0.39

Case of oil: $30-$50 depending on preference.

Add $15 for a filter if you have one.

Should also check the gascolator and fuel screens while you're at it. Never
know when a hunk of fuel bladder or sloshing compound might show up. Sure would
make for a bad day if it clogged up.

$110 isn't out of line. $40-60 for materials and an hour labor to clean
everything, cut open the oil filter, wash down the engine with solvent, run up
and check for leaks, sign the paperwork.




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