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Copper in oil analysis ?
Peter wrote: I've just had a big increase in copper; wonder where copper comes from. The engine is an IO-540-C4D5D, 500 hrs since new in 2002. I had the same thing happen. Copper comes from brass bushings. In my case the wrist pin broke in the middle and the bushing was being destroyed. I am not sure if there is any other brass in the engine. |
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john smith wrote:
Aviation Consumer had a really good article on sources for all the metals in an engine and their relationship to quantities found in engine oil analysis. This appearred back in the 80's or 90's. Blackstone provides this explanation http://tinyurl.com/qo25a -- Rich Badaracco Director - Angel Flight North Carolina |
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john smith wrote:
Aviation Consumer had a really good article on sources for all the metals in an engine and their relationship to quantities found in engine oil analysis. This appearred back in the 80's or 90's. I have a single PDF page from Aviation Consumer's June 2006 article showing a graph containing the metal in oil analysis and what produces it, as well as what appears to be approximately normal results. If the OP wants a copy of this, email me (remove the X from my attached email address here) with a working address, and I will reply with this PDF. -- Peter |
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Valve guides, rockers, various crush washers and gaskets. I
would suspect an oil problem developing in the cylinder heads allowing a little wear on the valve guides and or rockers. I'd check to see that the oil supply lines are not blocked. The different copper alloys used can allow determination of what part is contributing the metal, since different alloys are used for different parts. Contract Lycoming and have them look at your results, they can give the best answer. -- James H. Macklin ATP,CFI,A&P "Peter" wrote in message ... |I have now been to a few engine rebuilders, including one who designs | and builds engines from scratch (not aero engines) and overhauls all | the normal kinds of aero engines, and he reckons this doesn't mean | much. The IO540-C4 has brass bushings around the rockers, and few if | any other brass parts, and the main bearings are not brass. | | Interesting... |
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I have now been to a few engine rebuilders, including one who designs
and builds engines from scratch (not aero engines) and overhauls all the normal kinds of aero engines, and he reckons this doesn't mean much. The IO540-C4 has brass bushings around the rockers, and few if any other brass parts, and the main bearings are not brass. Interesting... I was just at my mechanics shop yesterday, and on the way through the hanger, I was talking to one of the guys that works there... I asked him what was going on, and he said, "Copper found in the oil analysis". My thoughts were, "that can't be good", but he, infact, showed me where one of the brass bushings had come loose and showed some wear. He said it wasn't a big deal... Best Regards, Todd |
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Being in the UK does have problems.
http://www.lycoming.textron.com/main...tUs/index.html http://www.lycoming.textron.com/main...ort/index.html [PDF] The Textron Lycoming 540 engine is the strongest, most reliable six ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML laboratory should be used for all samples. It is critical to take. the oil sample in the same manner for each check. The results of. the oil analysis should ... http://www.lycoming.textron.com/supp...ips/SSP400.pdf - Similar pages Lycoming a Textron Company - Oil Analysis Oil analysis is not new, but it came late to general aviation as a maintenance tool. The object is to examine oil samples from an engine, and break down the ... http://www.lycoming.textron.com/supp...lAnalysis.html - 10k - Cached - Similar pages Lycoming a Textron Company - Suggestions if Metal is Found in the ... The metal may have just been dislodged from some hiding place in the oil cooler ... NOTE: Metal samples for analysis can only by accepted if the engine from ... http://www.lycoming.textron.com/supp...ionsMetal.html - 14k - Cached - Similar pages [PDF] SERVICE BULLETIN File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML Change oil at 10-hour intervals until new connecting rod ... sample to the attention of the Lycoming Service Department, 652 Oliver Street, Williamsport, ... http://www.lycoming.textron.com/supp...tins/SB561.pdf - Similar pages "Peter" wrote in message ... | | "Jim Macklin" wrote | | The different copper alloys used can allow determination of | what part is contributing the metal, since different alloys | are used for different parts. Contract Lycoming and have | them look at your results, they can give the best answer. | | Unfortunately this isn't easy. No email or fax number of their | website. I was going to call them and extract the fax number (I am in | the UK) but didn't bother. I emailed the data to two engineering | contacts at Lyco's UK main disti, who did not reply... nice cust | service in this business |
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The engine's main bearings have copper in them. The bearing is a steel shell, electroplated with copper, and coated with a lead/tin (and sometimes antimony) mix that forms the actual bearing surface. It's intentionally soft so that abrasive contaminants are absorbed into it to keep them away from the journal as much as possible. Seeing that the lead and tin (Pb and Sn) counts were also up at the same time as the copper, I'd wonder if there's a main bearing giving trouble. That said, the usual source for copper is either wrist pin bearings or rocker shaft bushings. Lycoming's rocker bushings tend to wear too easily. Dan |
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The snail mail does work, if you have a problem they will
contact you. They just don't want 2 million daily spams. "Peter" wrote in message news | | "Jim Macklin" wrote | | Being in the UK does have problems. | | http://www.lycoming.textron.com/main...tUs/index.html | [snip] | | I found that too, but no email or fax numbers... |
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