"Frode Berg" wrote in message ...
He said this is the way it works in the US. Can someone verify this, and
tell me, does anyone ever replace their engine if this is the regulations
apart from when having a total failure (fire and such..)

Yes, that's the rule in the U.S. You can run your engine beyond TBO
if you're not for-hire. Usually, we don't wait for a total failure
before overhauling. I'm just about to run past TBO on my engine. My
AI and I have agreed on a regular program of oil analysis and careful
monitoring of temps and pressures for signs that the engine is
wearing. Of course, the first time that the engine needs any costly
work (like a new cylinder), that will immediately become overhaul
time. This engine has been rock-solid for the last 1300 hrs. that
I've owned it, so I expect to get a few hundred more before replacing
it. It puts off the $15K expense of an overhaul for maybe a year or
two, but not indefinitely.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)