rogerbacon Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 What oil do you use in your engines? I found this article on oil and thought it was interesting. http://www.avweb.com/news/savvyaviator/savvy_aviator_52_thinking_about_oil_changes_196730-1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiter Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Castrol GTX 20x50. Change Oil and filter every 50hours, Running a standard 160hp O-320. Waiter Quote F16 performance on a Piper Cub budget LongEZ, 160hp, MT CS Prop, Downdraft cooling, Full retract visit: www.iflyez.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krwalsh Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Waiter, have you ever had problems with the Castrol and your intake manifold seals/gaskets? There was a Long-EZ on our field with this issue and he believed that iot was caused by his use of Castrol GTX 20W50. Quote Kevin R. Walsh & Michael Antares Cozy Mk-IV #413 N753CZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiter Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I've been using Castrol GTX since day one (about 2600 hours). I did have an intake gasket crack and caused a rough running condition (I never would have guessed that such a small crack would have caused such a major problem) However, I never blamed GTX for the crack. Waiter Quote F16 performance on a Piper Cub budget LongEZ, 160hp, MT CS Prop, Downdraft cooling, Full retract visit: www.iflyez.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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