rogerbacon Posted March 31, 2009 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
Waiter Posted April 1, 2009 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
krwalsh Posted April 1, 2009 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
Waiter Posted April 1, 2009 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
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