Been a number of threads on this lately, main points/questions to emerge being:-
Q:How long can you stretch the OCI?
View 1: You can't: Not obeying the manufacturers recommendations is FOOLISH, WICKED and WRONG.
View 2: A LOT, if your usage ensures the engine gets hot enough to boil off water vapour.
I'd think an engine pre-heater would help with ensuring the engine gets hot enough on even short-trip usage, and there's a technical discussion partly about that in the Interesting Articles forum.
Since I'm supposed to be writing an English test paper I had a bit of a poke around on the internyet instead, and found this discussion :-
https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/makeshift-engine-heater.54384/page-3
Its an OCD GOLD MINE.
I suppose private aircraft engines generally have more idle time, are pricy (and have a pricy mandatory maintenance schedule), and failure is more likely to kill you, but the same basic issues seem to affect little used car engines.
Questions discussed include:-
To heat or not?
To time the heating or not?: Consensus seems to be NOT, since cycling will encourage condensation
Suggestions for combating the condensation include:-
1.Removing your dipstick after using the engine.
2.Removing your oil filler cap after using the engine.
3.Blowing purging air (possibly dessicated) through the engine and/or oil after using the engine.
4. Installing one of these
http://www.harborfreight.com/inline-desiccant-dryerfilter-68215.html
1 and 2 don't seem like very much trouble though you'd have to take precautions against dirt ingress.
3 is too much hassle, but it might be possible to do something with dessicant, even here.
Q:How long can you stretch the OCI?
View 1: You can't: Not obeying the manufacturers recommendations is FOOLISH, WICKED and WRONG.
View 2: A LOT, if your usage ensures the engine gets hot enough to boil off water vapour.
I'd think an engine pre-heater would help with ensuring the engine gets hot enough on even short-trip usage, and there's a technical discussion partly about that in the Interesting Articles forum.
Since I'm supposed to be writing an English test paper I had a bit of a poke around on the internyet instead, and found this discussion :-
https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/makeshift-engine-heater.54384/page-3
Its an OCD GOLD MINE.
I suppose private aircraft engines generally have more idle time, are pricy (and have a pricy mandatory maintenance schedule), and failure is more likely to kill you, but the same basic issues seem to affect little used car engines.
Questions discussed include:-
To heat or not?
To time the heating or not?: Consensus seems to be NOT, since cycling will encourage condensation
Suggestions for combating the condensation include:-
1.Removing your dipstick after using the engine.
2.Removing your oil filler cap after using the engine.
3.Blowing purging air (possibly dessicated) through the engine and/or oil after using the engine.
4. Installing one of these
http://www.harborfreight.com/inline-desiccant-dryerfilter-68215.html
1 and 2 don't seem like very much trouble though you'd have to take precautions against dirt ingress.
3 is too much hassle, but it might be possible to do something with dessicant, even here.
Last edited: