X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:26:43 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from asp-3.reflexion.net ([205.237.99.178] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.6) with SMTP id 3070130 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:37:04 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.237.99.178; envelope-from=cberland@systems3.net Received: (qmail 18522 invoked from network); 10 Aug 2008 20:36:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO asp-3.reflexion.net) (127.0.0.1) by 0 (rfx-qmail) with SMTP; 10 Aug 2008 20:36:24 -0000 Received: by asp-3.reflexion.net (Reflexion email security v5.40.3) with SMTP; Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:36:24 -0400 (EDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C8FB28.C0F942B9" Subject: [LML] Re: breather tube oil leakage Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:36:21 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <87C33F695961494D886EB3B6C8A4765151871D@s3server.Systems3.local> In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: breather tube oil leakage Thread-Index: Acj7Ai3LBMuZTEkDTd+M3RFOyx/xrAAJPgcg References: From: "Craig Berland" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8FB28.C0F942B9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable BTW, my engine oil is clear as a bell: so clear it's difficult to determine=20 oil level. If the issue is a bad ring or two, wouldn't my compressions=20 suffer? Could there be an issue with the oil ring? We run 10 tractor=20 trailers at work and have a mechanic on staff. He thinks the oil rings have=20 carbon build-up and suggests I add an additive that will clean the rings of=20 carbon. Is this a good idea? Abe Gaskins =20 I think an oil additive is a bad idea. Particularly something used on diesel engines. Your compression numbers are perfect. I suspect your problem is in your air/oil separator system. The separator should be mounted as high in the cowl as possible. It should be cool and there should be a drain back to the oil pump. It is desirable to have a slight vacuum on the breather line that goes out the bottom of the cowl. The TSIO 550 connects to the exhaust tailpipe to do this. My TNIO 550 Bonanza does not. It just dumps out at the cowl flaps. In the last 20 hrs on that engine I have not used/lost 1/4 quart of oil. Make sure your lines are hooked up correctly for the separator you have installed. Craig Berland =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8FB28.C0F942B9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

BTW, my engine oil is clear as a bell: = so clear=20 it's difficult to determine
oil level.  If the issue is a = bad ring=20 or two, wouldn’t my compressions
suffer?  Could = there be an issue=20 with the oil ring?  We run 10 tractor
trailers at work and = have a=20 mechanic on staff.  He thinks the oil rings have
carbon = build-up=20 and suggests I add an additive that will clean the rings of
carbon. = Is this=20 a good idea?   Abe Gaskins

I think an oil additive is a bad idea. = Particularly=20 something used on diesel engines. Your compression numbers are = perfect. I=20 suspect your problem is in your air/oil separator system. The = separator=20 should be mounted as high in the cowl as possible. It should be = cool and=20 there should be a drain back to the oil pump. It is desirable to = have a=20 slight vacuum on the breather line that goes out the bottom of the=20 cowl. The TSIO 550 connects to the exhaust tailpipe to = do this.=20 My TNIO 550 Bonanza does not. It just dumps out at the cowl flaps. = In the=20 last 20 hrs on that engine I have not used/lost 1/4 quart of oil. = Make=20 sure your lines are hooked up correctly for the separator you have=20 installed.

Craig Berland

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