Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:57:41 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-r07.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.103] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.5) with ESMTP id 2000505 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:34:41 -0500 Received: from Billhogarty@aol.com by imo-r07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id q.1ac.f9f342a (4196) for ; Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:34:26 -0500 (EST) From: Billhogarty@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <1ac.f9f342a.2b66c7a2@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:34:26 EST Subject: Oil Analysis X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_1ac.f9f342a.2b66c7a2_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10625 --part1_1ac.f9f342a.2b66c7a2_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does anyone have an opinion on the value of analysing the first oil change of a new aircraft engine. (at approx 25 hrs) I plan to have the oil analyzed on each oil change after break-in i.e., after the rings seat and the oil consumption stablizes, but I was wondering if there would be any real value in having the original mineral oil analyzed? Should "break-in" data be used as a base line for future analysis or would this data bias future analysis? Thanks, Bill Hogarty L-IVP @ 97% --part1_1ac.f9f342a.2b66c7a2_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Does anyone have an opinion on the value of analysing
the first oil change of a new aircraft engine. (at approx  25 hrs) 

I plan to have the oil analyzed on each oil change after break-in i.e., after the rings seat and the oil consumption stablizes, but I was wondering if there would be any real value in having the original mineral oil analyzed?  Should "break-in" data be used as a base line for future analysis or would this data bias future analysis? 

Thanks,  Bill Hogarty  L-IVP @ 97% --part1_1ac.f9f342a.2b66c7a2_boundary--