Stefan Moehringer

Thanks, but unfortunately, metal contamination damaged the bottom end and there is also a crack which would need to be welded...thats why my maintenance shop recommended to go for a new engine...

Thanks, I will get in touch with them

Hi Don, I wanted to say, no further damage to my mooney beside the engine. The engine has 2 damaged cylinders with following damages...so more catastrophic unfortunately. That is why I decided to go for a new engine. This is interesting to hear that you have an 1850 hour engine, removed in running condition. What would be the costs for a complete overhaul of your engine, including reset of running hours to zero?

Hi Fritz1, hi Aerodon, thank you for your comments and help. I probably need to make more pressure to Continental directly, you are fully right. For pure repair of the old engine, it will be more economic to let do it in Germany where I am based. Repair of an old engine with 2200 hours makes not really sense, but if I cannot move forward with Continental to get a solution for the ordered engine, I may not have a better choice. Thanks, Stefan

Dear mooney colleagues, I have a problem with an ordered new Continental engine and it would be great if you could help my in this case. I had an engine failure with my mooney in February 2024 and luckily, I could land safely on a field without any damage. The engine has major defects and already more the 2000 hours, which made it not viable to get repaired. Therefore I ordered a factory new engine TSIO360SB2B at Continental via the dealer Air Power. The delivery time should have been mid of November 2024. Short before delivery, Air Power informed me that Continental has one component missing, so they cannot complete the engine and they want to cancel the order. I did not agree, because I need a new engine. Since then, we have a long discussion with long waiting time for answers. Basically, the missing part is the throttle body, Continental p/n 646999-3 We still have this throttle body from our old engine, and according to my maintenance company in Germany, the part is in good condition. Therefore I suggested to Continental to use this part and change the order to a factory-rebuild engine instead of a new engine. After more the 2 months, I still do not have an answer whether we can do like proposed. I am grounded since almost 1 year now and I need a solution. Do you think, using the existing part from the old engine and build it into a factory-rebuild engine is possble? Do you have any idea how to get this throttle body on the market as a new part? Do you have any other suggestion for me, how I can get either a new or and overhauled engine TSIO360SB2B. Thank you for your help and comments, best regards, Stefan