Oil Leaks

[Awful_Charlie]

I'll just toss this in here, as it might help others going through engine replacement or planning thereof

Factory reman, installed in May this year, running in ok, but started to drip oil after about 25 hours. 
 Cause: The cylinder head drain tubes, where the aluminium tubes goes into the rubber tube on the sump were insufficiently tightened.
 Cure: Tighten the hose clips

More leaks after 40 hours or so.
 Cause: Cylinder head oil injector to cylinder head.
 Cure: the injectors all took nearly a flat (1/6 turn) to nip them up again

Suggestion:
a) Before installing the engine, arrange hose clips on cylinder drains to give best possible access after installation and verify tension
b) Check cylinder head oil injector torque at installation, and re-check at subsequent oil changes until stable

[LANCECASPER]

I second that. I did the Bravo conversion earlier this year and both of those areas, the drain tubes as they went into rubber hoses and the oil injector lines have both needed to be tightened up a couple times since.

[thinwing]

I've replaced all 6 hoses last annual due to hardened rubber ..600 hrs smoh

[carusoam]

Nice pirep gents!

Best regards,

-a-