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Socket size to remove the oil screen ? (sad oil sample)


Tony Armour

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I change the oil myself but usually just have my mechanic check the screen at annual. I just received my first suspect oil report in 13 years. While not horrible it is suspect because mine have always been excellent reports. I'm a little concerned now and first on the list is to see if the screen has any metal big enough to read the part numbers from (LOL). I believe it's a larger size socket and I don't keep them at my hangar so if someone knows it will save me from carrying a box full. Thanks

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On 1/24/2019 at 12:30 AM, LANCECASPER said:

Did you find anything in the screen?

Lance sorry for the late reply. I found nothing pertaining to the oil report, although I’m not 100% on that.....we don’t think this would cause the report issues. I have had normal report since.

What I did find in the screen was pieces of the rubber dampeners from one of the mags. I forget the exact name but dampens between the mag and engine gears. These rubber parts were heat hardened and the pieces I found were quite scary until I figured out what they were :-o On a good note it caused me to pull the mag (to replace isolator) and during that process, resetting the e-gap and then retiming solved my hot start issue that had starting creeping up. I looked for a picture of said part but haven’t located it yet.

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On 1/23/2019 at 10:42 PM, Bob_Belville said:

Tony, it hasn't been noted here but the PITA about the task is safety wiring the nut when it is reinstalled. If you watch the video you'll see that a couple of extra tools make it easier, make that possible.

 

Actually it was noted, by me, above :-) 

I will watch the video but I’m guessing the tio540 may be somewhat different (harder) than a normally aspirated 4 cylinder. 

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