---------------------------------------------------------- JabiruEngine-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 01/07/07: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:00 PM - loss of oil. (Dave) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:00:38 PM PST US From: "Dave" Subject: JabiruEngine-List: loss of oil. Has anyone experienced the loss of oil at the oil cooler adaptor housing O ring? I'm new to flying with a Jabiru engine. My Indus Thorepedo has only 30 hours on a 2200 engine. I experienced a loss of oil due to a faulty or undersized O ring on the oil cooler adapter. In addition I am a little concerned about how the whole oil filter assembly is attached to the engine block. It seems to me that the entire assembly is dependent on twisting the oil filter in place. It appears that the force of the torque on the filter carries through the oil cooler adaptor. It is the compressed O ring face against the block that holds the oil cooler adaptor assembly in place. When the leak became evident it was possible to hand twist the oil cooler adaptor about a 1/8 of a turn at the engine block. Jabiru just sent me a replacement adaptor to be installed and needless to say I'll be checking the attachment during preflights and keeping a close watch on the gages in flight. Dave Sneddon N211YY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message jabiruengine-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/JabiruEngine-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/jabiruengine-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/jabiruengine-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.