---------------------------------------------------------- RotaxEngines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 08/16/14: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:23 PM - Oil Pressure on Rotax 912UL (Damien Graham) 2. 04:03 PM - Re: Oil Pressure on Rotax 912UL (Alan Sandul) 3. 05:07 PM - Re: Oil Pressure on Rotax 912UL (Damien Graham) 4. 05:29 PM - Re: Oil Pressure on Rotax 912UL (Craig Payne) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:23:12 PM PST US From: Damien Graham Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Oil Pressure on Rotax 912UL Hello. I have a 14 year old Rotax 912UL 80hp engine. When I powered up for a flight last week the VDO oil pressure gauge was reading high off the scale. I pulled the cowling and found that the wire had come loose from the sender. A non-aviation mechanic friend and I managed to damage the sender so I order a new VDO sender from Aircraft Spruce. My IA was helping me with some upgrades on my Zodiac and he replaced the sender today. When I powered up today the oil pressure gauge was still reading high, 135, but it was not off the scale. I shut down and powered up again and it read 120. We are wondering if the VDO oil pressure gauge was affected by the earlier off scale readings when the wire was broken. If so, will the gauge come back to normal readings or should I buy a new VDO oil pressure gauge and see if that fixes the problem? Thanks. Regards, Damien Grtaham N48TK ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:03:26 PM PST US From: Alan Sandul Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Oil Pressure on Rotax 912UL Had the same problem and I had ordered the 5 bar sender and not 10 bar sender. They will exchange if that is the problem. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 16, 2014, at 5:22 PM, Damien Graham wrote: > > > Hello. I have a 14 year old Rotax 912UL 80hp engine. When I powered up for a flight last week the VDO oil pressure gauge was reading high off the scale. I pulled the cowling and found that the wire had come loose from the sender. A non-aviation mechanic friend and I managed to damage the sender so I order a new VDO sender from Aircraft Spruce. > My IA was helping me with some upgrades on my Zodiac and he replaced the sender today. When I powered up today the oil pressure gauge was still reading high, 135, but it was not off the scale. I shut down and powered up again and it read 120. > We are wondering if the VDO oil pressure gauge was affected by the earlier off scale readings when the wire was broken. If so, will the gauge come back to normal readings or should I buy a new VDO oil pressure gauge and see if that fixes the problem? Thanks. > Regards, > Damien Grtaham > N48TK > > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:07:54 PM PST US Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Oil Pressure on Rotax 912UL From: Damien Graham Thanks very much. Regards, Damien Sent from my iPad > On Aug 16, 2014, at 7:02 PM, Alan Sandul wrote: > > > Had the same problem and I had ordered the 5 bar sender and not 10 bar sender. They will exchange if that is the problem. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 16, 2014, at 5:22 PM, Damien Graham wrote: >> >> >> Hello. I have a 14 year old Rotax 912UL 80hp engine. When I powered up for a flight last week the VDO oil pressure gauge was reading high off the scale. I pulled the cowling and found that the wire had come loose from the sender. A non-aviation mechanic friend and I managed to damage the sender so I order a new VDO sender from Aircraft Spruce. >> My IA was helping me with some upgrades on my Zodiac and he replaced the sender today. When I powered up today the oil pressure gauge was still reading high, 135, but it was not off the scale. I shut down and powered up again and it read 120. >> We are wondering if the VDO oil pressure gauge was affected by the earlier off scale readings when the wire was broken. If so, will the gauge come back to normal readings or should I buy a new VDO oil pressure gauge and see if that fixes the problem? Thanks. >> Regards, >> Damien Grtaham >> N48TK > > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:29:34 PM PST US From: Craig Payne Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Oil Pressure on Rotax 912UL I think "bar 5" or "bar 10" is stamped on the side of the sensor's hex nut. -- Craig On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Damien Graham wrote: > dgraham7@twcny.rr.com> > > Thanks very much. > Regards, > Damien > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Aug 16, 2014, at 7:02 PM, Alan Sandul wrote: > > > > > > Had the same problem and I had ordered the 5 bar sender and not 10 bar > sender. They will exchange if that is the problem. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Aug 16, 2014, at 5:22 PM, Damien Graham > wrote: > >> > dgraham7@twcny.rr.com> > >> > >> Hello. I have a 14 year old Rotax 912UL 80hp engine. When I powered up > for a flight last week the VDO oil pressure gauge was reading high off the > scale. I pulled the cowling and found that the wire had come loose from the > sender. A non-aviation mechanic friend and I managed to damage the sender > so I order a new VDO sender from Aircraft Spruce. > >> My IA was helping me with some upgrades on my Zodiac and he replaced > the sender today. When I powered up today the oil pressure gauge was still > reading high, 135, but it was not off the scale. I shut down and powered up > again and it read 120. > >> We are wondering if the VDO oil pressure gauge was affected by the > earlier off scale readings when the wire was broken. If so, will the gauge > come back to normal readings or should I buy a new VDO oil pressure gauge > and see if that fixes the problem? Thanks. > >> Regards, > >> Damien Grtaham > >> N48TK > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rotaxengines-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RotaxEngines-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/rotaxengines-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rotaxengines-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.