Lycoming Mandatory SB 612 IO-360-M Series

[sfloridaboy]

The SB States "Warranty consideration is available for 1 year from the date of issue of this Service Bulletin."

And the SB is dated April, 5 2016

You can get the SB 612 from:
http://www.lycoming.com/Lycoming/SUP...Bulletins.aspx

[kinger]

Originally Posted by Caveman

My vintage 2007 Mattituck M1B clone came with an unmarked dipstick. I had to level the airplane, account for the filter volume and then add oil two quarts at a time and mark the stick at various levels myself. I'd be interested to compare my dipstick to one of the recommended ones as well as the older factory marked ones.

Joe

Mine as well from Mattituck, yet I did all my levels in the tail down wit one quart intervals, stamping the stick appropriately at 4, 5, 6, 7 quart levels. Ran the engine and made note of how much the oil filter held

[rzbill]

Originally Posted by rzbill

I hope to check in with her Thursday.

Did that a few minutes ago. Vans is reaching out to Lycoming but no resolution yet on whether Vans will be directly involved. Barb said she would e-mail me when an answer is available. I will post when she does.

Originally Posted by rzbill

1) The SB says to identify the current part. So....how do I do that? Is the part number actually embossed on it somewhere? I have not been to the plane yet to see for myself.

Thanks to the multiple folks that answered this.

[Caveman]

Originally Posted by bnt83

Why on earth would you level the airplane first? If you had a tailwheel or trike (on a level floor) with properly serviced tires and struts as applicable, it would make sense to mark the dipstick.

I'm not leveling a tailwheel or trike airplane to check the oil before flight....


When I calibrated the a digital fuel gauge in a C177, I leveled the airplane on jacks. When I fabricated the fuel tank dipstick, It was on level ground with properly serviced tires & strut.

My floor was sloped for drainage. I leveled the airplane side to side, not fore and aft. It probably didn't make a thimbles worth of difference but that's why...

[TCONROY]

Van's is an OEM engine dealer, NOT an authorized parts distributor (so I've been told). The dipstick in our late 2013 IO-360-M1B is listed in the SB so I called both Van's and Lycoming. The closest parts distributor is Aviall and I worked with the local Portland office to order the new dipstick and o-ring. They indicated the dipstick is on a 30-day backorder. Aviall handles the warranty paperwork and RMA to get the defective one back.
If your dipstick p/n is included in the SB, give your local Lycoming parts distributor a call and they can take care of you.

[rzbill]

Got an email from Barb at Van's and it confirms what Trevor said above. Vans is not a parts distributor. We will each need to find our own local distributor.

[Neal@F14]

Originally Posted by Caveman

My vintage 2007 Mattituck M1B clone came with an unmarked dipstick.

My friend's ECI Titan -M1B clone also came with an unmarked dipstick, and we did the same... marking it ourselves with a progressive oil fill.

[RV7A Flyer]

Originally Posted by rzbill

Got an email from Barb at Van's and it confirms what Trevor said above. Vans is not a parts distributor. We will each need to find our own local distributor.

Has anyone talked to Aircraft Spruce? They carry the replacement stick...

[Berchmans]

Just asking, why not recalibrate the non conforming stick?

[Bavafa]

Originally Posted by TCONROY

Van's is an OEM engine dealer, NOT an authorized parts distributor (so I've been told). The dipstick in our late 2013 IO-360-M1B is listed in the SB so I called both Van's and Lycoming. The closest parts distributor is Aviall and I worked with the local Portland office to order the new dipstick and o-ring. They indicated the dipstick is on a 30-day backorder. Aviall handles the warranty paperwork and RMA to get the defective one back.
If your dipstick p/n is included in the SB, give your local Lycoming parts distributor a call and they can take care of you.

I checked mine and surely it is effected by this SB. I called Avial and they told me that I will need to go thru a FBO to get it processed as they do not deal with individuals directly. So, I gave them the name of the FBO in my airport and they are going to forward the paperwork to them. As a note, my deepstick had been marked originally by Lycoming but I guess those markings are not accurate.