General oil leak question...

[gmcjetpilot]

Originally Posted by BruceMe

The owner had his mechanic reset the silicon case seal. It's stopped leaking and I can go back to day dreaming while I fly.
-Bruce

Not afraid to ask, what does reset the silicon case seal mean? What seal? How did he "reset it". Thanks George

[mlw450802]

Originally Posted by gmcjetpilot

Not afraid to ask, what does reset the silicon case seal mean? What seal? How did he "reset it". Thanks George

I'm apoloizing up front with this post as it NOT intended to belittle but to clarify an all too common mistake on silicon/silicone usage.
Silicon is an element that is a major constituent of sand and a critical material used in the semiconductor industry and it is a somewhat brittle solid in its natural state.
Silicone is a compound class where the normally occurring carbon atoms have been displaced by silicon atoms. These range from light viscosity oily-like materials to the rubber-like compounds used for sealing and other things with which we are all familiar (Bay Watch, for example ).

Sorry

-Mike

PS George, this is not directed at you or anyone else. Your post was just a convenient opportunity for my response, so please do not take this personally

[BruceMe]

Originally Posted by gmcjetpilot

Not afraid to ask, what does reset the silicon case seal mean? What seal? How did he "reset it". Thanks George

Honestly... I don't really know. My gut says they loosened the case-seam up and gently presuaded the siliconE gasket/seal back into it's bead in the case.

After 5hrs, the leak is entirely gone now.

-Bruce

[gmcjetpilot]

Originally Posted by BruceMe

Honestly... I don't really know. My gut says they loosened the case-seam up and gently presuaded the siliconE gasket/seal back into it's bead in the case.

After 5hrs, the leak is entirely gone now.

-Bruce

Thanks Bruce was not sure, thanks for asking and writing. Cheers George

PS: mlw450802 thanks I know, and no offense taken; You are 100% correct. However you're fighting a loosing battle, I am afraid, in the lexicon of English, Sili-CON or Sili-CONE is going to be miss used. Actually the common denominator is silica or silicon dioxide; (SiO2) a hard, glassy mineral found in rock, quartz, sand and opal. How about that for trivia!

It's like cement and concrete, two differnt things. Two totally differnt things but both have a common element. I gave up explaining long ago.