RVG8tor
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I recently had an increase in my oil consumption after installing the ASA oil separator. I have done and extensive check of the system and feel confident that the separator is not my problem. It was the first thing I checked since the consumption started after it's installation. With my stock breather tube set up I would always get a bit of post flight drip onto the exhaust pipe and I had some weep spots on the sump gasket as well and something near the top of the engine, I would get drips on the Filter Air Box. I love the separator because all of these weeps have stopped.
After confirming the separator is not my issue I performed a compression check on the warm engine and they are all 79/80 or better. I used a dental camera to look into the cylinders, the only thing that seems odd is on two cylinders #2 & 3, the intake valve has a damp spot, this must be from oil but I don't know what to do about this or where it might be coming from.
My oil consumption was around 10 hours per qt. With this oil change it has dropped to 6.2 hours per qt.
Pictures follow, sorry about the black splatter in the pictures, the dental camera was damaged by me as I cut off the plastic case to mod it to fit in the spark plug holes.
Under the bottom of the intake valve is goo like burnt oil, that is picture two.
I have normal exhaust color, is is gray white with a dry feel. So I don't think oil is getting past the rings. I don't understand the intake anatomy enough to know what might be happening under the valve covers, I am obviously trying to learn more now.
I appreciate any words of wisdom. Oh I keep oil level at 6 Qts, engine is a TMX IO-360 with AFP injection, dual P-Mags with Auto Plugs, the plugs are all nice a clean, mag checks are good but I have not done a mag check at altitude in a couple months.
Cheers.
After confirming the separator is not my issue I performed a compression check on the warm engine and they are all 79/80 or better. I used a dental camera to look into the cylinders, the only thing that seems odd is on two cylinders #2 & 3, the intake valve has a damp spot, this must be from oil but I don't know what to do about this or where it might be coming from.
My oil consumption was around 10 hours per qt. With this oil change it has dropped to 6.2 hours per qt.
Pictures follow, sorry about the black splatter in the pictures, the dental camera was damaged by me as I cut off the plastic case to mod it to fit in the spark plug holes.
Under the bottom of the intake valve is goo like burnt oil, that is picture two.
I have normal exhaust color, is is gray white with a dry feel. So I don't think oil is getting past the rings. I don't understand the intake anatomy enough to know what might be happening under the valve covers, I am obviously trying to learn more now.
I appreciate any words of wisdom. Oh I keep oil level at 6 Qts, engine is a TMX IO-360 with AFP injection, dual P-Mags with Auto Plugs, the plugs are all nice a clean, mag checks are good but I have not done a mag check at altitude in a couple months.
Cheers.
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