tom paul
Active Member
I've had the plane about a week. It has a Titan IOX-360-A4H1N.
All looked good on start, run-up, take off and initial cruise, but after doing some flight review maneuvers, such as slow flight, stalls, steep turns, I noticed that the oil pressure was at 55, with manifold pressure up around 22 and tach about the same. It quickly dropped to 50, at which point we decided to return to the field and land asap. The oil pressure snuck back up to 55 or 58 on the way home, but never got into a more comfortable zone.
I am now beginning the process of diagnosing and research. I pray that I am not due for a rebuild or something else very pricey. The engine has just over 1200 hours on it.
There are six quarts of AeroShell 20-50 in the engine.
The prior owner has advised that an oil and filter change might correct it. It has been about 43 hours since the last oil and filter change.
I am looking for advice on how to diagnose the issue, and potentially trace it to a sender/gauge issue. Worst case, it points to a need for a rebuild, and while I truly hope that isn't the case, I do want to be safe, as I fly out of an airport with no places to land on climb out, so I need to minimize the risk of engine failure.
All looked good on start, run-up, take off and initial cruise, but after doing some flight review maneuvers, such as slow flight, stalls, steep turns, I noticed that the oil pressure was at 55, with manifold pressure up around 22 and tach about the same. It quickly dropped to 50, at which point we decided to return to the field and land asap. The oil pressure snuck back up to 55 or 58 on the way home, but never got into a more comfortable zone.
I am now beginning the process of diagnosing and research. I pray that I am not due for a rebuild or something else very pricey. The engine has just over 1200 hours on it.
There are six quarts of AeroShell 20-50 in the engine.
The prior owner has advised that an oil and filter change might correct it. It has been about 43 hours since the last oil and filter change.
I am looking for advice on how to diagnose the issue, and potentially trace it to a sender/gauge issue. Worst case, it points to a need for a rebuild, and while I truly hope that isn't the case, I do want to be safe, as I fly out of an airport with no places to land on climb out, so I need to minimize the risk of engine failure.