RE: Re: [Titanaircraft] Re: Jabiru oil puzzle

BINGO! Thanks Pete.  The fuel pump bolts were a little loose and I was able to get about another 1/4 turn on both of them.  Evidence of the oil leak there was obvious although I can't quite figure out how the oil droplets got to the top of the engine case.  I guess all that air blowing around during flight will do weird things. The proof that this fixed the problem will come this weekend after about a 300 mile cross-country flight.
 
Tim Hansen

--- On Tue, 9/1/09, Pete Krotje <pete@usjabiru.com> wrote:

From: Pete Krotje <pete@usjabiru.com>
Subject: RE: Re: [Titanaircraft] Re: Jabiru oil puzzle
To: Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 9:36 AM

 

Also check the torque on the fuel pump bolts. We see an occasional leak at
that spot.

Pete

Pete Krotje

Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft, LLC

931-680-2800

www.usjabiru. com

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To: Titanaircraft@ yahoogroups. com
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Thanks, RT. I will check that today.

Tim Hansen

--- On Mon, 8/31/09, titan6rc <rtracy@windstream. net
<mailto:rtracy% 40windstream. net> > wrote:

From: titan6rc <rtracy@windstream. net <mailto:rtracy% 40windstream. net> >
Subject: [Titanaircraft] Re: Jabiru oil puzzle
To: Titanaircraft@ yahoogroups. com <mailto:Titanaircra ft%40yahoogroups .com>
Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 9:42 AM

--- In Titanaircraft@ yahoogroups. com, "togoforth" <togoforth@. ..> wrote:
>
> I've got a mystery problem that's been driving me nuts! After every
flight, when I look at the top of my engine there are several droplets of
engine oil right on top of the engine case just aft of the serial number
label and I can't find where it's coming from. It's right next to the oil
fill but there is no residue around that. I have an oil/air separator
mounted in front of the engine on the same side and I don't see any residue
around the top opening of that either. This started about 25-30 engine hours
ago and it presently has about 160 total hours on it. It's more of an
irritation than anything else but if anyone out there has seen this before,
I'd appreciate hearing from you.
>
> Tim Hansen
>

Tim ..

Check the seal around where the oil fill tube mounts to the
block. I had an issue there early on and it was an easy fix.

RT

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