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May 14th 04, 05:13 PM
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G.R. Patterson III wrote:
: GE wrote: : : Still shopping for my first bird. Curious as to how much oil usage is : considered "normal"? : To some extent, that'll depend on the engine. My O-320 uses about a quart in 10 : hours. A radial might use that in 10 minutes. My O-360 uses about 1qt in 12 hours. It's got about 1000 hours smoh, and 6500 hours TT. Do keep in mind that too little oil consumption is probably worse than too much! -- Aaron Coolidge (N9376J) 
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May 15th 04, 08:12 AM
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Aaron Coolidge wrote:
Do keep in mind that too little oil consumption is probably worse than too much! Could you elaborate on this claim? I have never heard of too little oil consumption being indicative of any problem.
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May 15th 04, 09:12 AM
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Ross Oliver wrote: Could you elaborate on this claim? I have never heard of too little oil consumption being indicative of any problem. Oil has to lubricate the piston ring/cylinder point. Some of that gets left on the walls and burns during the normal combustion event. A quick web search turns up 1qt/15h as a rough lower bound. -- Ben Jackson http://www.ben.com/
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