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The engine is finally back!
After sending my Lycoming AEIO-540 to the factory for a mandatory repair it
has finally returned. At Oshkosh this year the people at the Lycoming booth swore it would take only two weeks, but when the actual paperwork arrived everything said one month in the shop. It ended up taking a little over a month, from the day it was crated by my mechanic to the day it was returned. Lycoming says they will pay for the costs of removing and remounting the engine, along with the shipping as well as the repairs. Mine only had a little over 300TT. I guess they figure the costs of the new crankshafts as well as the repairs for all of the engines would be a lot cheaper than series of very expensive product liability lawsuits! Anyway, it looks like it'll need mineral oil for a while, and then there's also the risk of something else working loose or breaking after the removal and install- we'll have to wait and see in this regard. I may take it and run it hard for a few hours, and then take it back to the mechanic to pull the cowling and make sure everything stayed tight. I've heard a lot of different advice on breaking in a new engine- run at full power, don't run at any power for a long period of time, vary the power settings (MP and prop), etc. Any advice? When do you switch back to regular detergent oil? |
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