spilt oil

by Neil Cooper in 912 / 914 Technical Questions 6 years ago

i managed to spill half a litre of oil down the back of the engine. made hell of a mess. tried to clean as much as possible but will never get to ir. my concern is that its over the ignition pick ups at the back of engine

Re: spilt oil

by Garrett Wysocki » 6 years ago

Garrett Wysocki

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Simple Green Aircraft is a safe degreaser the will allow you to rinse away the oil with water.

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/09-00809.php?clickkey=9276

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Re: spilt oil

by Neil Cooper » 6 years ago

Neil Cooper

23 67 92

Even on electrics?

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Re: spilt oil

by Garrett Wysocki » 6 years ago

Garrett Wysocki

1 572 1.45k

Personally and in my opinion I would rather have them clean than soaking in engine oil, oil could cause the coating on the pickup coils to break down or the air gap to change as oil attracts dust/dirt. Just run the engine up to operating temperature to thoroughly dry it after rinsing. I personally used this on my Rotax 912 ULS about 7 years ago just to clean it up and never had an issue. Maybe someone else on this forum has something to add or call an authorized service center.

https://simplegreen.com/industrial/products/extreme-aircraft-precision-cleaner/

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