Originally Posted by wrench1;10779736...
Since you're over the TBO, which for an O-200 is pretty good, you'll probably start having other issues as well....
TBO for GA aircraft has largely been discredited as an arbitrary manufacturer's figure. No longer used by the US military or the airline industry. A better determination is oil analysis and the general upkeep and health of the engine in question. Other than this recent discovery, no other issues have presented themselves. Continental O-200's are relatively low compression, low temperature running engines and can easily go for 3,000 hours or more if taken care of... as this one has... based on the engine logs from the prior owners.
If anyone has overhaul experience with the 0-200 and can provide some guidance as to where the oil is leaking from, that information will be helpful to me.
Thanks