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Old 24th November 2005 | 23:24
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Oil

Hi
Just to let you know i work in GA and when this oil came along a lot of our customers demanded we swap them on to it.
Two customers owning Mooneys with new engine rebuilds have had these problems after starting off with S80 and then the said oil.
1 Oil leaking from sump into induction system creating oil leaks from all four induction pipes at top from gasket on cylinder barrel and constant oil drip from fuel drain.
2 Steel particles in the other Mooney after only 300hrs.
Also a Cessna 310Q same again after run in period with straight on to that Oil again and steel particles in the oil filter.
Two unhappy customers awaiting thier engines back from the engine shop.
I can now tell you that those customers do not use it now and also the other customers who have reverted back to W80, AD80 and 15/50
Regards
Ian
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