I have read with great interest a long thread on how to open an oil can
Almost as long as a previous report on pilots pay...
40+ years was I doing it correctly??
Did I inadvertantly seize an engine ah will never know!!
Should I change my habits, too late probably
but always learning so please teach this old dog a new trick.
When I was filling up the IDG oil on a CFM56, I was told to pierce three holes next to each other then one hole on the opposite side.
I was told this was to help the oil flow out of the can
Why have I always used an IDG oil gun?
Simply clamping the oil can and with one central push of a striker pierced the can.
If any metal was detached from the can it would be stopped by the inbuilt filter element contained in the IDG gun.
Still wondering about pouring the oil into the IDG... how much ended on the ground me thinks...
To late for TW
