Best oil to use according to aviation consumer magazine
The winner is.................Phillips XC with Camguard, looks like Ed was right in his earlier posts,the coefficient of friction tests showed no appreciable difference between oils and the real issue was corrosion since that is what will get you if you try and make TBO.
I feel so smart now since that is what I use in my airplane thanks to Ed's great advise on our forum.I'm glad we have this forum resource at our disposal.
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OK, I give up - who is Alice? Second question regarding oil - Our 1968 Arrow with the original factory 180 made it to 3000 hours and 40 years with god only knows what oil. When we owned it from 1978 to 1991, we changed the oil and filter every 25 hours and put about 100 hours a year on it.
As I remember, I bought Aeroshell by the case at our local jobber.
Is that blind luck or is the 180 just a damn good engine. I hope so, because my '79 Archer has the original engine with 1150 on it and I want it to outlast me.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2008 11:17PM by gene myers.
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The debate will rage forever about which oil is best. But there's no one best answer to all this because every engine is a little different, gets used differently, etc.
My personal belief is that all these oils multi-viscosity oils are fine if the engine is used regularly, if it is allowed to heat up to the point where water is boiled out to prevent rust, and if the oil is changed at the appropriate intervals. The benefits touted in some oils vs. others are at the margin. Again, that's just my own belief, after a good solid year of researching and reading.
As to Alice, I suspect that the anonymous poster in this thread isn't the "real" Alice, as "she" was much more grammatically prosaic than our friend above. But if you search for threads from the last 2-3 years you'll find some interesting discussions. She was definitely a staunch believer in upholding the letter of every FAR imaginable.
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Alice was before my time here on POS but the post above makes sense to the regular followers of each thread. So what was the result of the issue with the "burnt smell" in the cabin Alex. Did it go away?
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Alice? - don't ask, be thankful. Actually (for those of you who follow this), Alice (he, she, them, it?) still posts on occasion using one of her (his, their?) various names, but infrequently. I do not believe the above Alice is the real (if you can even use that word with reference to Alice) Alice. Her (his?) last post, actually two of them, was about a week ago.
Only the Shadow knows what evil lurks in the heart of man.
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The circuit breaker in question for my landing lights is being rewired with a new breaker and switch, so hopefuly no more popping of the breaker.
As to all oils are the same, if you saw the pictures in Aviation Consumer for the corrosion test you would not say that there is no difference in oils, clearly the test with Camguard was superior.
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Alex
Is there a possibility that you could attach a copy of the Aviation Consumer oil test report to an email? If so, it would be appreciated!
dcta1251@bellsouth.net
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thito01 Wrote:
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> DEANC,
> The Aviation Consumer report is copyrighted and
> can not be posted. You can read it by paying a
> small fee at the Aviation Consumer web site.
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Or, just subscribe for 3 months for 19.95 and read everything on their site during the three months. :-)
DEANC Wrote:
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> thito01 Wrote:
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> > DEANC,
> > The Aviation Consumer report is copyrighted and
> > can not be posted. You can read it by paying a
> > small fee at the Aviation Consumer web site.
>
> Yes, I know this the reading fee is $12.95.
Tony Thigpen
Commercial-SEL + IFR
KSFB - Sanford FL
PA32R-300
