2.0 engines past TBR

[Colin]

For those of you in DA42s running (or planning to run) their engines past TBR, what is the maintenance program you are following? Testing the oil? Looking at compression?

I am at 1475 now.

[ememic99]

I'm pretty sure you have to follow schedule for other parts (like gearbox and high-pressure pumps).

[Colin]

Right. We would definitely keep doing that. I was curious if there was other things people were following, since the advice from Continental is fairly spare. ("Inspect and approve" or something like that.)

[ememic99]

I can’t say much because I don’t know since this is not available option under EASA registration.

[cptndavid]

Colin, As with the 1.7 s you will need to get a hold harmless letter from Continental. I plan on running my 1.7 s well over the 1000 hour t.b.r. maybe 2 plus thousand hours, I will be doing oil checks etc. along with recommended parts replacements. I run my engines at 80% power in XC cruse and 60% while local. There is / was a fellow in D.C.doing traffic reports in 172 s with 3000 + hours on his engines, so there is hope for us.

[Davestation]

No new ideas here but...

Compression is a PITA to do on those, and a lot of diesel dudes will tell you that it's pretty arbitrary. On the old 1.7 it would tell us if we had a crack but we could have three "failed" cylinders with no appreciable effect on the operation.

Oil analysis and trend monitoring for sure.

[austropilot]

Latest (non mandatory for EASA) SB
http://www.tmg-service.de/doc-download/ ... fetime.pdf


The mandatory stuff (equally applicable to EASA/FAA planes) is in section 5 here http://www.tmg-service.de/doc-download/ ... pdf#page45


FADEC readout, engine oil analysis and oil filter inspection, anythi ng else?

[Davestation]

FADEC readout, engine oil analysis and oil filter inspection, anythi ng else?

A recurring lab oil analysis will tell you far more than a filter visual. The former is more like “there’s trouble on the horizon” whereas the latter is more like “well that explains it”

[neema]

On top of some of the items already mentioned, it'd be interesting to have a conversation with Savvy Analysis to see if they'll do any trend work.

[farleymike]

captndavid

Unless something has changed, running the 1.7L Thielert engines past 1000 hrs and getting parts is not possible. I was told that Continental will not do a Hold Harmless Letter nor are they making new parts for 1.7L engines.