Hydraulic reservoir capacity (landing gear system)
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Hydraulic reservoir capacity (landing gear system)
Does anyone happen know the approximate total capacity of the hydraulic reservoir (ipc 32-30) for the landing gear system? I’ve checked both the IPC and maintenance manual for the DA42 TDI with no luck, so far. . .
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Re: Hydraulic reservoir capacity (landing gear system)
It sure does, thank you very much Paul!
As I’ve found it can come in handy to have an oil pump gun*, with a long dispensing hose, for topping off the 5606 reservoir during annual inspections / gear swings. On that note, I’ve learned recently from a local fluid’s distributor is that 5606 is less expensive when bought in quarts. Rather than buying a gallon container, which is noticeably more costly (per quart). Although, this isn’t quite an apples-to-apples comparison, as the gallon container this company carries is 5606A and the quarts (Phillips 66) is 5606J. This source went on to say that newer versions of 5606, such as 5606H, 5606I , 5606J, etc., is “backwards compatible”.
ALSO:
*If anyone has a pump gun they can recommend, this might be helpful for others too. As I’m not finding one quite to my liking on Amazon. A company by the name of OilSafe www.oilsafe.com makes some very quality dispensing equipment - yet are very pricey (in the $200 range).
https://www.oilsafe.com/products/lubric ... equipment/
As I’ve found it can come in handy to have an oil pump gun*, with a long dispensing hose, for topping off the 5606 reservoir during annual inspections / gear swings. On that note, I’ve learned recently from a local fluid’s distributor is that 5606 is less expensive when bought in quarts. Rather than buying a gallon container, which is noticeably more costly (per quart). Although, this isn’t quite an apples-to-apples comparison, as the gallon container this company carries is 5606A and the quarts (Phillips 66) is 5606J. This source went on to say that newer versions of 5606, such as 5606H, 5606I , 5606J, etc., is “backwards compatible”.
ALSO:
*If anyone has a pump gun they can recommend, this might be helpful for others too. As I’m not finding one quite to my liking on Amazon. A company by the name of OilSafe www.oilsafe.com makes some very quality dispensing equipment - yet are very pricey (in the $200 range).
https://www.oilsafe.com/products/lubric ... equipment/
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Re: Hydraulic reservoir capacity (landing gear system)
Expensive is very relative… $200 buys you 2 landing & handling fees at average European airport.TwinStarScott wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:57 pm
A company by the name of OilSafe www.oilsafe.com makes some very quality dispensing equipment - yet are very pricey (in the $200 range).
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Re: Hydraulic reservoir capacity (landing gear system)
For top ups all you need is something like this.TwinStarScott wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:57 pm It sure does, thank you very much Paul!
As I’ve found it can come in handy to have an oil pump gun*, with a long dispensing hose, for topping off the 5606 reservoir during annual inspections / gear swings. On that note, I’ve learned recently from a local fluid’s distributor is that 5606 is less expensive when bought in quarts. Rather than buying a gallon container, which is noticeably more costly (per quart). Although, this isn’t quite an apples-to-apples comparison, as the gallon container this company carries is 5606A and the quarts (Phillips 66) is 5606J. This source went on to say that newer versions of 5606, such as 5606H, 5606I , 5606J, etc., is “backwards compatible”.
ALSO:
*If anyone has a pump gun they can recommend, this might be helpful for others too. As I’m not finding one quite to my liking on Amazon. A company by the name of OilSafe www.oilsafe.com makes some very quality dispensing equipment - yet are very pricey (in the $200 range).
https://www.oilsafe.com/products/lubric ... equipment/