Oil leak near to starter 912ULS
in 912 / 914 Technical Questions
12 years ago
I have an oil leak near to the starter motor on my 912ULS. A few weeks ago I replaced the small starter with the HD version. Since then I have had a persistant oil leak from that area BUT I am convinced that it is not coming from where the starter fits onto the ignition housing. I did in fact take the starter off again, check the o-ring and carefully refit it again to no avail. I've obviously caused it though as it was perfect before I did the starter replacement! The leak appears to be coming somewhere from where the ignition housing joins the rear of the case, close to where the outer/ starboard starter motor mounting bolt is. It is hard to exactly pin point it as it tends to spread considerably in the airflow. The amount of oil is not enormous but is more than a few drops - after a couple of hours flying it makes a bit of a mess.
Any thoughts/ rectification ideas would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
Any thoughts/ rectification ideas would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
