High oil and coolant temps
in 912 / 914 Technical Questions
5 years ago
Hi all,
I was hitting 230f cht and 240 oil temp today in sunny 70f weather.
In 60f weather I was hitting 220f cht and 230 oil temp.
Both temps above were in cruise 5200 rpm.
Temps hit higher if im climbing.
Since both are high, I'm figuring that the cowl is the problem?
I've read so many things on air flow in cowls, I'm not sure what to do...
1 to 3 air inlet to outlet
vents in the top of cowl to let heat out
Flange before bottom outlet for Venturi effect
Build baffles around engine
The rotax mechanic moved the oil cooler from front to firewall, blocked old opening and used 3 inch duct to oil cooler due to high temps that other owner had.
Thoughts on:
ducting a second 3 inch pipe to oil cooler?
unblocking opening and let air run through?
Any thoughts would be most helpful
Thx
I was hitting 230f cht and 240 oil temp today in sunny 70f weather.
In 60f weather I was hitting 220f cht and 230 oil temp.
Both temps above were in cruise 5200 rpm.
Temps hit higher if im climbing.
Since both are high, I'm figuring that the cowl is the problem?
I've read so many things on air flow in cowls, I'm not sure what to do...
1 to 3 air inlet to outlet
vents in the top of cowl to let heat out
Flange before bottom outlet for Venturi effect
Build baffles around engine
The rotax mechanic moved the oil cooler from front to firewall, blocked old opening and used 3 inch duct to oil cooler due to high temps that other owner had.
Thoughts on:
ducting a second 3 inch pipe to oil cooler?
unblocking opening and let air run through?
Any thoughts would be most helpful
Thx
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