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Oil Suction Screen

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michael curtin

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Vancouver, WA
Have a Exp 18 with 100 hrs on it now,and in doing the most recent oil change I noticed that the manual calls out to pull and clean the screen in the oil pan. Its a O-360 Lyc on a conical mount and I can not completely remove the plug/screen,it hits the diagonal brace on the mount . Has anyone else had a similar problem? Do you need to clean it at all?

Thanks Mike
 
I clean them at least every annual. Take the nut off the screen and the screen should slide out. It does on everything certified that I have ever worked on. If you engine is making metal it is going to show up in the suction screen first.
 
Steve Pierce said:
I clean them at least every annual. Take the nut off the screen and the screen should slide out. It does on everything certified that I have ever worked on. If you engine is making metal it is going to show up in the suction screen first.
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Hi Steve.

I'm doing my first oil change on my new to me PA-12. I'm going to pull and examine the suction screen. My question: Do you have a part number recommendation for the o-ring/gasket that I'll need when I reinstall it? I searched the forum, but didn't come across anything yet. I have the Crosswinds STC, Lyc O-360 A2A. Any help is appreciated.

Stu
 
You will need the dash number to order the right size. My engine is a Continental C-90, so I don't know what you need for the Lycoming O-360. Sombody else on this forum will, though.
 
Just following up:

Old crush washer on the left, new one on the right. It's a match. Thanks again for the help.

SP
 

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