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Cessna 182S

Any recommendations for a mechanic or repair facility in the Bay Area. I might need 4 cylinders replaced. Any comments on Air West at San Carlos?

No new partners & we do not fill the oil above 6 - 6.5 qts.

Thank you all for your responses. Lower plug were nice & dry with the exception of #4 LH center that was wet from fuel & not oil. We have not completed a wobble test & will bring that to our mechanic's attention. The belly does not have an abnormal amount of oil on it.

Quart every 2 hours - Exceeds the Lycoming consumption rates. Also the plane would go for 10 hours at 6.5 qts - the change in usage was sudden.

My partners and I own a Cessna 182s w/ a Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 engine (complied w/ crankshaft AD) & 1000 hours based at KSQL - San Carlos. The oil consumption changed significantly, so we had a our local mechanic do a compression check. The results were - Completed BDC compression test. Engine...

Thank you for the Scott Stauter referrral

Thank you & keep the info coming. I have looked through the lists of instructor names at WVFC, San Carlos Flying Club, Advantage & others. Lots of names and I am looking for a referral instead dialing for instructors. I would like a quality instructor and not a time builder on my dime.

I am having a challenging time connecting with a flight instructor at San Carlos airport to work on IPC and BFR. I have a nice Skylane 182 with a Garmin GTN 750 with Aspen display. I have reached out to several people with no response or no follow up response. I feel like the flight...

Ideally San Carlos or Palo Alto. Where are you located?

I am looking for a flight instructor in the SF Bay that has experience with a Garmin 750 with Aspen display. Any referrals?