Tom-D
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Today my C-182 customer relayed the trouble he is having with his engine.
It started as a simple cylinder swap. but while he had his cylinders removed he dropped a cylinder base nut into the crank case.
So he drains the oil, flushes the engine, and goes fishing with a magnet. and pulls out a full sized gear tooth. Thinks WTF goes fishing again and pulls out two more gear teeth, Ok enough is enough, and he drops the oil pan and finds his nut, and another gear tooth.
That's when he gets out the bore scope and takes a look in the accessory case, and sure enough there is a tooth missing from the cam gear.
How that engine was running fine is a mystery, but it is off and sent in for overhaul. We will see what they find during tear down.
There was no metal in the filter at last oil change, or any in the oil that came out when drained.
Talk about a lucky find.
It started as a simple cylinder swap. but while he had his cylinders removed he dropped a cylinder base nut into the crank case.
So he drains the oil, flushes the engine, and goes fishing with a magnet. and pulls out a full sized gear tooth. Thinks WTF goes fishing again and pulls out two more gear teeth, Ok enough is enough, and he drops the oil pan and finds his nut, and another gear tooth.
That's when he gets out the bore scope and takes a look in the accessory case, and sure enough there is a tooth missing from the cam gear.
How that engine was running fine is a mystery, but it is off and sent in for overhaul. We will see what they find during tear down.
There was no metal in the filter at last oil change, or any in the oil that came out when drained.
Talk about a lucky find.