Purging The Oil System; Flushing The Oil Circuit - Rotax 915 i A SERIES Maintenance Manual

PURGING THE OIL SYSTEM

General note
Purging of the oil system is extremely important for operation and service life of
See latest Installation Manual chapter 79-00-00 section Purging the lubrication system.
Purging the oil Purging the oil system is necessary:
system
• with initial installation of new engine
• after reinstallation (e.g. after overhaul)
• after maintenance work during which the lubrication system was opened and
• voided (e.g. removal of the oil tank or oil cooler, replacement of oil lines).

FLUSHING THE OIL CIRCUIT

General note
Oil tank Clean the oil tank.
Temporary oil Temporary oil lines (only for flushing) must be fitted so that the oil radiator is not con-
lines nected. The return line is routed into a separate, clean receptacle and not back to the oil
tank.
N N O O T T E E
This is done to prevent metal chips and other debris from entering the radiator or
oil tank.
Filling Fill the oil tank with approx. 3 l (0.8 gal (US)) of engine oil.
Procedure The following steps have to be carried out after refilling:
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the engine and therefore the procedure must be followed meticulously.
Ignition "OFF" and system grounded! Disconnect negative terminal of battery.
ATTENTION
m WARNING
Risk of electric shock!
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