Oil System Troubleshooting Chart - Continental Motors TSIO-520-BE Maintenance And Operator's Manual

10-3 IGNITION TROUBLESHOOTING (continued)
TROUBLE
Rough Idling
Sluggish
Operation
And/Or
Excessive
RPM Drop.
High Oil Temperature
Indication
PROBABLE CAUSE
Spark plugs fouled or improperly
gaped.
Weak condenser.
Loose or improperly gaped
spark plugs.
High tension leak in ignition
harness.
Weak or burned out condenser as
evidenced by burned or pitted
breaker points.
Fouled or dead spark plugs.
Improperly gaped spark plugs.
Magnetos out of time with plugs.
Damaged magneto breaker
points or condenser.
Low oil supply.
Cooler air passages clogged.
Cooler core plugged.
10-4 OIL SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
CORRECTION
Clean spark plugs. Adjust spark
plug gap.
Replace condenser.
Tighten to specified torque.
Adjust
to
proper gap.
Check for faulty inspection.
Replace points and condenser.
Oean spark plugs. Replace dead
spark plugs.
Adjust to proper gap.
Refer to Installation of Magnetos
and Ignition Timing for proper
timing procedure.
Replace points and condenser.
Replenish.
Clean thoroughly.
Remove cooler and flush
thoroughly.
This troubleshooting chart is provided as a guide. Review all probable causes given, check other listings of
troubles with similar symptoms. Items are presented in sequence of the approximated ease of checking, not
necessarily in order of probability.
TROUBLE
High Oil
Temperature
Indication
PROBABLE CAUSE
Thermostat damaged or held
open by solid matter.
Oil viscosity too high.
10-9
CORRECTION
Remove, clean valve and seat.
If still inoperative, replace.
Drain and refill with correct
seasonal weight. (See Sect. 4-
3)