Maintenance / Troubleshooting; Treatment Of Corrosion And Surface Damage; Electric System; Checking The Ignition Unit, Trouble Shooting - Rotax 912 Series Maintenance Manual

3) Maintenance / troubleshooting

The following sections describe maintenance procedure for engines of the 912/914
Series above and beyond the maintenance and special checks, see corresponding
Maintenance Manual (Line Maintenance) for the respective engine type, 912 Series or
914 Series, and the systems descriptions given hitherto. The description is subdivided
into subsections and descriptions of the function of the various systems.
3.1)

Treatment of corrosion and surface damage

See 71-00-00 sec. 4.
3.1.1
3.2)

Checking the ignition unit, trouble shooting

Components can only be replaced but not repaired. If there is no ignition spark,
systematically trace possible causes.
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WARNING: For safety's sake, switch off ignition, if possible, and withdraw
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WARNING: Danger of fatal injury due to high voltage! Always take all
Effectivity 912/914 Series
Edition 1 / Rev. 0
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Maintenance Manual

Electric system

Formation of a rust film on the permanent magnets in the magneto ring
and on the metal cores of the trigger coils is harmless.
Replace attachment screws and lock washers if there is heavy
oxidation or rust formation.
Before reassembly clean all contact surfaces of the screws removed
and apply LITHIUM grease. Take care that no foreign objects fall into
the magneto ring. Clean ring terminals and apply LITHIUM grease to
the contact surfaces to assure lasting contact.
Check contact between electrical contacts and ground connections
(ring terminals) by removal, if necessary apply contact spray to
increase conductivity.
ignition key!
appropriate protective measures and use all safety equipment
when working on the ignition unit!
74-00-00
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