Cessna 172N - Page 9

SECTION 1
GENERAL
FueI Capacity:
Standard
Tanks:
Total Capacity: 43
gallons.
Total
Capacity
Each Tank: 21.5
gallons.
Total Usable: 40
gallons.
Long
Range
Tanks:
Total
Capacity:
54
gallons.
Total
Capacity
Each
Tank: 27
gallons.
Total
Usable: 50
gallons.
CESSNA
MODEL 172N
NOTE
To
ensure
maximum
fuel capacity when
refueling,
place
the fuel
selector
valve in either LEFT
or
RIGHT
posi-
tion to
prevent
cross-feeding.
ort
Oil
Grade
(Specification)
:
MIL-L-6082
Aviation
Grade Straight
Mineral Oil: Use
to
replenish
supply
furing
first
25
hours and at the
first
25-hour oil change.
Continue
to use
until
a
total
of 50
hours has accumulated
or oil
consumption
has
stabilized.
NOTE
The
airplane was
delivered from the factory with a
corro-
sion
preventive
aircraft
engine oil. This oil
should
be
drained
after the
first
25 hours of operation.
MIL-L-22851
Ashless
Dispersant
Oil:
This oil
must
be used after
first
50
hours or
oil consumption
has
stabifZ6.-
Recommended
Viscosity
For
Temperature Range:
MIL-L-6082
Aviation
Grade Straight
Mineral OiI:
SAE 50 above
16oC
(60oF)
SAE
40
between
-1oC
(30'F)
and 32oC
(90"F).
SAE 30 between
-18oC
(0"F)
and 21oC
(70oF).
SAE 20 below
-LzoC
(10"F).
MIL-L-22851
Ashless
Dispersant
Oil:
SAE 40 or
SAE 50 above
16oC
(60'F).
SAE
40
between
-1oC
(30'F)
and 32oC
(90"F).
SAE
30
or SAE 40
between
-18oC
(0"F)
and
21oC
(70"F).
SAE
30
below
-12oC
(10"F).
Oil
Capacity:
Sump: 6
Quarts.
Total: 7
Quarts
(if
oil filter
installed).
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