AIRCRAFT
SA 160
AIRCRAFTA I R C R A F T
Symphony
8.11 SERVICING
(a) Oil
Oil Specification
Oil Viscosity
Capacity
Oil and Oil Filter Change
Oil must be conform to the last revision of the Textron Lycoming
Service Instruction No. 1014.
MIL-L-6082 Aviation Grade Straight Mineral Oil and MIL-L-22851
AviationGradeAshlessDispersantOilshouldbeused.
Recommendedviscosityofoilsforairtemperaturerange:
MeanEnvironment- MIL-L-6082 MIL-L-22851
Temperature Mineral AshlessDispersant
Above16°C SAE50 SAE 40 or SAE 50
-1°C to32°C SAE 40 SAE 40
-18°C to21°C SAE30 SAE 30 or SAE 40
Below-12°C SAE 20 SAE30
The engine has a oil capacity of 7.6 Litres (8 quarts), but it must not be
operatedonlessthan5Litres(5.2quarts).
(1) The SA 160 is delivered with straight mineral engine oil (MIL-L-
6082). If the oil level is topped up within the first 25 hours of
(30°F)
(0°F)
SECTION 8
GROUND HANDLING, SERVICING & MAINTENANCE
Feb 25, 2005
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