PA-28 Oil Change before flying to Sun n Fun: Part 1 

Philip Vonrichthofen - We only put a little bit of clean oil on the new filter gasket.

We followed the guidance of Zephyr Aircraft Engines who had performed our overhaul. They recommended just using Phillips XC 20-50 after the initial interval.

We use the oil filter wrench to remove the old filter and the 1" socket on a torque wrench to set the proper torque on the new one.

We record this detail on a log on the wall of our hangar. It's much easier to track then reading the filter every flight. But to eat their own for tracking maintenance.

If you are telling people that don't know things, Don't forget things on the Check List of doing that job! I think you are doing a good service for people! Just think some of the little things may help people not to forget some of the little things that can make a big difference. I thought of putting a sticker inside next to the Dip Stick so I see it each time I check the oil. It is sometimes the little things that we forget, and some of them can come back to Bite You!

@@donaldsmith3048 Yes, you are right. Bite me.

usually its 50 hours as a standard but since its a low time engine you want to change the oil at smaller increments to ensure that there is no wear and tear in the engine that can happen since last overhaul. Better safe then sorry since you cant pull over in the air. This was more then likely the engine manufacturer requirements

That was an error on my part. The tool is in the $60 range on amazon. My apologies for the error. It is cheaper than the aviation version, but not by as much as I thought.

C J it will depend on the size of the diameter of the quick drain nipple on your oil pan. We measured and went with a hose inside diameter 1/8” smaller for a tight fit.

Mines the same engine as yours so I'm hoping it's the same size. Thanks for the info, I'll give it a try :)

My engine is also the same size... What size hose did you use?

@@btflync which quick oil sump drain plug do you use?