Some Information On Aircraft Turbine Oil

By William Morris


Currently you are reading this article right now due to the fact that you probably own an airplane, or are in fact tasked with the job of taking care of one. To make your job easier, you want to practice some preventive maintenance practices, and for this to succeed you need to have a bit more information on critical components in the overall system. One of the critical components in having a healthy and well maintained aircraft is the use of aircraft turbine oil. Your choice of turbine oil will determine will determine the overall health of your engine. If you want to know more about this, then do read on.

Turbine oil for planes alongside routine maintenance, is key to keeping and making your aircraft safe and airworthy. Thus you will only be needing high performance oils for turbine engines which many a dealer will try to sell you. Most of the time they will try to sell you products from either Aero Shell or Mobil. Which are generally the largest manufacturers of these oils. However, do keep in mind lots of brands exist outside of these two as well.

Both car engines and also aircraft or plane engines provide propulsion for the vehicles that they are in. However, they differ in that the former runs on pistons and the latter one runs by way of turbines. In plane engines, a pressurized gas is created through the combustion of jet fuel. As these two engines are significantly different from each other, it goes without saying that they also require different kinds of oil.

As jet fuel experiences combustion at high pressure and also high speeds, you will require an oil that adapts to these set conditions also. In essence you will need am oil that has good to excellent thermal and oxidation properties that is much suited for jet engine types and models. Also go for oils that offer good protection against high temperature corrosion as well as anti wear properties.

When choosing oils, get ones that are approved for a wide range of commercial uses, and if possible military specs to boot. The last property is not absolutely necessary, but knowing the military may also use and test the same oil can do nothing else but give you extra peace of mind and confidence as well.

Another option that you can think of in souring for the best turbine oil for your use is to get ones that are original equipment manufactured. This basically just means that if you have a Mitsubishi engine under the hood, that you also buy oil for it that is made by Mitsubishi for that specific engine In most cases, going down this path tends to be more expensive than going with after market products and supplies.

It is also look at the price in the long term. If you are in the habit of constant maintenance or if you have more than one plane to maintain, then it is better to buy in bulk or by the drum. Look for sellers that can meet this need and also transportation by them to your place. In addition, this of course assumes that you have the necessary installations and such for long term storage of bulk oil.

In sum this article has shown you some considerations to think of before buying any oil on the market. Always make sure that you leave no stone unturned in terms of looking for information so that you can have the most informed decision possible.




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