oil screen

A fine-mesh wire screen used for trapping contaminants in the engine lubrication system. As an oil screen is not as effective as an oil filter, both may be used.

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Years ago, I was safety-wiring an oil screen when my wire touched a hot electrical circuit, causing a short and instantly melting a piece of wire onto an oily shop rag.

Maintenance safety: safely maintaining your airplane is just as important as flying it safely

No metallic debris were observed in the propeller governor oil screen; clear fuel consistent with 100LL was recovered from the fuel spider and fuel servo.

A classic case: a VFR-only pilot stumbles into instrument conditions. You shouldn't be surprised what happens next

During the first 50- hour inspection, the suction oil screen was removed for condition inspection and the head of a steel rivet was found in the screen.

Cut, broken, cracked

Engines not equipped with a quick drain--or when a spin-on oil filter isn't installed--also may require a torque wrench to reinstall the drain plug or the oil screen after cleaning.

Owner-performed maintenance: aircraft owners with at least a private certificate can perform preventive maintenance tasks themselves. But many procedures allowed require tools and knowledge not covered in ground school

For engines that have oil screens, that interval is reduced to 25 hours, on average.

Oil system upkeep: Control heat and flow: changing the oil is only the first step in maintaining your engine's lubrication system. It pays to dig deeper with DIY preventive maintenance

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