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Tips on selecting an oil for engine break-in, switching oil, and oil filter servicing.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Jun-Aug 1990 pg. 6

Fabricate a custom wrench for removing the oil screen in C85 -to- O-200 engines.
E.A.A. TECHNICAL COUNSELOR NEWS Sep-Nov 1990 pg. 7

Add-on oil filters for the Continental IO-470 engine.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Aug 1987 (v.9#8) pg. 8
Added Info LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Oct 1987 (v.9#10) pg. 3

Tips on cutting open a spin-on oil filter to check for contamination.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Sep 1987 (v.9#9) pg. 3

Service intervals for oil and oil filters on Lycoming engines noted.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE May 1988 (v.10#5) pg. 18

Part number information for installing a spin-on filter on the Cessna 150 aircraft.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Jan 1989 (v.11#1) pg. 22

Troubleshooting high oil pressure following the installation of a full-flow oil filter combined with a change in type of oil.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Feb 1989 (v.11#2) pg. 20

Oil filter post-mortem tips. How to open up a used oil filter and examine the filter element for metal particles, gasket materials, etc.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Nov 1989 (v.11#11) pg. 8

Troubleshooting high oil temperatures in a Cessna 172 equipped with a Lycoming O-320-E2D engine leads to a missing vernatherm valve in the oil filter adaptor housing.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Nov 1990 (v.12#11) pg. 7

Towards improved oil filtering. Adding a second external filter may dramatically reduce wear.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Feb 1992 (v.14#2) pg. 10

Filter foul-ups. Changing an aircraft's oil filter is no job for the careless.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Aug 1992 (v.14#8) pg. 18

Adding a full-flow oil filtration system to the Continental O-300 engine.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Jan 1994 (v.16#1) pg. 17
Added Info LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Mar 1994 (v.16#3) pg. 4

Tip on using a large plumbing-style tubing cutter to open an oil filter.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Feb 1994 (v.16#2) pg. 24

Technique for opening a metal oil filter using an awl and a sheet metal nibbler.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Jul 1997 (v.19#7) pg. 4

Technique for draining the oil inside a spin-on filter before removing the filter.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Feb 1999 (v.21#2) pg. 24
Added Info LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Jun 1999 (v.21#6) pg. 3

Advice on the frequency of changing oil, oil filter, and getting an oil analysis.
LIGHT PLANE MAINTENANCE Dec 1999 (v.21#12) pg. 21

Tip on using a cut-down plastic milk jug to catch and funnel the oil when changing the filter.
SPORT AVIATION Apr 1997 (v.46#4) pg. 86

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