On 28 Nov 2008, at 13:13, Bruce Napier wrote: > After 6000 hours and a recent drive plate change, my PRM 150 has > started getting through the oil: half a litre in the 50 hours since > my last engine service. > > I can't see any obvious loss from the pipes leading to/from the oil > cooler, or anywhere else, for that matter. > > Any suggestions as to where it is going or what I'm facing by way of > repairs?
Is it perhaps escaping "through the internals heat exchanger" to the coolant system, perhaps you find traces of oil in the header tank. If that were the case there is also a remote chance of coolant getting back into the gearbox depending on the pressure difference between the two parts of the heat exchanger. Beeky
