Good video about water in the engine

[Neal]

Disturbing but educational. I'm curious what people do especially when they travel and don't fly the plane for an extended period of time?

 

[ve6yeq]

I have just been using 5% CamGuard Aviation in the cold weather (the rate of rusting is very temperature dependent). For summer idle periods, I have a Black Max Engine Saver but I have not had to use it yet. Last summer when the the plane was idle, I was lucky to have it in a hangar with a little dehumidification and I added about 8% CamGuard (the CamGuard docs mention 10% CamGuard as a temporary storage option instead of storage oil). This winter I have the plane down south with me and flying for a couple of hours a week

 

[Neal]

Anyone have experience with DryBot? Seems it connects to the oil fill area:

DryBot Automated Engine Dehydrator

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[Neal]

I have a Black Max Engine Saver but I have not had to use it yet

Where do you connect this to work? I read "breather tube" but not sure if that's the one in our exhaust that we have to clean often or if that's something else?

 

[Neal]

Humidity and corrosion

Rising costs of aluminum, steel, and parts—and a costly Lycoming engine in my Cessna 182 that just passed 2,000 hours since being overhauled—has focused my attention. If positive actions aren’t taken to ensure its long-term health, bad things could happen to my aging powerplant, which costs...

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[ve6yeq]

Anyone have experience with DryBot?

The DryBot uses a desiccant that is automatically periodically heated to dry it. The Black Max Engine Saver is refrigeration-based, just like a portable home dehumidifier. The desiccant needs to be replaced periodically, so I selected the Black Max.

Seems it connects to the oil fill area:

DryBot Automated Engine Dehydrator

Prevent engine corrosion 24/7 with the DryBot automated engine dehydrator. Buy Now

www.rpxtech.com

These solutions must, in some way, push less-humid air into the engine. The simplest is via the oil breather tube. I guess that you could also use the oil fill tube.

Where do you connect this to work? I read "breather tube" but not sure if that's the one in our exhaust that we have to clean often or if that's something else?

Yes - the oil breather tube on the CC363i is the small tube inside the exhaust that we need to periodically clean of carbon deposits from the burnt oil. The Black Max Engine Saver has a tube with a foam seal that you push into the breather tube.