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Bookmark or Share- Continental 0-200D TBO - Years as important as hours?Hello, I'm currently looking at buying a 2011 aircraft with a Continental 0-200D that has 499 hours. I was already aware of the 2000 TBO, but just recently discovered that these motors also have a 12 year TBO. Which means this aircraft's engine will technically be past its overhaul time next year, despite the low (but not overly low) hours.
- Time Past TBO Lycoming IO-360 - Pilots of AmericaOperators who cheap out on maintenance will have shorter engine life. Engines that are abused (rental service comes to mind) will have shorter lives. An engine only needs to be abused once or twice to lose a bunch of TBO. Lycoming's core refund values drop enormously once the engine is 400 or more hours past TBO. Dan
- O-470R TBO times - Pilots of AmericaFWIW, the O-470-R in our 182 is 500+ over TBO and running like it's brand new. We're getting compressions and oil analysis done every oil change. Oil analysis shows normal, compressions are generally all at 74/80 or better!
- Recommended TBO - Pilots of AmericaToday's horizontally-opposed piston engines were first certified in the late 1940s and 1950s. These engines entered service with recommended Time Between Overhaul (TBO) intervals of 500 to 750 hours. These TBOs were recommended by the engine designer and approved by the FAA based on the results...
- O200 TBO - Pilots of AmericaThe increased TBO is affective on nearly all Continental Motors Factory produced engines beginning in February 2012 as designated by serial number 1006000 and higher. Nearly all models will receive the benefit of a 200 hour increase over the existing TBO. Aircraft owners that fly 40 hour per month will receive up to 400 hours.
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