Oil Consumption Tracking

Precision Monitoring at Every Preflight

Monitor your engine's health with precision using dedicated oil consumption tracking. Record every dipstick reading and oil addition with timestamps and aircraft timer values right from your phone during preflight, creating a comprehensive history that reveals consumption trends before they become problems.

Fast, Intuitive Logging

Logging is fast and intuitive: select fractional quart values from simple dropdowns, enter your current Hobbs or flight time, mark oil changes with a single checkbox, and add notes about oil type or observations. AircraftMX builds your consumption database automatically — calculating quarts consumed per hour, efficiency between oil changes, and running totals across each oil-change cycle.

Multi-Engine Support

For multi-engine piston aircraft, oil tracking supports separate left and right engine records, so you can compare consumption between engines and catch asymmetric trends that might indicate a developing issue on one side. Filter and view each engine independently, or see them side by side.

Spot Trends Before They Become Problems

Visual consumption trends help you spot gradual increases that might signal worn rings, valve guides, or other developing issues — the kind of slow changes that are invisible flight-to-flight but obvious when plotted over months. Historical data provides invaluable context when discussing engine health with your A&P during annual inspections.

Data That Speaks for Your Engine

When it's time for your annual or a pre-buy evaluation, your oil consumption records demonstrate meticulous engine monitoring and give inspectors the data they need to assess powerplant health objectively. For owner-pilots serious about engine longevity, oil tracking transforms guesswork into data-driven maintenance decisions.