540 Series

This beast handles any burden.

The Lycoming O-540 series engines are six-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled models. The cylinders are of conventional air-cooled construction with heads made from an aluminum-alloy casting and a fully machined combustion chamber. Rocker-shaft bearing supports are cast integral with the head, along with housings to form the rocker boxes. The cylinder barrels have deep integral cooling fins, and the inside of the barrels are ground and honed to a specified finish. The IO-540 and TIO-540 (turbocharged) series engines are equipped with a fuel-injection system, which schedules fuel flow in proportion to airflow. Fuel vaporization takes place at the intake ports. A turbocharger(s) is mounted as an integral part of the TIO-540 series. Automatic waste-gate control of the turbocharger provides constant air density to the fuel-injector inlet from sea level to critical altitude.

CHROMIUM-MODIFIED NI-RESIST IRON EXHAUST-VALVE GUIDES, RESULTING IN BETTER WEAR CHARACTERISTICS

FORGED-STEEL CAMSHAFTS

FORGED-STEEL CRANKSHAFTS

FORGED-STEEL CONNECTING RODS

OPTIONAL CHROME KIT

NITRIDE-HARDENED STEEL ALLOY CYLINDER BARRELS

AVAILABLE OPTIONS: Lightweight starters Electronic ignition Spin-on or remote oil filter Air conditioning provisions Factory chrome kits: Triple-plated rocker-box covers, intake pipes and shroud tubes Optional magnetos Fixed-pitch or constant-speed propeller applications

540 CUBIC INCH ENGINE SERIES

MODEL COMPRESSION RATIO HP RPM TBO HEIGHT (IN) WIDTH (IN) LENGTH (IN)

This current production model data is provided for engine selection, and is subject to change without notice. The Lycoming Sales Department should be contacted prior to starting detailed installation layouts. Engine weights may vary according to specific engine model configuration.

DRY WT (LBS)

REMARKS

O-540-A O-540-B O-540-E O-540-G O-540-J O-540-L IO-540-A IO-540-C IO-540-D IO-540-K IO-540-S IO-540-V IO-540-AA IO-540-T4B5 IO-540-W1A5 TIO-540-A TIO-540-C L/TIO-540-F L/TIO-540-J TIO-540-S L/TIO-540-U L/TIO-540-W TIO-540-AB AD 1 TIO-540-AF B 1 TIO-540-AA AD 1 TIO-540-AE2A

8.50:1 7.20:1 8.50:1 8.50:1 8.50:1 8.50:1 8.70:1 8.50:1 8.50:1 8.70:1 8.70:1 8.50:1 7.30:1 8.50:1 8.50:1 7.30:1 7.20:1 7.30:1 7.30:1 7.30:1 7.30:1 7.30:1 8.00:1 8.00:1 8.00:1 7.30:1
1 2

250 235 260 260 235 235 290 250 260 300 300 260 270 260 235 310 250 325 350 300 350 350 250 270 270 350

2,575 2,575 2,700 2,700 2,400 2,400 2,575 2,575 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,400 2,575 2,575 2,575 2,575 2,700 2,500 2,600 2,575 2,575 2,575 2,500

2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,400 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,800 2,000 1,800 2,000 2,000 1,800 2,000 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000

24.56 24.56 24.56 24.56 20.43-24.56 20.43 19.60 24.46 24.46 19.60-20.86 19.60 19.35 19.60 21.50 19.35 22.71 30.33 22.42 22.56 26.28 22.62 23.33 30.06 28.62 21.48 27.75

33.37 33.37 33.37 33.37 33.37 33.37 34.25 33.37 33.37 34.25 34.25 33.37 34.25 33.37 33.37 34.25 33.37 34.25 34.25 36.02 34.25 34.80 33.37 33.38 33.37 46.52

37.22-38.42 37.22-39.34 37.22-39.34 39.34 38.93 38.93 38.62 37.22-38.42 38.42-39.34 38.62-39.34 39.34 38.93 39.24 38.93 38.93 51.34 40.38 51.34 51.50 39.56 51.93 54.19 39.36 40.24 48.57 42.02

405-406 395-397 397-399 415 387-388 387 443 402-404 410-412 466-474 475 414-420 479 418 400 540 483 542 548 533 580 567 474 493 466 595

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TI O - 540
ENGINE LABELING LEGEND:

1 PREFIXES:
AE Aerobatic (wet sump) H Horizontal Helicopter I Fuel Injected L Left Hand Rotation Crankshaft O Opposed Cylinders T Turbocharged

2 CYLINDER CUBIC INCH

DISPLACEMENT:
Number of Cylinders Cubic Inch Displacement

ENGINE MOUNT CONFIGURATIONS:

Conical

Straight mounts parallel to crankshaft. Mounts set at a specified angle to the crankshaft with Type 1 (30) and Type 2 (18). Bed mounting available on select engine models.
2004 Lycoming. Lycoming is a division of AVCO Corp., a Textron subsidiary.

4 6 8

235, 320, 360 540, 580 720

Dynafocal

Bed

LYCOMING OPERATORS MANUAL O-540, IO-540 SERIES

SECTION 3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Figure 3-29. Fuel Flow vs Percent Rated Power IO-540-AC Series 3-41

SECTION 3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

LYCOMING OPERATORS MANUAL O-540, IO-540 SERIES

Figure 3-30. Sea Level and Altitude Performance Curve IO-540-AC Series 3-42