The oil leak damage

[rkanjl]

I had a Dodge Omni that lost oil pressure.  It lasted about 2 minutes and got so hot that it fused the pistons to the cylinder walls.

I had a 64 Plymouth Valiant (slant 6) that ran outta oil.  I drove it another 50 miles home, the engine/exhaust got so hot that it caught the leaking oil/crud on fire when I pulled in the driveway.  I hit it with the fire extinguisher, put another oil pump in it the next morning and drove it for another 30k miles and the rod knock that was previously there mysteriously disappeared  

It is all relative to engine type, design, etc

Lol VonMessa, I had a buddy many years ago who had a 'cuda with a slant six.  He wanted to get rid of it so he decided to blow the engine.  We drained the oil and ran it on the interstate to the next town (about 13 miles) turned back from the offramp and came back.  It was still running so he put oil back in it and while I don't know how many miles he put on it afterwards, I do know he drove it for quite awhile.  Those things would last forever. 

[PFactorDave]

And shutting off the engine never really seems to help with cooling.

Shutting it off definitely helps cooling.  If you take a radiator hit, you can most certainly nurse your plane home by keeping a close eye on the temp guage and shutting off when it gets hot.  I've flown as far as two sectors to get home this way.

Unlike an oil leak, the radiator leak can be managed indefinitely.

[Slate]

No clue on the damage model...  190's seem to go forever though, and will coast out for a long time also.  After your engine dies, hit the minus key on your numeric keypad, this will increase coasting distance.

As for how long your oil lasts... keep an eye on the oil guage of your affected engine is best I can say.

In 190's you have to worry more about a radiator hit. Seems 20 times more likely to get hit than oil. You can probally go a sector with an Oil leak. As long as your gear are ok I've set the 190 down with a radiator hit, engine off, let it cool and have leapfrogged back to a successful landing. Watch for Trees! lol

[dedalos]

it depends on the airplane.  at full throttle the engine will overheat and die faster than if you go let's say 3/4 throttle.  I think the ponyd engine will die in less than a minute at full speed.  spitfire will go forever.  same for the heavy buffs.  in the c205 my engine will last at least 20 seconds with proper throttle management.  not sure what I do wrong with that lol.

semp

I think the engine will not over heat until you are completely out of oil.  I also think it depends on the amount of oil the plane has and not on what kind of damage you took or anything else.  Could be wrong though.

[FiLtH]

  I usually fly it till I fry it. Costs nothing to get a new plane

[Wiley]

Based on what I've seen, I'm fairly certain there are at least 2 types of leaks for anything (slow and fast).  There might be more, I've never tried to narrow it down any more than sometimes a leak runs you out fast, sometimes slower.

I can only assume you guys that are talking about the 109s running for a long time with an oil leak aren't comparing it to the radial engine planes.  A P47 will run forever oiled.  109s to me seem to conk out after a minute or two.

Wiley.

[Amsoil21]

i ran a toyota forklift petrol engine flat out with no oil and it ran for just over 25 mins before she screeched and seized