Is Rotax 582 reliable?
Rotax recently stopped production of the 582, but there should be plenty of spare parts around. They are a simple and reliable engine providing you feed it clean fuel and oil. I flew a challenger ii from wisconsin to tennessee it had the 582 blue head it performed perfectly. Xps full synthetic 5w-50 aviation engine oil was designed specifically for rotax aircraft engines for the best performance, reliability and safety.The Rotax 582 is a 48 kW (64 hp) two-stroke, two-cylinder, rotary intake valve, oil-in-fuel or oil injection pump, liquid-cooled, gear reduction-drive aircraft engine manufactured by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG. It is for use in non-certified aircraft operating in day visual flight rules.