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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
CONNECTING RODS

FORGED-STEEL CAMSHAFTS

OPTIONAL CHROME KIT

NITRIDE-HARDENED STEEL
ALLOY CYLINDER BARRELS

FORGED-STEEL CRANKSHAFTS

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

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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.

540 CUBIC INCH ENGINE SERIES

MODEL

COMPRESSION
RATIO
HP

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-AB1AD
TIO-540-AF1B
TIO-540-AA1AD
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

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

RPM

TBO

HEIGHT
(IN)

WIDTH
(IN)

LENGTH
(IN)

DRY WT
(LBS)

REMARKS

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

Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts
Dynafocal Mounts

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

4
6
8

235, 320, 360

540, 580
720

ENGINE MOUNT CONFIGURATIONS:

Conical

Straight mounts parallel to crankshaft.

Dynafocal

Mounts set at a specified angle

to the crankshaft with Type 1 (30)
and Type 2 (18).

Bed

Bed mounting available on select

engine models.
2004 Lycoming. Lycoming is a division of AVCO Corp., a Textron subsidiary.

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
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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
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