Oil testing is widely recognized as a key component of a predictive maintenance program because oil analysis provides key information about the condition of equipment.
Oil analysis
- Detects problems before serious equipment and costly, unscheduled downtime occurs
- Determines whether lubricating oils need to be changed - eliminating premature change-outs and reducing disposal costs
- Determines if used oil is still an adequate lubricant by evaluating it against virgin oil
- Identifies contamination, additive content, and degradation of a lubricant
- Analyzes metal particles to detect the condition of the oil and the machine's lubricated (wearing) parts
Lubricating oil analysis
- Viscosity
- Metals
- Neutralization number
- Wear particle count
- Particle count
- Karl Fischer moisture
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Insulating oil analysis
- Karl Fischer moisture
- Dissolved gas analysis
- PCB analysis
- Dielectric strength
- Specific gravity
- Flash/fire point
- Interfacial tension (IFT)
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Fuel oil
- Copper corrosion
- Distillation
- Cetane number
- Carbon residue
- Sulfur
- Ash content
- Cloud/Pour point
- Water and sediment
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Additional oil test
Oxidation stability testing artificially ages the oil to give an indication of the remaining oil life or to compare the relative expected life of new oils. |
Used oil screen
- BTU
- Sulfur
- PCB
- Total halogens
- Flash point
- Metals
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Other testing
- Filter examination
- Filter preparation
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Grease testing
- Dropping point
- Cone penetration
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Contact us for more information about oil and fuel analysis.
(04/15/08)
