Blue Star Surveys - Oil Analysis

Cost saving through oil analysis

Oil is the life blood of all machinery and can tell you so much about it’s condition - why not get a ‘health check’ right now.

The small cost of regular oil condition monitoring is a very worthwhile investment to protect expensive machinery and equipment.

Condition monitoring can provide the following advantages and cost savings:

Analysis for wear Metals:
• Avoids catastrophic failure of a machine
• Prevents costly downtime with resulting inconvenience
• Allows for preventative maintenance to be carried out
• Avoids the need for expensive repairs
• Allows maintenance to be scheduled with confidence

Analysis of the oil:
• Ensures the correct grade of oil is being used
• Ensures that the correct additives are present in the right concentrations to lubricate effectively
• Identifies leakage of water, coolant or fuel into oil
• Avoids unnecessary oil changes

Graph Showing Copper and Lead concentrations in oil

This graph shows a typical bearing failure. Increasing levels of both lead and copper occur. When they exceed the recommended examination level, the unit must be stopped and the bearing inspected. Failure to take action at this stage would almost certainly lead to a damaged shaft and major expense.

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