How to read Oil Analysis Report

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Customer & Address Machine or Component Information: Unit Number, Type, Maker, Model, Oil Type Viscosity

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- Oil Condition : - Viscosity at 40 OC and 100 OC Oxidation ,Nitration - TAN & TBN

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Severity Code of Analysis Result for Oil Condition, Wear Condition and Contamination Condition

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- Contamination

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X : Action ! : Caution : Normal

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- Alarm Limit Range - New Oil or Reference oil as base line

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Recommendations and Note

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- Lab ID - Date of oil sampled - Operating Hours or operation distance of oils - Total Operating Hours or total distance of machines
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- History Condition of the previous oil sample and the one before the previous sample

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Wear Condition
- RDE Fine Wear Metal Debris Analysis Result in PPM - RFS Course Wear Metal Debris Analysis Result in PPM

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How to Read Oil Analysis Report

Oil Cleanliness Level is measured by Particle Count Method FocusLab report Particle Count as per two principle Standard : NAS1638 ISO 4406 :1999 More details of NAS 1638 AND ISO 4406 >>>next page

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Particle Count NAS 1638 Classification

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Particle Count ISO 4406 Classification

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Varnish Potential Index (VPI) Predict varnish build-up and varnish condition in lube system.

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Recommendation and Interpretation

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RUL of Lubricant Test to determine the remaining useful life of lube system. By Measurement % Antioxidant Additives remaining in Used(in-service) lube

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VPI Value and VPI Condition Stage NAS 1638 Class of New Oil Alarm Limit of NAS 1638

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RUL Lubricant of New Oil RUL 9. Alarm Limit of RUL of Lubricant RUL
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ALARM LIMIT
Set of Alarm Limit

Alarm Limt present in FocusLab Report

New Oil = new oil or Reference Oil Value of actual New Oil as base line

The primary purpose of alarms, or limits ,is to filter (funnel) data so that the the technologists spend his time managing and correcting exceptional situations instead of perusing , the data trying to find exceptions . The alarm serves as trip-wire to tell the analyst that a threshold has been passed and that action is required . Some data parameters have only upper limits such as Wear Metal debris level (RDE , RFS) . A few data parameters employ lower limits like TBN, flash point . Other parameters like viscosity use both upper and lower limits . These might relate to important chemical and physical properties of the lubricant such its viscosity .

U-Caution = Upper Caution 1 st upper limit level

L-Caution = Lower Caution 1 st lower limit level

U-Action = Upper Action 2 nd upper limit level

L-Action - Lower Action

2 nd lower limit level

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Oil Cleanliness Level -Particle Count : NAS 1638

>NAS 1638 specifies five range , 5-15 micron , 15-25 micron , 25-50 micron ,50-100 micron and > 100 micron . >And the count refers to number of particles in each range size per 100 ml. >Each size range is assigned a class number based on the number of particles present , and the overall class is the range which has the highest count .

Maximum number of particles per 100 ml (count per 100 ml)

Oil Sample A

Oil Sample B

Oil Sample A : Count on Size Range 5-15 micron is 50100 particles , NAS 1638 Class : 8 And the other size range will count and read the same. The overall NAS 1638 Class = 8

Oil Sample B :
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ISO 4406 : 1999

> ISO 4406 , count number of particle per 1 ml > ISO 4406 specifies three size ranges ; size range > 4 micron (R4) size range > 6 micron (R6) size range > 14micron (R14) > The scale number refer to the number of particles per 1 ml , in each size range . > The three scale number are reported with a backslash between them ; Particles > 4 micron Code 16 , between 1300-2500

ISO : 18 / 16 /13

Particles > 6 micron Code 16 , between 320-640

Particles > 14 micron Code 13 , between 40-80

Example FocusLab Report

ISO 4406 CODE : 16 / 14 / 11

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Wear Metal Origins

Engine Transmission Gears Discs Housing Bearings Brake Bands Shift Spools Pumps PTO Differential Gears PTO Shafts Bearing Housings Planetary Gears Shafts Bearings Housings Torque Converter Housing Bearings Shafts Hygraulic Power Steering Pump/Motor Vanes Gears Pistons Cylinder Boresand Rods Bearings Valves Pump Housing Pump Thrust Plates Pump Pistons Cylinder Glands Guides Bushings Oil Coolers (some) Final Drive Gears Bearings Shaft Housing Gear Red. Box Gears Shaft Bearings Air Compressor Crankshaft Block Housing Screws Bearing Shaft Oil Pump Piston Rings Cylinder Wear Plates Bushing Wrist Pin Bushing Bearing(Recip) Thrust - Washers

IRON

Cylinders Block Gears Crankshaft Wrist Pins Rings(Cast) Camshaft Valve Train Oil Pump Liners COPPER Wrist PinBushings Bearing (Near Failure) Cam Bushings Oil Cooler Valve TrianBushings Thrust Washers Governor Oil Pump ALUMINUM Pistons Bearings Bushings Blocks(some) Housing Oil pump Bushings Blowers Thrust Bearing

Clutches Steering Discs Bushing/ThrustWashers Oil Cooler

Bushings Thrust Washers Oil Pumps (where used)

Bushings Thrust Washers

Bushings Thrust Washers (where used)

Bushings Thrust Washers

Bushings Thrust Washers

Pumps Clutch (some) Thrust Washers Bushings

Thrust Washers Pump Bushings (some)

Impeller Turbine Pump(some)

Pump/Motor Housing Cylinder Gland (some)

Oil Pump Thrust Washers

Thrust Washers Oil Pump (some) Bushings

Rotors Pistons Bearing Thrust Washers Block Housing

Engine

Transmission Roller/Taper Bearings WaterTreatment (Oil Cooler)

Differential Roller/Taper Bearing(some)

Planetary Roller/Taper Bearing(some)

CHROME

TIN

LEAD

SILICON

SODIUM

Rings Roller/Taper Bearing(some) Liners Exhaust Valves WaterTreatment Pistons (overlay) Bearing (overlay) Bushings Bearings Gasoline Octane Improver Anti Foamadditive Ingested Dirt Oil Additive (some) Anti- Freeze Road Salt Ingested Dirt

Torque Converter Roller/Taper Bearing(some)

Hygraulic Power Steering Rods Spools Rollers/Taper Bearings (some)

Final Drive Roller/Taper Bearings(some)

Gear Red. Box Roller/Taper Bearings(some)

Air Compressor Rings Roller/Taper Bearings WaterTreatment (Oil Cooler)

Oil Additives (some)

Oil Additives (some)

Oil Additives (some)

Oil Additives (some)

Oil Additives (some)

Pistons (overlay) Bearings (overlay) Bushings Bearings

Disc Lining

Ingested Dirt

Ingested Dirt

Ingested Dirt

Oil Additives Anti- Freeze Road Salt Ingested Dirt

Ingested Dirt

Ingested Dirt

Oil Additives Ingested Dirt

Ingested Dirt Elastomeric Seals (some) Oil Additives Anti- Freeze Ingested Dirt

Ingested Dirt

Ingested Dirt

Ingested Dirt

Oil Additives Road Salt Ingested Dirt

Oil Additives Ingested Dirt

Oil Additives Ingested Dirt Anti- Freeze