HowtoreadyourOilAnalysisReport

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PetroleumTechnologiesGroup,LLC. 4665BroadmoorS.E.Ste#150GrandRapids,MI49512 Phone#616/6989399Fax#616/6989395 www.oillab.com

LetsfaceitreadingyourOilAnalysisresults canbeadauntingandoverwhelmingtask. Wheretostart?Whattolookfor?Whatarealltheabbreviationsandnumberswhenall youreallywanttoknowisifanythingiswrongandhowtofixit.Afterall,wehavea commongoal:eliminatingandpreventingcatastrophicfailures,right?

Thenextfewpageswillshowyouanexamplereport,whattolookforinthereports, whyweperformthetestswedoand,ultimately,whatitmeansforyouandthelife ofyourequipment.


CUSTOMER Sample Company Equipment Maint. P.O. Box 8725 Grand Rapids, MI 49512 UNIT Unit ID: 592 Oil Type: Exxon XD3 Extra/15w40 Manufacturer: Type: Engine

Petroleum Technologies P.O. Box 8725 Grand Rapids, MI 49518 616/698-9399 Fax 616/698-9395

Sample Information Sample Qrts. Hours/Miles 0 20000 Lab#: 238719 Job#: 0 0 20000 Lab#: 229430 Job#: 0 0 20000 Lab#: 227182 Job#: 0 0 20000 Lab#: 224061 Job#: 0

ASTM D5185 Metals In Used Lubricating Oils By ICP-AES Meter Date Rec. Date Sampled Cu Fe Cr Al Pb Sn Si Ca Mg Zn P Mo 214337 03/06/01 03/05/01 6 14 1 1 2 0 6 2790 345 1540 1380 101 Comments: All elements are acceptable. Change oil and filters resample at normal interval. 168280 12/14/00 12/08/00 6 8 1 2 2 0 8 2692 326 1421 1150 106 Comments: All elements are acceptable. Change oil and filters resample at normal interval. 153010 11/28/00 11/18/00 6 10 1 1 2 0 7 2437 310 1294 953 95 Comments: All elements are acceptable. Change oil and filters resample at normal interval. 137585 11/06/00 10/27/00 4 12 1 1 2 0 10 2834 328 1498 1160 101 Comments: All elements are acceptable. Change oil and filters resample at normal interval.

B Ag Nl Na K 103 0 0 0 0 102 0 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

102 0

FTIR Analysis Sample Oxidation Nitration Sulfation Water% Antifreeze Lab#: 24 238719 Job#: 0 Lab#: 22 229430 Job#: 0 Lab#: 24 227182 Job#: 0 Lab#: 26 224061 Job#: 0 0 0 0 0 26 34 36 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ASTM D445 Viscosity

Particle Count (ISO 4402, 4406)

ISO 2-5 5-10 Fuel Viscosity Viscosity 10-15 15-25 25-50 50-100 >100 Soot Class micron micron micron micron micron micron micron Dilution Index(%) @100C @40C Code 0 0.46 15.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.54 0.54 0.64 14.9 14.9 14.9 0 0 0 0 0 0

Metal

Metal

Metal

Metal

Metal

Metal

Al Aluminum Ag Silver B Boron Ca Calcium Cr Chromium Cu Copper


UNIT Unit ID: 592 Oil Type: Exxon XD3 Extra/15w40 Manufacturer: Type: Engine
UnitIDisawayforthecustomertouniquelyidentifytheunitsbeingtestedandtheirlocation.Itisimportanttobe consistentwhenidentifyingtheunit,asthehistoryofsamplingwillbelinkedtothatparticularunitname. ListingtheOilTypeisacriticalpieceofinformationinordertoanalyzeparametersanddeterminecorrectlimits. TheManufacturerwillhelptoidentifytheproperdrainsandlimits,aseachmanufacturercanhavedifferentdrains intervalsandlimits. Typeissimplyawaytoidentifywheretheoilwastakenfrom:engine,transmission,rearfinaldrive,etc.

Sample Information Sample Qrts. Lab#: 238719 0

NOTE:Theinformationsubmittedwithasampleisasimportanttowhoisreadingthereportasitistotheanalystinterpretingthetestresultsandmakingrecommendations.Know yourequipmentandthelubricantsusedandsharethiswithus.Twowaycommunicationmakesforthebestresults.

Hours/Miles 20000 Meter 214337 Date Rec. 03/06/01 Date Sampled 03/05/01

TheLab#isassignedtothesamplewhenitisprocessedinthelaband shouldbethereferencenumberusedwhencontactingthelabforquestions orconcerns. Qrts.isanabbreviationforthequartsofmakeupoiladded. TheHours/Milesisanindicatorofhowmanyhoursormilestheoilbeing sampledhasrunfor. TheMeterreadingisatotalamountofhoursormilesonthatparticular machine/engine. TheDateRec.iswhenthelabreceivedthesample. TheDateSamplediswhentheoilwastakenforsampling.

ASTM D5185 Metals In Used Lubricating Oils By ICP-AES Cu Fe Cr Al Pb Sn Si Ca Mg Zn P 6 14 1 1 2 0 6 2790 345 1540 1380 Comments: All elements are acceptable. Change oil and filters resample at normal interval.

Mo 101

B 103

Ag 0

Nl 0

Na 0

K 0

WearMetalsidentifycomponentswithinthe machine/equipmentthatarewearingdownor becominglesseffective.

AdditiveMetalsandMultisourceMetalsdetermineiftheadditivepackageisstill intactandusableandcanbeanindicatoroftheparticularbrandofoilthatisbeing used.

Dependingon the environmental conditionsthe oilisbeing used, Contaminant Metalscan indicate internalleaks orexternal contamination.

TheCommentsectioniswheretheanalystsprovideanoverviewoftheinterpretation,anyproblemsorconcernsandarecommendationforsuggestednextsteps andwhentoresample.Thisprovidesforaquickoverviewforthereadertoeasilydetermineifthereareanyproblemsandwhatrecommendationsaresuggested basedontheresults.


FTIR Analysis Sample Lab#: 238719 Oxidation 24 Nitration 0 Sulfation 26 Water% 0 Antifreeze 0 Fuel Dilution 0 Soot Index(%) 0.46

ASTM D445 Viscosity Viscosity @100C 15.2 14.9 14.9 14.9 Viscosity @40C 0 0 0 0

Particle Count (ISO 4402, 4406) ISO Class 2-5 5-10 Code micron micron 0 0 0 0
InfraRedAnalysis(FTIR)isthemostacceptedtestmethodintheindustry todaytodeterminetheconditionofthelubes.IRdeterminesBasicPhysical Composition(BaseStockandAdditives),AdditiveChemistry(andtheir effectiveness),Contamination(Oxidation,Sulfation,Nitration,Water, AntifreezeandSoot)andLubeDegradation.

Viscositymeasuresalubricantsresistance toflowattemperature.Dependingonlube grade,itstestedat40and/or100degrees CentigradeandreportedinCentistokes.

TheParticleCountdeterminesanISOClassCodewhichisanindexnumber

10-15 micron

15-25 micron

25-50 micron

50-100 micron

>100 micron

thatrepresentsarangeofparticleswithinaspecificmicronrange.Each
classdesignatesarangeofmeasuredparticlesperonemlofsample.This testisvaluableindetermininglargeparticlewearinfilteredsystems.


Metal Fe Iron Metal B Metal Boron Metal Ca Calcium Sn Tin Metal Metal Ni Nickel

Al Aluminum Ag Silver P Phosphorus Pb Lead

Cr Chromium Cu Copper Zn Zinc

K Potassium Mg Magnesium Mo Molybdenum Na Sodium Si Silicon

Sample Information Sample Qrts. 0 Lab#: 238719 Job#: 0 0 Lab#: 229430 Job#: 0 0 Lab#: 227182 Job#: 0 0 Lab#: 224061 Job#: 0 ASTM D5185 Metals In Used Lubricating Oils By ICP-AES Meter Date Rec. Date Sampled Cu Fe Cr Al Pb Sn Si Ca Mg Zn P 214337 03/06/01 03/05/01 6 14 1 1 2 0 6 2790 345 1540 1380 Comments: All elements are acceptable. Change oil and filters resample at normal interval. 168280 12/14/00 12/08/00 6 8 1 2 2 0 8 2692 326 1421 1150 Comments: All elements are acceptable. Change oil and filters resample at normal interval. 153010 11/28/00 11/18/00 6 10 1 1 2 0 7 2437 310 1294 953 Comments: All elements are acceptable. Change oil and filters resample at normal interval. 137585 11/06/00 10/27/00 4 12 1 1 2 0 10 2834 328 1498 1160 Comments: All elements are acceptable. Change oil and filters resample at normal interval.
AReferenceGuideforthetestedelements.

Hours/Miles 20000 20000 20000 20000

Mo B Ag Nl Na K 101 103 0 0 0 0 106 102 0 95 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

101 102 0

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Testresultsarelistedaccordingtothedatethesamplewasrunmostrecentexpressedfirst. ThisorganizationbettershowsandidentifiestheTrendAnalysisthehistoryofaparticularunit overaperiodoftime,typicallyfoursamplingintervals.