Oil Condition Monitoring test is a very frequent and regular for lube oil usage to ensure safety and long life of engines or equipment using lubrication. In the entire Middle East, including UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Sudan etc, it is advised by technical advisers to start using following set of test methods to conduct OCM test.
The new package comes with Soot and Analytical Ferrography with Glycol and additional. However, customers always advised to consult with lab first to have appropriate test for your requirements.
Please review new set of test methods and parameters associated with new OCM.
| Oil Condition Monitoring (OCM) | |
|---|---|
| PARAMETERS | TEST METHODS |
| Wear Metals & Contaminants – Iron – Chromium – Silicon – Aluminium – Lead – Copper – Tin Total Acid Number(TAN)/ Base Number Viscosity @ 40°C / Viscosity @ 100 °C Water content Pentane Insolubles Flash point Soot Glycol Sulphation Nitration Fuel Dilution Analytical Ferrography |
ASTM D 5185 – – – – – – – ASTM D 974/ ASTM D 2896 ASTM D 445 ASTM D 6304 ASTM D 893 ASTM D 92 Soot Meter ASTM E 2412 ASTM D 7414* – – ASTM D 7690 |
| *Note: Fresh Oil (un-used sample) required for reference for ASTM D 7414. | |