The Importance of CLEAN LUBRICITY and OIL ANALYSIS

A good Lubrication Program begins with having a Cleanliness Control system or practice in place. This requires a mitigation approach from tools and equipment usage to proactively testing and identifying potential issues relating to contamination or particulate matter found within newly delivered product. Certified Clean ISO Test can also be requested from the supplier for confirmation.

All modern lubricants contain a variety of additives with distinctive inhibitor properties to help slow down the naturally occurring oxidation process taking place in today's highly modern and performance demanding engines, transmissions, drivelines and cooling systems; but with irregular or inconsistent maintenance practices comes the risk of increased contamination. Any internal combustion engine regardless of age is susceptible to have contamination issues occur and develop byway of the prolonged buildup of sludge byproducts and or particulate matter from an increased total acid number due to the depletion or degradation of the fluid viscosity and reserve alkalinity loss, as a direct result of heat or thermal breakdown from higher operating temperatures and longer oil change intervals.