OIL ANALYSIS

22 metallic elements (Wear Rate Analysis):

iron, copper, chrome, lead, tin, aluminum, nickel, silver, silicon, sodium, potassium, molybdenum, boron, vanadium, zinc, magnesium, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, titanium, cadmium, barium

4 compounds (Oil Condition Analysis):

soot, oxidation, nitration, sulfation

3 physical contaminates:

water, diesel fuel, glycol

Viscosity:

100 degrees centigrade

Particle count using ISO 11171 (Oil Cleanliness Analysis):

7 size channels in 4, 6, 14, 21, 38, 70 and 100 microns

3-place ISO 4406:1999 Fluid Cleanliness Code

Optional tests:

water in ppm, Total Acid Number (TAN), Total Base Number (TBN), microscope analysis, salt test

SCOPE OF OIL ANALYSIS

Compartment	Test List
Engines	elements, oil condition, physical contaminates, viscosity
Transmission, hydraulics, compressors, turbine oil	elements, oil condition, physical contaminates, viscosity, particle count
Differentials, final drives, gear boxes	elements, physical contaminates, viscosity, particle count

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COOLANT ANALYSIS

Coolant properties and additives:

glycol %, boil point, freeze point, pH, conductivity, nitrite, molybdate, total hardness

Abnormal odors:

ammonia, solvent, burned

Metallic elements:

copper, iron, aluminum, lead, zinc, tin, sodium, potassium

Elemental compounds:

silicate, phosphate, borate, nitrate, glycolate, magnesium chloride, sulfate, carbonate, chloride

Organic acids:

sebacic acid, tolytriazole

SCOPE OF COOLANT ANALYSIS

Test Level	Test List
Level 1	glycol %, boil point, freeze point, nitrite (SCA), pH, conductivity, visual and odor observations
Level 2	All of the tests listed above

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FUEL ANALYSIS

SCOPE OF FUEL ANALYSIS

Test Level	Test List
Level 1	distillation, bacteria, visual appearance
Level 2	Level 1 plus dissolved water, flashpoint
Level 3	Level 2 plus stability/accelerated aging, sulfur
Level 4	Level 3 plus cetane, API gravity, copper strip corrosion, sediment water

See New, Improved S•O•S Fuel Analysis for more information

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