Oil Sampling

The right way to take an oil sample

 These conditions are crucial :

 Right time
 Right place
 Appropriate sample container
 Correct labeling und documentation
Please not like this!

Sampling with a pump

The right time

 During normal working temperature - while running or right after

turn off
 Not right after an oil change
 Not right after big refills

The right location (where?)

 During oil draining hold sample bottle in the oil stream
 With a sampling pump right into the sample bottle (during standstill)
 With a extraction valve from a non pressure cycle
 Using a dosing valve from a minimess-connection
Oilsumps and Tanks

Bad

Sometimes only the oilsump is

a possible place to take the
sample

Precipitated particles
are washed into the
sample bottle

Oilsumps and Tanks

Taking samples from refill- or control openings

Disadvantages:  Difficult positioning

 Precipitated particles on
walls or bottom can
manipulate the sample
 Sample will not be taken
from the same spot each
time (important for trend
analysis)
Should try to be
avoided but has
to be done sometimes
because of technical
reasons

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Oilsumps and tanks

Taking samples from refill- or controlopenings

Improvement possibilities

 The sample quality can be improved by

simple modifications´, e.g. as shown in
the picture with a fixed installed tube or
that the tube is always lowered to the
same height

Oilsumps and tanks

Area where a quality sample should be taken from

Back
flow

unacceptable
Flow

acceptable

unacceptable

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Highpressure Hydraulics

Wrong

laminar
No particles Because heavier
flow
No water
than oil

Highpressure Hydraulics

Right

 The 90 ° redirection causes

turbulences which help to
have a well mixed oil at the
point of sampling

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Samples from pressure lines

Fixed installed
sampling spot

Ball valve
or plug valve

Samples from pressure lines

Minimess

Not to be used for

pressures > 80 bar
because of safety
issues ©
Samples from pressure lines

Quick coupler with

Minimess

Portable Minimess Valve

Samples from circulation systems

Analog to pressure-circulation systems. The usage of a vacuum pump is
suggestive for high viscosity oils

low pressure Vacuum

Sample
 high viscosity oils
taking
Vacuum
pump

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Sample Information Form
 Asks for information needed
for a professional evaluation
of analysis results
 What we need:
 Unit ID
 Application
 Oil type, volume and top up
 Working hours of the oil and
the equipment
 Reason for the sample:
Routine or a special problem
 Can be fullfilled also using
our Webbased portal

Sample Information Form

Sample Information Form
 Unit ID
 Unified Identifier, e.g. serial
number
 Needed to identify the
equipment and previous
results
 Application
 Machine type, manufacturer
and model
 Oil brand name or type
 Oil volume
 Oil top up (>10% of volume)
 Last Oil Change
 Working hours of the oil and
the equipment
 Oil changed after sampling or
not

Sample Information Form

 Application
 Hydraulics
 Gears
 Turbine
 Reason for the sample
 Routine
 Change of oil type (flushing)
 Damage
 Other problems like foaming,
noise...
 Trend sample: sample
number of the previous
sample
 Additional notes
Prepaid Analysis Kit

OELCHECK oil analysis kits

 Prepaid Analysis Kits contain
 Sample container
 Personalized sample information
form (SIF)
 Mailing envelope
 Analysis incl. laboratory report by
mail, e-mail, internet-access, ftp-
server
 Analysis & Diagnose of the samples
within 1 working day after receiving
(12.00 o'clock)
 Many additional tests available to
answer special questions