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
