PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC.

Oil Analysis


Contact us for test packages customized to your needs. At this time, we are unable to test any samples that are used in an aircraft

Fleets, Construction, Agricultural & Transportation

Basic Test Package

  • Spectrometal analysis of 24 wear, additive and contaminant metals (ASTM D6595M)
  • Viscosity (ASTM D445M)
  • Percent Water (Crackle, Karl Fischer (ASTM D6304) if positive)
  • Oxidation (ASTM D7414 – Engines and Transmissions)
  • Nitration (ASTM D7624 – Engines and Transmissions)
  • Antifreeze (FTIR, ASTM D2982 – Engines and Transmissions)
  • Soot (ASTM D7844 – Engines)

Advanced Test Package

  • (T)BN – Engines (WI-038, ASTM D4739M – New Oils ASTM D2896*)
  • (T)AN – Non-Engine (ASTM D974 or ASTM D664)
  • (T)BN + (T)AN – Natural Gas, LP and Propane Engines
  • Particle Count – Hydraulics (ISO 4406 ASTM D7647)
  • Water by Karl Fischer (ASTM D6304)
  • RICE testing for Standby Emergency Generators

Industrial Applications

Plastics, Compressors, Paper Mills, Steel Mills, Manufacturing, Chemical Processing, Power Generation & Turbines

Basic Test Package

  • Spectrometal analysis of 24 wear, additive and contaminant metals (ASTM D6595M)
  • Viscosity (ASTM D445M)
  • Percent Water (Crackle, Karl Fischer (ASTM D6304) if positive)

Advanced Test Package

  • (T)AN (ASTM D974 or ASTM D664)
  • Particle Count (ISO 4406 ASTM D7647)
  • Water by Karl Fischer (ASTM D6304)

Optional Tests

  • Oxidation (ASTM D7414)
  • Nitration (ASTM D7624)
  • Ferrography (ASTM D7690*)
  • Varnish Potential (MPC ASTM D7843*)

Other Testing Available

pH (ASTM E70*)
Density – specific gravity, pounds per gallon, API Gravity (ASTM D1298, ASTM D287, ASTM D4052)
Reserve Alkalinity (ASTM D1121*)
NAS pore blockage particle count (NAS 1938*)
Gravimetric (Proprietary*)
Foam Sequence (ASTM D892#)
Rust Test (ASTM D665#)
Water Separability (ASTM D1401#)
Copper Corrosion (ASTM D130*)
ASTM Color (ASTM D1500*)
Lithium (ASTM D6595M)
Sulfur Content (ASTM D2622)
Chlorine (X-Ray#)
Conductivity (TDS Meter*)
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS Meter*)
Dielectric Breakdown (ASTM D877#)
Dissolved Gas (ASTM D3612#)
Flash Point (ASTM D92*, ASTM D93*, ASTM D7094, ASTM D6450*)
Fire Point (ASTM D92*)
RPVOT (ASTM D2272#)
Ash (ASTM D482#)
Fuel Dilution by GC (ASTM D3524M*, ASTM D3525M*)

* Not in the scope of accreditation.

# Not in the scope of accreditation and testing outsourced to an approved laboratory.

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