Service profile
Engine analysis
This service monitors engine and lubricant conditions to detect premature wear
and contamination
Description Analysis options — Engine
Monitoring engine and lubricant conditions helps you
Essential Enhanced
detect problems and contamination before they result
in excessive wear and failure. This analysis is applicable
to spark or compression engines in virtually all types Viscosity
of mobile and stationary equipment, and helps to Water Vol % Fourier
support an Optimized Drain Interval (ODI) program. transform infrared
spectroscopy (FTIR)
Oxidation
Potential benefits Total Acid Number (TAN)
Improved equipment reliability by Total Base Number (TBN)
identifying potential failures
Coolant Indicator
before they occur
Soot
Increased productivity through Fuel Dilution C C
reduction of unscheduled Particle Quantifier (PQ) Index
downtime
Metals
Reduced parts replacement and Key
labor costs Included test
TAN in lieu of oxidation for synthetic products
Minimized lubricant consumption
C Conditional test
and disposal with optimized
drain interval
Mobil Serv Lubricant Analysis — Engine analysis
SM
Test Purpose Importance of test
Coolant Indicator To determine the level of sodium, potassium Indicative of a coolant leak into the engine via a worn head gasket, cracked
and boron in the engine oil block or head
Fuel Dilution To measure the amount of unburned fuel that The presence of fuel in the crankcase reduces oil viscosity and weakens
goes to the crankcase detergency. Excessive amounts may indicate potential mechanical problems
Metals To determine the presence and levels The level of wear metals helps determine if equipment components are
of metallic content in the oil, including wearing or if harmful contamination has entered the oil. The level of metals that
contaminants and wear particles are part of the additive chemistry is also reported
Oxidation To determine the level of lubricant oxidation Oxidation can mean:
and deterioration • Increased wear and corrosion
• Shorter equipment life
• Increased viscosity
• Excessive deposits and plugging
Particle Quantifier To determine ferrous metal fatigue failures PQ Index can detect at an early stage:
(PQ) Index and metal-to-metal contact not usually • Anti-friction bearing wear
detectable with current spectrographic • Plain bearing wear
analysis • Early indications of piston scuffing
• Gear wear
Soot To determine the soot content in an oil by Excessive soot contamination may mean:
percentage weight • Decreased engine performance
• Reduced fuel economy
• Excessive deposits and sludge
• Shorter oil life
• High blow-by
Total Acid Number To measure acidic oil oxidation by-products An elevated Total Acid Number may indicate increased oil acidity resulting from
(TAN) increased oil oxidation
Total Base Number To determine the reserve alkalinity of the oil A decrease in Total Base Number may be indicative of:
(TBN) used to neutralize the formation of acids • Oil degradation caused by rapid acid formation due to changing fuel
c haracteristics or a high rate of oil oxidation
• Decreased acid-neutralizing reserve
Viscosity To determine the oil’s resistance to flow • A n increase in viscosity may be due to high soot or insoluble content, water
contamination, or admixture with higher viscosity fuel or lubricant
• A decrease in viscosity may be due to water contamination, or admixture
with lower viscosity fuel or lubricant
• Both high or low viscosity may result in premature equipment wear
Water To detect presence of water contamination Water contamination may cause severe corrosion and subsequent wear, poor
oil film thickness or hydrogen embrittlement
Mobil ServSM Lubricant Analysis
When your sample is processed, the laboratory
handles each bottle as a unique and important
item. Each sample is coded, labeled and tracked
FPO through the entire process. By the time test results
are available, your equipment sample has directly
benefitted from our knowledge of Mobil™ lubricants,
decades of OEM relationships and a strong heritage
of hands-on application expertise. Sample comments
are provided, as required, to help identify potential
problems, list possible causes and recommend actions
for follow-up.
By helping you enhance equipment life and reliability — which minimizes maintenance costs and downtime —
our expert services can help you achieve your safety, environmental care and productivity goals.
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