Oil analysis charge and cleaning

After about 500 operating hours the oil must be changed for the first time. Drain the oil
soon after stopping the gear unit while the oil is still warm.
The lubrication oil should be replaced periodically in accordance with " Lubricating Oil
and Grease List “
I t i s also required to take oil sample from lube oil tank, and to investigate the oil quality,
ferrous sediment analysis if any, by a lubricant oil manufacturer. Oil sample analysis
should be required every 3 months. When the oil quality is degraded and contaminated ,
and beyond oil manufacturer’s guideline, it is time to replace the oil. Complete oil
replacement is necessary. At the time, lube oil tank inside and piping should be cleaned
by using flushing oil. Though an oil manufacture accepts to keep using present oil based
on sample analysis, oil must be replaced one per maximum 2 years. Oil analysis results by
oil manufacture should be kept by customer, so that oil quality change can be clearly
confirmed. A guideline of lubrication oil quality monitoring is given bellow for reference.
Guideline of oil monitoring (For reference)

          Item          Unit      Test  Limit 

method 
Kinematic viscosity mm^2/s ASTM D445 ISO VG220 : 187- 253
    ISO VG320 : 272 - 368
Water content % ASTM D6304 Max. 1
Acid number MgKOH/g ASTM D664 Max.1.4
Pentane insolbles % ASTM D893 Max.0.1
Element Fe  ppm ICP Max.250
Cu ppm ICP Max.75
Pb ppm ICP Max.75
AI ppm ICP Max.50 
Si ppm ICP Max.100
When changing the oil, the gear unit should be refilled with the previously used grade of
o i l . D i f f e r e n t g r a d e s o f o i l o r oils obtained from different manufacturer should not be
mixed.