Suggested Kobelco Oil Standards for

Contamination Limits
These charts are only suggested guidelines. Job conditions, attachments,
replacement intervals, machine size, replacement lubricants, and filtration, all
affect these guidelines and may not be an indicator of failures, contamination, or
excessive wear. They are targeted as total system evaluation, rather than specific
models of machine. It is always best to consider trends over time, for system
evaluation.

Example: Most hydraulic oils are NOT guaranteed for cleanliness, but only
additive packages. New oil can be contaminated via handling, particularly bulk oil,
and fall outside of these guidelines.
(PPM)

Engine Oil
Material Normal Abnormal Critical
Si 49 50-94 >95

Fe 59 60-90 >91

Cu 26 27-121 >122

Al 46 47-66 >67

Pb 22 23-26 >27

Fuel 8% 8-12% >12%

Soot 3% 3-6% >6%

 Hydraulic Oil
Shell Tellus S2 46 Weight as in factory original
fill.
Excavating Work Only

Attachments, hammers, shears, thumbs, tampers, and so on, will

adversely affect these figures, both in quality and oil life.

Material Normal Abnormal Critical

Fe <31 33-63 >63

Si <25 25-50 >51

Cu <51 52-83 >84

Al <10 11-17 >18

H2O 0.080% 0.08-0.10% >0.10%

Use of Hydraulic Oil other than factory fill and or

operating conditions other than digging, can adversely
affect these conditions.
 Excavator Final Drives
1000 Hour Readings

Material Normal Abnormal Critical

Fe <1310 1330-3063 >3063

Si <101 101-212 >213

Cu <51 52-83 >84

Al <60 61-87 >88

H2O 0.080% 0.08-0.10% >0.10%

Excavator Swing Drives/Pump Drive Box

500 Hour Readings

Material Normal Abnormal Critical

Fe <180 181-306 >307

Si <35 36-66 >67

Cu <54 55-83 >84

Al <30 31-47 >48

H2O (GL) 0.080% 0.08-0.10% >0.10%

H20 (EO) 0.010% 0.010-0.18% >0.19%

This bulletin is issued for information only and is

not an authorization for warranty claim submission.