The Importance of Fluid Reliability

Precision fluid management is key to prolonging the life of your equipment, lowering maintenance costs, and boosting your operational efficiency.

Why It Matters:

Although lubricants typically account for less than 0.5% of an operation’s maintenance budget, failing to manage it properly can be a costly mistake. In fact, poor lubrication practices can contribute to 30% of an operation’s overall maintenance expenses—not only draining your budget, but vastly reducing productivity overall.

New oil is not clean oil.

Did you know that new oil often contains contaminants that can harm machinery? Particle contaminants found in new oil often can’t be seen by the naked eye, yet they have a huge impact. If left unchecked, they will cause mechanical wear that leads to premature equipment failure.

To prolong the life of your equipment and ensure optimal performance, oil must be properly filtered before installation, and cleanliness levels must be actively maintained.

Servo valve system target cleanliness level:
ISO 16/14/11

New oil samples

ISO code 23/21/17

4um size – 57,900 count
6um size – 14,180 count
14um size – 1,291.4 count

WHYFLUID_NewOilSamples\-1\-23\-20\-14@2x

ISO code 23/20/14

4um size – 51,359 count
6um size – 9,111.5 count
14um size – 151.80 count

WHYFLUID_NewOilSamples\-2\-22\-19\-14@2x

ISO code 22/19/14

4um size – 20,716 count
6um size – 2,551.5 count
14um size – 125.5 count

WHYFLUID_NewOilSamples\-5\-20\-18\-15@2x

ISO code 20/18/15

4um size – 8,099.2 count
6um size – 9,111.5 count
14um size – 151.80 count

WHYFLUID_NewOilSamples\-4\-21\-17\-13@2x

ISO code 21/17/13

4um size – 18,268 count
6um size – 780 count
14um size – 65.2 count

WHYFLUID_NewOilSamples\-3\-20\-16\-12@2x

ISO code 20/16/12

4um size – 7578.8 count
6um size – 639 count
14um size – 39.5 count

From bad, to good, to great.

ISO code 23/20/14

ISO code 20/16/12

ISO code 15/12/10

iso code of 15/12/10 is achievable through bypass filtration

How new oil gets dirty:

Refinery / Blend Plant

DELIVERY ISO 19/17/15

By the time oil arrives at your site it is already too dirty for most equipment.

STORAGE ISO 20/18/16

Poor storage and transfer methods add to the contamination.

DISPENSING ISO 21/19/17

Dirty dispensing equipment substantially increases the risk of induced contamination.

IN SERVICE ISO 22/20/18

Not using the proper breathers allow more contaminants to enter the oil.

Hydraulic component life extension

Current ISO code	Current ISO code	New ISO code	New ISO code	New ISO code
	2 X LIFE	3 X LIFE	4 X LIFE	5 X LIFE
28/26/23	25/23/21	25/22/19	23/21/18	22/20/17
27/25/22	25/23/19	23/21/18	22/20/17	21/19/16
26/24/21	23/21/18	22/20/17	21/19/16	21/19/15
25/23/20	22/20/17	21/19/16	20/18/15	19/17/14
24/22/19	21/19/16	20/18/15	19/17/14	18/16/13
23/21/18	20/18/15	19/17/14	18/16/13	17/15/12
22/20/17	19/17/14	18/16/13	17/15/12	16/14/11
21/19/16	18/16/13	17/15/12	16/14/11	15/13/10
20/18/15	17/15/12	16/14/11	15/13/10	14/12/9
19/17/14	16/14/11	15/13/10	14/12/9	13/11/8
18/16/13	15/13/10	14/12/9	13/11/8	–
17/15/12	14/12/9	13/11/8	–	–
16/14/11	13/11/8	–	–	–
15/13/10	13/11/8	–	–	–
14/12/9	13/11/8	–	–	–

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Range Code	Particles Per Million	Particles Per Million
	up to/including	MORE THAN
24	80000	160000
23	40000	80000
22	20000	40000
21	10000	20000
20	5000	10000
19	2500	5000
18	1300	2500
17	640	1300
16	320	640
15	160	320
14	80	160
13	40	80
12	20	40
11	10	20
10	5	10
9	2.5	5
8	1.3	2.5
7	0.64	1.3
6	0.32	0.64