Oils and Fluids Testing

Oil and fluid testing for lubricants, oils, and other fluids.

Intertek oils and fluids testing helps clients with valuable engines and related machinery minimize down-time and repair problems caused from lubricant and fluid related issues. Oil and fluid testing supports client oil condition monitoring predictive and preventative maintenance programs.

Lubricant and other fluids tests:

• Appearance, Color
• Demulsification, Electrical Strength
• Engine Coolant Testing
• Ferrography
• Flash-Point: Open cup, Closed cup, Seta Flash
• Foam Test
• Oil Analysis
• Oxidation, Nitration
• Particle Count
• Pentane, Heptane Insolubles
• PQ Index, Soot
• Total Base Number (TBN), Total Acid Number (TAN)
• Transformer Oil Testing
• Viscosity 
• Water Content, Water by Karl Fisher Volumetric, Water by Coulometric Titration
• Wear Metals Testing

ASTM oil and fluid test methods include:

• D-6304 Water Content
• D-5185 Wear Metals in Use Oil Analysis
• D-3278 Flash Point
• D-2982 Anti Freeze Detection
• D-2896 Base Number
• D-1401 Demulsification
• D-893 Insolubles in Used Oil
• D-892 Foam Test
• D-664 Acid Number
• D-445 Viscosity
• D-2272 RBOT

Many additional ASTM, ISO, IP and other test methods are available in the global laboratory network.

Lubricant oil tests:

• Acidity: Acid number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration
• Anti-Freeze: Detecting Glycol-based Anti-Freeze in Used Lubricating Oils
• Caustics: Base Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Perchloric Acid Titration
• Ferrography:
  • Predictive Maintenance Tests, based on Wear Debris Analysis.
   
• Oil Condition Monitoring Testing

Intertek has a wide range of expertise on a global basis, with laboratories ready to test the full range of lubricants and related fluids.