By Jim Fitch
Machinery Lubrication Magazine
What should you do when a lubricant doesn’t get a clean bill of health?
More specifically, what must be done with the machine that contained a degraded or contaminated lubricant after the oil drain? Is a flush required?
If the answer is yes, there are a few other questions that follow, such as:
- What was the root cause that led to a need to flush? Who is to blame?
- How urgent is the need to flush? Can’t we wait?
- What are the risks of not flushing? What is the worst that can happen?
- Are there negative side effects to performing a flush? What dark cloud is hidden beneath the silver lining?
- What is the best way to perform the flush to reduce cost, risks and business interruption?