Marine oil analysis & Sampling
Oil Sampling & Analysis
As a fully trained Evinurde “MASTER TECHNICIAN” you can be assured your engine is in the best possible hands. We have full factory diagnostic equipment for the Evinrude E-TEC range and carry a good stock of spares for most models.
Oil Sampling
Engine oil analysis can tell you a lot about the health of your boat’s engine. A lot goes on inside a boat engine, and akin to drawing blood, an engine oil sample analysis (OSA) can tell you a lot about the health of your boat’s engine and gearbox.
Our oil sample analyses will include the following:
Spectral Exam: A spectrometer is used to find the number of various metals and additives in the sample – useful for finding excessive wear in bearings, pistons, rings, cylinders, valve train, and gears. It also determines the composition of any oil additives.
Viscosity Test: The thickness of the oil at a specific temperature is tested – useful for finding fuel dilution, the breakdown of viscosity enhancers or other contamination.
Flash Point: Tests the temperature at which vapor from the oil ignites – contamination can cause a specific grade oil to flash higher or lower than the design flashpoint.
Insolubles Test: Insolubles are typically abrasive solids – higher readings are usually by-products of incomplete combustion.
Oil Sampling During Annual Maintenance
We recommend oil sampling is carried out during annual maintenance, over a period of time trends can be identified in the samples and early signs of wear or contamination can be identified before they cause a major issue.
Please feel free to talk to us today about oil sampling and any of the other services we offer.