LubeTalk Newsletter Archives
(with the most recent first)

Issue 246... May 05, 2008
Consumables, Fuel and the Economy

Issue 245... March 11, 2008
Good News on CJ-4 Oils for Fleets That Want to Extend Drain Intervals

Issue 244... January 24, 2008
Cold Weather Equipment Blues...

Issue 243... November 20, 2007
Oils Well That Ends Well

Issue 242... September 28, 2007
When Oil Analysis Should Be Performed On-Site

Issue 241... August 29, 2007
Clean Oil Sampling - How to Sample Oil Without Opening the Bottle

Issue 240... August 02, 2007
Is Your Maintenance Program Proactive?

Issue 239... June 04, 2007
Evolution of Change - Oil Analysis Programs

Issue 238... April 05, 2007
Stop, Look and Verify Before You Try

Issue 237... March 07, 2007
Soot Formations And Effects On Engine Life

Issue 236... February 15, 2007
Automatic Transmission Fluid Evacuation Service

Issue 235... January 31, 2007
How Diesel Fuel Additives Work

Issue 234... January 11, 2007
How to Choose the Right Oil

Issue 233... November 02, 2006
Which Gear Lube To Use?

Issue 232... October 19, 2006
A Look at Alternate Fuel Sources

Issue 231... October 05, 2006
Is Your Company Running Green?

Issue 230... August 24, 2006
Diesel Fuel: Costs, Safety and Concerns

Issue 229... August 02, 2006
Understanding Soot Test Methods, Part Two

Issue 228... July 11, 2006
Understanding Soot Test Methods, Part One

Issue 227... June 21, 2006
New Diesel Fuels, New Challenges

Issue 226... June 02, 2006
Oil Analysis Costs Too Much

Issue 225... May 10, 2006
Disperants, Detergents and ZDDP

Issue 224... April 27, 2006
Gasoline Prices and Hybrid Technologies

Issue 223... April 10, 2006
How to Apply and Maintain Biodegradable Lubes

Issue 222... Mar 21, 2006
Using Advanced Flag Limits and Alarms

Issue 221... Mar 02, 2006
Are Oil Additives Really Worth It?

Issue 220... Feb 09, 2006
GF-5 Targeted for 2009

Issue 219... Feb 01, 2006
What About Fuels and Coolants?

Issue 218... Jan 19, 2006
Think Twice About Switching To Synthetic

Issue 217... Jan 10, 2006
How Maintenance History Can Shape The New Year

Issue 216... December 15, 2005
Breaking News - Own Your Own Portable Lab

Issue 215... November 30, 2005
Brake Fluid Replacement Appropriate For All Vehicles

Issue 214... November 17, 2005
Brake Fluid Testing... Really? How?

Issue 213... November 08, 2005
Risky Business: Mixing Lubricating Oils

Issue 212... October 20, 2005
How Important Is Oxidation?

Issue 211... October 06, 2005
Rating Your Filter

Issue 210... September 28, 2005
Bring On The Tar Sands

Issue 209... September 20, 2005
One More EGR Engine Soot Reduction Tip

Issue 208... September 14, 2005
EGR Engines... Is This A Solution?

Issue 207... September 06, 2005
Machine Centered Healthcare

Issue 206... August 29, 2005
Gasoline Prices and Hybrid Technologies

Issue 205... August 22, 2005
Shocking - Engine Oil Filter Study!

Issue 204... August 08, 2005
What's In Engine Oil Additive Packages?

Issue 203... August 01, 2005
Managing the Risk of Mixing Lubricating Oils

Issue 202... July 18, 2005
Viscosity Defined

Issue 201... July 11, 2005
Systemizing Sampling Intervals

Issue 200... July 05, 2005
Are You Using The Wrong Oil?

Issue 199... June 27, 2005
Technically Speaking: IR vs. FTIR

Issue 198... June 13, 2005
Off-Line and By-pass Filtration Reasoning

Issue 197... May 31, 2005
Breaking In New Engines and Engine Oils

Issue 196... May 23, 2005
Clean Oil Reduces Engine Fuel Consumption

Issue 195... May 16, 2005
How Is Used Oil Recycled?

Issue 194... May 09, 2005
Industrial Hygiene... Is Yours Meeting Expectations?

Issue 193... May 02, 2005
Engine Bearings Analysis and Finding Potential Problems During Rebuilds... Part Two

Issue 192... April 25, 2005
Engine Bearings Analysis and Finding Potential Problems During Rebuilds... Part One

Issue 191... April 11, 2005
A Look At Exhaust Gas Temperatures

Issue 190... April 04, 2005
Diesel Fuel Contamination, Filter Plugging & On-Site Fuel Testing

Issue 189... March 28, 2005
Why TBN And TAN?

Issue 188... March 21, 2005
Protect Your Bottom Line With High Performance Coatings

Issue 187... March 14, 2005
Oil Sampling Intervals

Issue 186... March 07, 2005
Why Oil Analysis Should Be Performed On-Site

Issue 185... February 28, 2005
Diesel Fuel Lubricity Issues Are Just Beginning

Issue 184... February 21, 2005
The Age Old Question... Synthetic or Mineral Base Oils?

Issue 183... February 14, 2005
What Is Octane?

Issue 182... February 07, 2005
Lubricity From Sulphur Under 15 PPM?

Issue 181... January 31, 2005
What Is LaserNet Fines?

Issue 180... January 24, 2005
What Is Oxidation In Lubricating Oil?

Issue 179... January 17, 2005
A Winning Combination - Oil Analysis and Vibration Analysis

Issue 178... January 10, 2005
Can Someone Explain the Difference Between Hypoid and Non-Hypoid Oil?

Issue 177... December 20, 2004
Oil Sampling Intervals Reviewed

Issue 176... December 13, 2004
Is Your Maintenance Program Proactive?

Issue 175... December 06, 2004
Why Turbocharge And How Do They Work?

Issue 174... November 29, 2004
EGR Diesel Engines And The Oils They Use... Part Two

Issue 173... November 22, 2004
EGR Diesel Engines And The Oils They Use... Part One

Issue 172... November 15, 2004
Managing the Risk of Mixing Lubricating Oils

Issue 171... Novemeber 08, 2004
Diesel Fuel In Used Engine Oil Samples

Issue 170... November 01, 2004
Glycol Problems… Where Do I Start?

Issue 169... October 25, 2004
Crude Oil Basics... A Refresher

Issue 168... October 18, 2004
Automatic Transmission Fluids - 101

Issue 167... October 11, 2004
Are You Practicing Oil Hygiene?

Issue 166... October 04, 2004
Should You Use Ferrography In Your Sampling Program? Part II

Issue 165... September 27, 2004
Should You Use Ferrography In Your Sampling Program? Part I

Issue 164... September 20, 2004
Want It Now? Oil Analysis with World Wide Data Reporting, All Within 5 Minutes.

Issue 163... September 13, 2004
Multi Viscosity High Detergent Oil
vs.
Single Viscosity Non-Detergent Oil

Issue 162... September 07, 2004
Clean Oil Reduces Engine Fuel Consumption

Issue 161... August 30, 2004
How To Pull An Accurate Oil Sample

Issue 160... August 23, 2004
Blood Tests And Oil Analysis... What's The Difference?

Issue 159... August 16, 2004
Is It Safe To Filter Below One Micron?

Issue 158... August 09, 2004
How To Deal With The Silent Destroyers

Issue 157... August 02, 2004
Sound Lubrication Practices

Issue 156... July 15, 2004
EP Lubricants and EP Additives... Part Two

Issue 155... July 01, 2004
EP Lubricants and EP Additives... Part One

Issue 154... June 24, 2004
Learning The Technical Jargon of Oil Analysis... Part Two

Issue 153... June 17, 2004
Learning The Technical Jargon of Oil Analysis... Part One

Issue 152... June 10, 2004
Oil Analysis History... Where It All Began

Issue 151... June 2, 2004
Is Your Diesel Fuel Meeting Your Expectations?

Issue 150... May 26, 2004
Soot... The Growing Concern

Issue 149... May 19, 2004
Higher Fuel Prices... How You Can Make A Difference Today

Issue 148... May 12, 2004
Extending Oil Drain Intervals - Addressing the Root Cause

Issue 147... May 05, 2004
Improve Results Through Bypass Filtration

Issue 146... April 21, 2004
Get Ready For More Soot

Issue 145... April 14, 2004
The Importance Of TAN Testing

Issue 144... April 07, 2004
What Type Of Maintenance Program Are You Trying To Achieve?

Issue 143... March 31, 2004
Why Oil Sample... Just Change The Oil, Right?

Issue 142... March 17, 2004
What You Need To Know About Regression Analysis and Chemometrics

Issue 141... March 10, 2004
Properties Of Lubricating Oil

Issue 140... March 03, 2004
An In Depth Look At Infrared Spectral Used Oil Analysis... Part Two

Issue 139... February 19, 2004
An In Depth Look At Infrared Spectral Used Oil Analysis... Part One

Issue 138... February 18, 2004
Aren't all ATF's Created Equal?

Issue 137... February 11, 2004
Gear Oils... Which One Is Right?

Issue 136... February 04, 2004
Beating The Odds

Issue 135... January 28, 2004
Oil Additives and Improving Service Life

Issue 134... January 21, 2004
Do's and Don'ts of Pulling Samples

Issue 133... January 14, 2004
Winter Maintenance Blunders - Part Two

Issue 132... January 07, 2004
Winter Maintenance Blunders - Part One

Issue 131... December 24, 2003
Happy Holidays!

Issue 130... December 17, 2003
Crude Oil Statistics and What It Means To You

Issue 129... December 10, 2003
Oil Cleanliness, Filtration and Proper Storage Three Peas In a Pod... Part Three

Issue 128... December 03, 2003
Oil Cleanliness, Filtration and Proper Storage Three Peas In a Pod... Part Two

Issue 127... November 19, 2003
Oil Cleanliness, Filtration and Proper Storage Three Peas In a Pod... Part One

Issue 126... November 12, 2003
What Used Oil Tells Us

Issue 125... November 05, 2003
Overview for Emerging Clean Diesel Engine Technololy - Part Three

Issue 124... October 29, 2003
Overview for Emerging Clean Diesel Engine Technology - Part Two

Issue 123... October 22, 2003
Overview for Emerging Clean Diesel Engine Technology - Part One

Issue 122... October 15, 2003
API Seeks Answers for SM

Issue 121... October 08, 2003
Snake Oils... Are They Harmful - Part Two

Issue 120... October 01, 2003
Snake Oils... Are They Harmful - Part One

Issue 119... September 24, 2003
Understanding a Conditioned Based Maintenance Program

Issue 118... September 17, 2003
Interpreting Wear Metal Sources... Part Two

Issue 117... September 10, 2003
Transformer Oil Testing

Issue 116... September 03, 2003
Interpreting Wear Metal Sources... Part One

Issue 115... August 27, 2003
The Plain Truth About Oil Analysis

Issue 114... August 20, 2003
How Does Your Oil Compare?

Issue 113... August 13, 2003
Defining & Testing For Oxidation

Issue 112... August 06, 2003
GF-4 Engine Oil Spec Unveiled

Issue 111... July 30, 2003
Common Myths About Motor Oils

Issue 110... July 23, 2003
Ashless and Low Ash Oils for Natural Gas and LP Engines

Issue 109... July 16, 2003
Using Vibration Analysis to Ensure Reliable Machinery Condition

Issue 108... July 09, 2003
Off Line Filtration... The Right Choice

Issue 107... July 02, 2003
A Technical Look at Water Analyses

Issue 106... June 25, 2003
When Is The Proper Time To Take A Sample?

Issue 105... June 18, 2003
Critical Steps to Condition Based Monitoring

Issue 104... June 11, 2003
We Test Our Oils... Should We Be Testing Our Fuels and Coolants Too?

Issue 103... June 04, 2003
When To Test for TAN and TBN

Issue 102... May 28, 2003
How To Find Contaminant Sources in Lubrication Oils

Issue 101... May 21, 2003
Analysis of LPG Engine Oil... Part Two

Issue 100... May 14, 2003
Analysis of LPG Engine Oil... Part One

Issue 99... May 07, 2003
Understanding Soot Test Methods... Part Two

Issue 98... April 30, 2003
Understanding Soot Test Methods... Part One

Issue 97... April 23, 2003
New Diesel Engines Require Stringent Oil Specs

Issue 96... April 16, 2003
Was Chemistry Class Really That Important?

Issue 95... April 09, 2003
How To Get Real Results From Your Maintenance Program?

Issue 94... April 02, 2003
Live From Lubrication Excellence 2003

Issue 93... March 26, 2003
Advanced Flag Limits and Alarms

Issue 92... March 19, 2003
Engine Oil Selection Basics

Issue 91... March 12, 2003
How Chlorine Affects Engine Oils

Issue 90... March 05, 2003
What Oil Sampling Can Tell Us About Transmissions

Issue 89... February 26, 2003
Oil Economics For Tough Times

Issue 88... February 19, 2003
Back To Basics... Pulling a Proper Oil Sample

Issue 87... February 12, 2003
The Evolution and Benefits of "Old Think" vs "New Think Lubricant Additives... Part Two

Issue 86... February 5, 2003
The Evolution and Benefits of "Old Think" vs "New Think Lubricant Additives... Part One

Issue 85... January 29, 2003
Making The Most Of New Ideas

Issue 84... January 22, 2003
Advantages Of Internet Collaboration

Issue 83... January 15, 2003
Hydraulic Systems — Which Lubricant Will Work Best For You?

Issue 82... January 08, 2003
Fleet Maintenance — Uncover The Hidden Opportunities For Savings!

Issue 81... December 26, 2002
Evaluating The Benefits of Using Quality Lubricants... Part Four

Issue 80... December 18, 2002
Evaluating The Benefits of Using Quality Lubricants... Part Three

Issue 79... December 11, 2002
Evaluating The Benefits of Using Quality Lubricants... Part Two

Issue 78... December 04, 2002
Evaluating The Benefits of Using Quality Lubricants... Part One

Issue 77... November 27, 2002
It's All About Friction and Wear...

Issue 76... November 20, 2002
Diesel vs. Gas Engines... The Reality

Issue 75... November 13, 2002
Grease... Which One, Boss?

Issue 74... November 06, 2002
Dark Oil Sheds New Light to Sampling

Issue 73... October 30, 2002
Reduce Gear Wear And Keep The Friction Monster In Check

Issue 72... October 23, 2002
Extending Sampling Intervals... Not So Fast

Issue 71... October 16, 2002
ROI... Is Your Oil Sampling Paying You Back?

Issue 70... October 09, 2002
Industrial Hygiene... Is Yours Meeting Expectations?

Issue 69... October 01, 2002
Soot... How Others Are Wiping It Out

Issue 68... September 25, 2002
Sharpen Your Pencil With CBM...

Issue 67... September 18, 2002
What About Dielectric Testing?

Issue 66... September 12, 2002
LubeTrak Merges With The TakGroup

Issue 65... September 11, 2002
Out Of Respect For The Victims and Their Families...

Issue 63... August 28, 2002
Case Study: Can Trained Personnel Make A Difference?

Issue 62... August 21, 2002
The Benefits Of An EMAP

Issue 61... August 14, 2002
Problem Solving... Part II

Issue 60... August 07, 2002
Problem Solving... Part 1

Issue 59... July 31, 2002
Automatic Lubricators... Are They Worth It?

Issue 58... July 24, 2002
5 Steps To Extend The Life Of Your Hydraulic System... Now.

Issue 57... July 17, 2002
Is Portable Filtration Cost Effective?

Issue 56... July 10, 2002
Oil Analyis Reports... Just The Basics

Issue 55... July 03, 2002
Oil Sampling... Is Your Program Doing The Job?

Issue 54... June 26, 2002
The Insidious Destroyer... Part II

Issue 53... June 19, 2002
The Insidious Destroyer... Part I

Issue 52... June 12, 2002
The Degradation Of Motor Oils... Why Does It Happen? Part III

Issue 51... June 05, 2002
The Degradation Of Motor Oils... Why Does It Happen? Part II

Issue 50... May 29, 2002
The Degradation Of Motor Oils... Why Does It Happen? Part I

Issue 49... May 22, 2002
Oil Additives... Are They Worth It?

Issue 48... May 15, 2002
Vibration & Oil Analysis Together

Issue 47... May 08, 2002
Silicon... What Is It? Part II

Issue 46... May 01, 2002
Silicon... What Is It? Part I

Issue 45... April 24, 2002
Oil Sampling Intervals, How Important Are They?

Issue 44... April 17, 2002
Methane Gas And What It Does To Your Oil (case study, part II)

Issue 43... April 10, 2002
TAN, Why Is It Important?

Issue 42... April 03, 2002
What Effect Does Diesel Fuels Have On Engine Oil?

Issue 41... March 27, 2002
Soot Formations And Effects On Engine Life

Issue 40... March 20, 2002
LIVE!... Top Five Questions From Practicing Oil Analysis Convention & Expo

Issue 39... March 13, 2002
Contamination... The Invisible Source Of Equipment Breakdown

Issue 38... March 06, 2002
EGR Engines... Is There A Solution?

Issue 37... February 27, 2002
Proper Bearing Lubrication
If A Little Is Good, Is A Lot... Better?

Issue 36... February 20, 2002
What About The Transmission?

Issue 35... February 13, 2002
Methane Gas And What It Does To Your Oil

Issue 34... February 06, 2002
Setting Oil Analysis Limits And Targets

Issue 33... January 30, 2002
CBM, Condition Based Monitoring, Is Your Company Ready?

Issue 32... January 23, 2002
A Good By-Pass Can Go A Long Ways

Issue 31... January 16, 2002
So What Is Grease Anyway?... Part 2

Issue 30... January 09, 2002
So What Is Grease Anyway?... Part 1

Issue 29... January 02, 2002
What Are You Getting Out Of Your Oil Analysis Program?... Part 2

Issue 28... December 26, 2001
What Are You Getting Out Of Your Oil Analysis Program?... Part 1

Issue 27... December 21, 2001
What Is Condition Based Monitoring Worth?

Issue 26... December 12, 2001
What Is Your Viscosity?

Issue 25... December 5, 2001
Are You Using The Wrong Oil?

Issue 24... November 28, 2001
Testing For Total Base Number

Issue 23... November 21, 2001
What Oil Analysis Can Tell You

Issue 22... November 14, 2001
Wear Metals, and Contaminant Metals...
Where Do They Come From?

Issue 21... November 7, 2001
Limits, Targets, and Managing Your Data

Issue 20... October 31, 2001
Proper Paperwork For Oil Analysis

Issue 19... October 24, 2001
Case Study LT10/2000

Issue 18... October 17, 1001
Oil Sampling Intervals

Issue 17... October 10, 2001
Soot, How do you control it?

Issue 16... October 3, 2001
Reduce your Oil Consumption For Term Savings

Issue 15... September 26, 2001
ISO 14000, are you ready?

Issue 14... September 19, 2001
What is ISO?

Issue 13... September 12, 2001
Hydraulic oil or 10W? What should I use?

Issue 12... September 5, 2001
Replies: Synthetic to Mineral based oil

Issue 11... August 29, 2001
Is your "Team" trained?

Issue 10... August 22, 2001
Can we change our oil from Synthetic back to Mineral Based oils?

Issue 9... August 15, 2001
Is oil ready to be drained when it turns dark?

Issue 8... August 8, 2001
Condition Base = Proactive Maintenance

Issue 7... August 1, 2001
Hydraulic Fluid: Maintenance and Savings

Issue 6... July 25, 2001
Additives, what are they and where do they go?

Issue 5... July 18, 2001
Pulling a Proper Oil Sample

Issue 4... July 11, 2001
The definitions of Oil Analysis testing commonly used

Issue 3... July 4, 2001
Different types of oil analysis test for you and your equipment

Issue 2... June 27, 2001
Synthetic or Non Synthetic?

Issue 1... June 22, 2001
Oil Analysis Ideas