Why you should sample and test new oil

Virgin oil testing has always been essential. This article in Machinery Lubrication explains why and also gives a nice breakdown of the ISO code meaning and significance

This leads quite naturally into the following article on Cleanliness Targets

Another increasingly relevant reason is to run the RULER test on the virgin oil so that further RULER analysis on the used oil references the correct starting point.

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