Fluid / Oil Analysis
An effectively executed fluid analysis program eliminates the guesswork, risk and reactionary nature of your maintenance strategy.
An established fluid analysis program should be part of any company strategy that drives performance and business success. When companies transition from preventive maintenance to predictive maintenance, they realise greater impact, uptime and savings.
Gathering information about the fluids that help your equipment perform is critical, but the data alone is not enough. At AVT Reliability BV, our fluid and oil analysis programs provide an exceptional level of quality from initial sample testing through to clear, practical recommendations for remedial action.
All our global laboratory partners are ISO 17025 accredited, ensuring that the highest quality data is collected and reviewed by experienced analysts. Their work delivers fast, specific and actionable insights designed to help optimise asset reliability and improve maintenance decision-making.
Our Fluid Analysis Solutions
Lubrication Oil Analysis
Imagine being able to see the damage inside your equipment through extremely small wear particles and debris. Oil analysis is a condition-based and preventive maintenance tool that uncovers problems before they turn into failures, improving reliability, productivity and profitability.
It provides accurate insight into equipment health, especially when correlated with vibration measurements. Oil analysis is essential for gearboxes, sleeve and journal bearings and forms a key part of a predictive maintenance program.
Oil analysis can identify:
- Incorrect lubricant use or selection
- Over-extended oil drains
- Component fatigue
- Sliding and abrasive wear
- External contamination
- Poor handling or sampling practices
- Inadequate contamination control
Oil analysis diagnostics cover three core categories: oil properties, contaminants and debris.
Coolant Analysis
Coolant is often overlooked despite being essential to equipment health and reliability. Coolant analysis targets four key improvement areas that support engine and cooling system performance.
- Improved fluid condition – determines whether coolant can remain in use or requires replacement.
- Reduced component failure – identifies failures such as blocked coolant lines, corrosion or blown head gaskets.
- Scheduled repairs – supports proactive maintenance by identifying trends and abnormalities.
- Lifecycle management – increases long-term reliability and stability.
Coolant analysis has repeatedly proven to be key to successful troubleshooting of combustion engines.
Fuel Testing
Whether fuel powers vehicles or equipment, contamination and poor fuel quality reduce efficiency and cause operational issues.
Fuel analysis identifies the causes of performance problems such as filter plugging, smoking, loss of power, injector inefficiencies and sticking valves.
- Checks sulfur and biodiesel content
- Assesses compliance with OEM specifications and cleanliness standards
- Helps maintain warranty protection
When combined with oil and coolant analysis, it provides a complete picture of asset health.
Enhance equipment life and reliability
Achieved by ensuring proper lubrication or coolant condition and identifying issues such as excessive wear and contamination.
Extend lubricant or coolant life
Monitored regularly to determine when treatment or cleaning is required, enabling longer intervals between fluid changes.
Reduce equipment downtime
Achieved by spotting and correcting potential lubrication issues before they escalate into major failures.
Enhance equipment life and reliability
Achieved by ensuring proper lubrication or coolant condition and identifying issues such as excessive wear and contamination.
Extend lubricant or coolant life
Monitored regularly to determine when treatment or cleaning is required, enabling longer intervals between fluid changes.
Reduce equipment downtime
Achieved by spotting and correcting potential lubrication issues before they escalate into major failures.
Local service backed by global support
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
- Clear detailed reporting with actionable insights
- Expert support and consultation
Local service backed by global support
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
- Clear detailed reporting with actionable insights
- Expert support and consultation
