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ALS Tribology receives regular inquiries regarding problems with prematurely plugged fuel filters. Inquiries have originated from both users of conventional middle distillate fuel and from those using biodiesel blends. The majority of these fuel filters were heavily contaminated with a black substance. Analysis of this black substance revealed that the predominant contamination species noted was carbon particulate.  Read More

The following report and picture is from a reduction gear used in a mining application. The time on the component was 3860 hours, and time on the oil was 300 hours. Sample frequency is every 1 – 2 months.  Read More