Engine Experiment Format
Engine Experiment Format
Engine Experiment Format
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Vessel / Asset SUMMIT POWER, MADANGANJ Sampling Point Engine Crankcase
Machinery description Summit Modonganj E8 PAAE276147 Sample Number IK052250
Customer sample point ID CCPAAE276147 Sample Label Ref.
Manufacturer Wartsila [Engines & Generator 4-stroke] Model 18V46
Product in Use Actual TLX Xtra 504 Product in Use UOA schedule CASTROL TLX Xtra 504
Port landed Label Sampling Point
Diagnosis
The level of nickel is high but is from fuel residue and not wear. Contact your Castrol Technical Services engineer to discuss. The nitration figure is raised. Monitor.
Status / Rating √ √ √ √
Results
Standard Test
Water content % 0.09 0.16 0.12 0.17
Flash Point @190°C °C >200 >200 >200 >200
Viscosity 100 °C cSt 15.45 15.34 15.29 15.16
Viscosity 40°C cSt 148.90 148.90 148.60 147.00
Viscosity Index 106 105 104 104
Insolubles % 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nitration A/cm 19.0 26.0 27.0 23.0
Oxidation A/cm 4.0 7.0 8.0 7.0
TBN mg KOH/g 28.7 27.4 27.6 31.0
Spectrometry
Ag - Silver ppm <1 <1 <1 <1
Al - Aluminium ppm 6 8 5 9
Cd - Cadmium ppm <1 <1 <1 <1
Cr - Chromium ppm <1 <1 <1 <1
Cu - Copper ppm 5 8 2 7
Fe - Iron ppm 18 21 20 24
Li - Lithium ppm <1 2 <1 <1
Mn - Manganese ppm <1 <1 <1 <1
Mo - Molybdenum ppm 2 3 2 2
Na - Sodium ppm 37 38 39 23
Ni - Nickel ppm 53 52 48 49
Pb - Lead ppm <1 <1 <1 <1
Sb - Antimony ppm <1 1 <1 <1
Si - Silicon ppm 10 13 8 16
Sn - Tin ppm <1 <1 <1 <1
Ti - Titanium ppm <1 <1 <1 <1
V - Vanadium ppm 193 180 164 166
The latest sample as supplied has been taken as representative of the lubricant from the stated source. The analysis results and recommendations set out in this report are based on
the tests performed on the relevant sample. Which tests we perform depends on how the sample was labelled, any other description given to us of its use and any other instructions
received.