Hi All,

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Have you ever wondered how regular your oil changes are? The BENEFIT of tracking this is that it identifies problems with late oil drains. If oil is left in service too long, additives may be depleted or the base stock may be degraded to such an extent that your equipment wear rate accelerates. Extending oil drains is not simply a matter of leaving oil in service longer, it is a matter of leaving it in service as long as it is serviceable!

The best way to check this on FleetOil is to set up a graph view with OILMTRUNITS as a predictor. OILMTRUNITS is the oil age - a graph of this quickly shows how regular the changes are. You can also see how the fleet is doing by using the alarm group graph.

Here's How:

1. Start the Trend Viewer

2. Click the Setup button (tools icon)

3. Scroll down the "Predictors Available" list till you find OILMTRUNITS and double-click it. This moves it into "Predictors Selected". 4. To make sure the graph scales correctly, you might like to set OILMTRUNITS on the right-hand axis by itself. 5. Now click OK - this saves your settings and returns you to Trend Viewer.

You should then be able to see the trend for OILMTRUNITS or oil age

Best Regards,

Andy Ling

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