Authored by: Allan Zieser, STLE, CLS Okay, now you have your lube survey from Ottsen Oil Company. Time to put it in a folder and lock it away, correct? No, these surveys are not the pieces of art that they appear to be, they are useful...
Authored by: Allan Zieser, STLE, CLS Okay, now you have your lube survey from Ottsen Oil Company. Time to put it in a folder and lock it away, correct? No, these surveys are not the pieces of art that they appear to be, they are useful...
Authored by: Allan Zieser, STLE, CLS So, you have your lube survey scheduled with an Ottsen Oil Expert. What do you need to do prior to our personnel arriving on-site? Well, for any lube survey, we need to review the manuals that come with...
Authored by: Allan Zieser, STLE, CLS Have you ever wondered if your business is using the correct lubricants for your equipment? Lots of companies use the same lubricant everyone has used in the past for each piece of equipment. This is a...
Authored by: Bill Wessels, STLE – OMA I, CLS The first time I saw an oil sample report, I was annoyed at how little information I was able to understand. This was not due to any deficiency in the report itself, but in my own understanding...
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Authored by: Allan Zieser, STLE, CLS Last week, we covered how to physically pull an oil sample. We highlighted that it’s important to be very accurate with pulling an oil sample. That doesn’t end with just pulling the sample, accuracy in...
Authored by: Allan Zieser, STLE, CLS We get it, it can seem overwhelming to try and pull an oil sample. But, we promise, once you learn how to correctly pull a sample, it will be easy to pull a sample correctly! When pulling a sample, it is...
Authored by: Allan Zieser, STLE, CLS This month, we have featured the coolants and antifreeze lines Chevron carries as our focus. It is our goal to remind everyone to check and top off their coolants before the weather turns cold. With these new...
Authored by: Allan Zieser, STLE, CLS Often, when we have a large number of light-duty vehicles, it can become difficult to track all of the coolants needed for each one as many vehicle manufacturers have started marketing their own coolants. What is...
Authored by: Allan Zieser, STLE, CLS More of today’s large fleets of vehicles contain CAB brazed materials in the coolant system. These aluminum systems can be hard to treat since most of the conventional coolants will react with these metals,...