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Is Turbine Flush Justified?
John Pavlovic, Rental Fleet Leadhand, Finning
Canada
It would be prudent to service and flush the turbine lube system
at this time. The evidence of water and rust alone should be a
red flag for this lube system. Servicing/flushing, and checking
to see if this water intrusion is normal, or is water entry an
indicator of seal problems. Is an incorrect lubricant and/or water
removal filtration system being used and maintained correctly?
The presence of babbitt material that is present in the lines
is also a cause for servicing. No one knows for certain if this
material is recent, or from the previous incident. Either way,
the system should have this material removed to allow correct
oil sample data to be observed. The paint chips should also not
be in the system. Are these chips from a recent repair, or are
they from an unknown source? Obviously, the filtration system
that is expected to remove these chips has not done so yet. The
system requires servicing and flushing at this time.
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