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Readers Challenge    September 8, 2004

Bewildering Oil Analysis Results

Brian Mann, Rotating Equipment Analyst, ConocoPhillips

Recommend performing a particle count check on the sample bottles. They could be dirty inside, and that from paper & cardboard dust. Have a microscopic analysis done on the particles, if possible, to determine source.

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