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Periodic oil sampling gives you a snapshot. What happens to your oil between samples, a sudden contamination event, an acceleration in wear, a rapid change in oil condition, remains invisible until the next time someone takes a sample and sends it for analysis. On a main engine running variable load patterns in a demanding trade, that gap can be significant.

In-line oil analysis closes it. By installing sensors directly in the oil circuit, you get continuous, real-time measurement of oil condition without crew intervention and without waiting for laboratory results. The system monitors around the clock, and alerts when something changes - giving engineers the information they need to act at the moment it matters, not days later.

Our range of in-line oil analysis instruments covers oil colour, metallic wear debris, iron content, and cylinder liner drain oil monitoring - the parameters that matter most for real-time engine health assessment on main and auxiliary machinery.

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169 Kytola Oilcol

Kytola OILCOL Oil Colour Analyzer

The Kytola OILCOL oil colour analyzer is specifically designed for fast, accurate and real time measurement of the ASTM D1500 color value of oil. It is the perfect maintenance free solution for quality control and helps you prevent machine failure.

Economy Total Iron Kit 1

Lube Oil Measurements

Parker Kittiwake Economy Total Iron Kit FG-K30500-KW

Economical solution kit. Allows the user to get an accurate picture of the iron level in the cylinder oil, in minutes, by using a color matching test.

Metallic Waer Debris Sensor

Lube Oil Measurements

Parker Kittiwake On-Line Metallic Wear Debris Sensor FG-K19567-KW

A sensor with magnetometry combined using smart algorithm to detect a particle size, speciation, distribution and count with an unbeatable detection range.

Parker Kittiwake Linerscan

Lube Oil Measurements

Parker LinerSCAN - Cylinder Liner Monitor FG-K17400-KW

LinerSCAN monitors effectively, in real-time, heavily polluted and viscous flow of drain oil, and optimizes the lubricant feed rate on board before the problem occurs

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Why In-Line Monitoring Where Periodic Sampling Has Limits

Periodic oil sampling works well for slow-developing trends. A bearing wearing gradually over months, or oil degrading steadily over an extended running period - these are patterns that periodic sampling at sensible intervals will reveal in time to act on.

What periodic sampling misses is speed. A cooler seal failure that introduces water into the lubrication system over a few hours. A sudden increase in cylinder liner wear triggered by a change in fuel quality or lubricator feed rate. An oil colour shift indicating oxidation or contamination that develops rapidly under high-load conditions. Between sampling intervals, which on many vessels means days or weeks, these events can progress significantly before they are detected.

In-line sensors remove the interval. They measure continuously and report in real time, making rapid changes visible immediately rather than at the next scheduled sample.

What In-Line Oil Analysis Measures

Oil colour - oil colour is a direct indicator of degradation, oxidation, and contamination. The Kytola OILCOL analyser measures ASTM D1500 colour value continuously in real time, providing an immediate signal when oil condition changes. Particularly useful as an early warning of overheating, oxidation, or contamination events that would otherwise only be detected at the next laboratory analysis.

Metallic wear debris - the Parker Kittiwake Online Metallic Wear Debris Sensor uses magnetometry and a smart detection algorithm to continuously measure particle size, distribution, and count in the oil circuit. Rising metallic wear debris is one of the earliest indicators of accelerating mechanical wear - detectable in real time, without pulling a sample.

Iron content - iron is the primary wear metal in engine cylinders and liners. Tracking iron levels in drain oil provides a direct indication of cylinder liner condition and lubrication effectiveness. The Economy Total Iron Kit provides a rapid on-board check when a specific investigation is needed.

Cylinder liner drain oil - the Parker LinerSCAN is designed specifically for the challenging environment of 2-stroke engine drain oil monitoring. It analyses heavily polluted, viscous drain oil in real time and uses the data to optimise cylinder lubricator feed rate, preventing both over- and under-lubrication of the liner - the primary cause of cylinder wear on large 2-stroke engines.

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