This is what happens to sump strainers when you are not vigilant to your hydraulic system .
This was fitted on a small ring main that had green hydraulic oil in it.
Naturally the system was not running well at all.
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When was the last change/cleaning? Looks like it had not been looked at for a very long time. How is the rest of the system?
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I suspect the system is running slightly better now, ehehehe
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I can't get the exact details, these are older pictures, but the opinion is about 2 years between the green oil being commissioned to when the system was checked for operating issues. The green oil had been put in for test purposes.
That is about all I can find out about it, as people have moved on and I was not involved.
The thing is that strainer stank, I mean really stank. It was double bagged in a 5 gallon can and it just about blew our socks off when it was taken it out for the pictures.
That is about all I can find out about it, as people have moved on and I was not involved.
The thing is that strainer stank, I mean really stank. It was double bagged in a 5 gallon can and it just about blew our socks off when it was taken it out for the pictures.
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Sounds like either you got water in the system or the system wasn't completely drained of the mineral oil and there was a compatibility problem and you started growing a very strong batch of bacteria or algae.
Hope it wasn't on any critical system like a steering or CP system
Hope it wasn't on any critical system like a steering or CP system
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I do know that the system was flushed before the new oil was put in,The thing about this particular oil was that it changed viscosity as the temperature changed.
It was in a main that support deck equipment and a crane on a smaller boat.
The system had started to run hot and the ports and reliefs began getting blocked, which caused a worse heat problem and worse blockage. The whole system was a mess when it was opened up.
Water contamination is a really good possibility.
It was in a main that support deck equipment and a crane on a smaller boat.
The system had started to run hot and the ports and reliefs began getting blocked, which caused a worse heat problem and worse blockage. The whole system was a mess when it was opened up.
Water contamination is a really good possibility.