. MAINTENANCE OUTLINE OF SERVICE downtime. analyzer to metal wear to more, enabling early detection of failures. 4 - 6 CARRYING OUT KOWA (Komatsu Oil Wear A KOW A is a main tenance servi ce that makes it possi ble to prevent machine failu res and downt ime. With KO WA, the oil is periodically sampled and analyzed. This enabl es early detection of wear of the machine drive parts a nd other abnormalities. We s trongly rec ommend you t o use this s ervice.
Th e oil analysis i s carried out at actual cost, so the cost is low, and the r esults of the analysis are reported to gether with recommendations which w ill reduce rep air costs and machine KOWA ANALYSIS ITEMS metal wear particles M easuremen t of density of metal wea Th m pa is uses an ICP (Inducti vely Coupled Plasm easure the density of iron, copper, and oth e oil.
rticles in th M easuremen t of quantity of is uses a p article quanti fier index measureme easure the quantity of iro O easuremen ts are made o f items suc h as the ra tio of water in the oil, dens ity of the antifr eeze coolant , ratio of el in the oil, and dynamic viscosity, enabling a highly precise diagnosis of the machine's OIL SAMPLING rval ngine her components hen sampling that the oil is well mixed before sampling. ampling at regular fixed intervals. S ampling inte 25 50 0 hours: E 0 hours: Ot her compone Pr ecautions w hen sampling Make sure that the oil is well mixed before sa Perform s ampling at reg ular fixed i ntervals.
Do not per form samplin g on rainy or windy da ys when wate r or dust can get into the oi For f urther detai ls of KOWA, p lease contact your K omatsu distributor.