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Oil becomes Black

Guest January 15, 2018 1 Answer
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The oil become black in 20 minutes running in the first time of operation. Normally after 800 hours, oil become black, this case only be in short time. Kindly ask your advise for the cause of the above problem?

1 Answer

Expert 7 years ago
Hi, Are you sure you used the correct kind of oil? Did the compressor run at very high temperatures? Can you measure the temperature of the oil after running? I'm just guessing here, maybe something is getting hot which causes the oil to turn black.

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