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Expert High-Velocity
Oil Flushing Tips
Joe Orcutt | Gaubert
OIL FLUSHING
I've worked as a Project
Ma na ger at Gauber t
IFM for over seven years.
During this time, I've had
the opportunity to work on many
different high velocity oil flushes;
I've been able to learn a few things
along the way. is article contains
some helpful tips for performing an
oil flush or finding a high velocity oil
flush service provider.
When it comes to planning and
performing a high velocity oil flush,
the goal is to get a quality job done as
quickly, safely, and in as environmen-
tally friendly a way as possible. For
this to happen, certain steps must be
taken. ere are technical and human
elements to high velocity oil flushing;
when you're looking for a flushing
service provider, you should make sure
they perform well in both categories.
High Velocity Flushing
Project Tips
1. Before starting or introducing
oil, test all flushing circuits with
compressed air; it's a lot easier
to clean up an air leak than an
oil leak.
2. Remove any restrictions. All
filters and flow orifices must go;
they slow the flow.
"The goal is to
get a quality job
done as quickly,
safely, and in as
environmentally
friendly a way"
