Hi. Ive been doing some lubrication work on my new Thiel 159 duplex that I just bought while Im waiting for the electrician to get me power.
The old oil in the gear boxes were pretty dark, and the main gear box seemed to be empty when I drained it until I put a cable tie up in the drain plug. Then some coagulated oil / particles loosened and "normal" dark oil started flowing out. I waited an hour for it to fully drain before I filled up the specified 4L oil.
On the lower gear box, the oil sight glass works fine, and has a white background. The upper sight glass has a dark background and it doesnt seem like oil is entering on the backside of the glass.
Upper gearbox (main) after 4L new oil:
IMG_20200928_143834 — ImgBB
Lower gearbox after 2L new oil:
IMG-20200928-143846 — ImgBB
Should I try to fix this, or just do the yearly oil change as normal and measure the used oil and new oil. I am doing a oil change after a couple of weeks now, since it has been standing still for so long.
The old oil in the gear boxes were pretty dark, and the main gear box seemed to be empty when I drained it until I put a cable tie up in the drain plug. Then some coagulated oil / particles loosened and "normal" dark oil started flowing out. I waited an hour for it to fully drain before I filled up the specified 4L oil.
On the lower gear box, the oil sight glass works fine, and has a white background. The upper sight glass has a dark background and it doesnt seem like oil is entering on the backside of the glass.
Upper gearbox (main) after 4L new oil:
IMG_20200928_143834 — ImgBB
Lower gearbox after 2L new oil:
IMG-20200928-143846 — ImgBB
Should I try to fix this, or just do the yearly oil change as normal and measure the used oil and new oil. I am doing a oil change after a couple of weeks now, since it has been standing still for so long.