Products In Detail: Sampling Method Comparision Chart
Section: Inside Titan The Company The Laboratory Product Line Overview Oil Analysis Toolkit Coolant Analysis Toolkit Fuel Analysis Toolkit Industrial Fluids Analysis Toolkit Probalyzer Fluid Sampling System Xtractor Fluid Sampling Pump Special Programs Sample Comparison Chart All Reports Site Search HAVE QUESTIONS ? CALL 1-800-848-4826 Learn more about Titan CheckUp Engine Analysis for your vehicles at home.	The tables below compare and contrast each of the three sampling options available with Titan's fluids analysis products: Comparison By Product A Feature Comparision Steps Required for Sampling And the Ideal Use of each sampling method Comparison By Product Direct Drain Xtractor Probalyzer Oil Analysis Toolkit Sample from unpressurized systems Yes Yes No Sample from pressurized systems Yes Yes Yes Industrial Fluids Analysis Toolkit Sample from unpressurized systems Yes Yes No Sample from pressurized systems Yes Yes Yes Coolant Analysis Toolkit Sample from unpressurized systems Yes Yes No Sample from pressurized systems Yes Yes Yes Fuel Analysis Toolkit Sampling from storage tank Yes n/a n/a Particle Counting Sample from unpressurized systems Yes Yes n/a Sample from pressurized systems Yes Yes n/a Feature Comparison Direct Drain Xtractor Probalyzer Fluid change required Yes No No Sample while vehicle/equipment is operating No No Yes Sample exposed during sampling Yes No No Potential for contamination High Medium Low Difficulty sampling at operating temperature High Medium Low Permanent installation of a part No No Yes Mini-gauge Plug Waste disposal Yes Old fluids Yes Tubing Yes Probalyzer I Caps only Steps Required for Sampling Direct Drain Xtractor Probalyzer Compartment Sampled: Engine Transmission Any Compartment (Probalyzer II Bottle) 1. Shut down vehicle/ equipment Shut down vehicle/ equipment Leave vehicle/ equipment operating 2. Open oil pan drain plug Cut length of new tubing Remove protective cap from mini-gauge plug 3. Allow oil to drain for 5-10 sec. Insert tubing in Xtractor pump Insert needle of the Probalyzer II bottle in mini-gauge plug 4. Put bottle in fluid stream Attach bottle to pump Allow approx. 30 sec. for fluid pressure to fill the bottle 5. Fill to 4 oz. Open fill port on transmission Remove needle from the mini-guage plug 6. Clean off bottle Insert tubing in port Replace protective cap 7. Put cap on bottle Pump fluid Top off fluids 8. Complete drain Push in pressure breaker to stop the flow of fluid Fill out label 9. Change the filter and refill with oil Remove bottle from pump Mail sample 10. Fill out label Put cap on bottle 11. Mail sample Top off oil 12. Close fill port 13. Fill out label 14. Mail sample Ideal Use Direct Drain Xtractor Probalyzer Easy-to-reach compartments w/out NPT standard 1/8" pressure ports Sampling from hard-to-reach components and unpressurized compartments Maintenance programs requiring frequent fluids sampling Maintenance programs in which sampling only occurs during fluid changes Sampling from compartments w/out NPT standard 1/8" pressure ports Situations where downtime for fluid sampling must be eliminated or minimized Sampling from unpressurized compartments Maintenance programs requiring occasional sampling between fluid changes Any compartments equipped with NPT standard 1/8" pressure ports

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