Vacuum pump using a lot of oil

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RichIH

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• Feb 19, 2018

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We have a Battioni MEC 86H 8000 vacuum pump on a tanker which has suddenly started blowing a lot of oil out of the exhaust, I’ve been told this happened half way through filling and is still happening when the oil drip feed is shut completely off. If anybody could shed a bit of light on what could have gone wrong it would be very much appreciated, thanks, Rich

 

Mursal

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• Feb 19, 2018

• #2

Gearbox oil. maybe?

 

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RichIH

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• Feb 20, 2018

• #3

Mursal said:

Gearbox oil. maybe?[/QUOTE

It doesn’t smell like gear oil but worth a look cheers

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76masseyman

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Lincolncestershire

• Feb 20, 2018

• #4

Is it frothing up the slurry in the tank ?
Froth can get past the shut off valves, and come out the exhaust as liquid, bringing any lube oil with it.

 

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RichIH

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• Feb 20, 2018

• #5

No it’s just straight oil. Going to strip it down I think there could be a seal between the lube reservoir and the chamber where the veins run that’s failed

 

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euroliner

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• Jun 16, 2018

• #6

How did you get on with it?, we just bought one its doing the same , it has little oil in the gearbox at the front too

 

Mursal

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• Jun 16, 2018

• #7

Cut the oil back on the drip feed or increase the thickness of the oil used.
Seal gone causing gearbox oil to be sucked in, but top it up again first to double check.
That little front gearbox needs a vent, make sure its not blocked as that will cause the oil to disappear also.

 

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RichIH

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• Jun 17, 2018

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euroliner said:

How did you get on with it?, we just bought one its doing the same , it has little oil in the gearbox at the front too

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We stripped it down and put a new seal kit in it and as far as I know that’s sorted it.