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Question:
Apart from chemical breakdown, why might oils deteriorate in service?

Answer:
Through contamination from external sources. Possible contaminants include water, unburnt fuel in an engine, wear debris, atmospheric dust, soot from poor combustion, corrosion products, process materials and additive breakdown products.


Where Did This Lube-Trivia Come From?
This Lube-Trivia is one of more than 385 questions in Noria's Preparatory Flash Cards for the ICML Level I Machine Lubrication Technician (MLT I) and Level I Machine Lubricant Analyst (MLA I) certification exams.

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