FLEET MAINTENANCE O IL STUDY
Unusual Finds
An engine oil storage
tank can harbor
some odd items
By Vesna Brajkovic, Assistant Editor
MAY 2017 | VehicleServicePros.com 9
57%
77% 67% 8%
Do you use or have you
considered using fuel
additives or premium diesel?
Sometimes, when an engine oil storage
tank is completely drained for
cleaning, there can be oddities found
at the bottom of the tank that were
dropped inside and never retrieved.
The following out-of-place items
were found by some 2017 Fleet
Maintenance Oil Study respondents
in their oil tanks:
• Aluminum cans
• Old shoes
• Dead animals
• Bugs
• Cleaning rags
• Parts and tools
• A piece of lumber
• Kids toys
• Wire brush
• Pens
• Wiper blades
• Cigarette lighter
• Barrels
• Fast food
• A pair of Levis jeans
Which synthetic products
do you use in your fleet?
Engine oil
Transmission
fluid
Differential
grease
Do not use
YES
72%
NO
28%
CURRENT OIL PRACTICES