100 | Chapter 8: Maintenance
Quarterly maintenance Checklist
Maintenance check list – 3 Months
(plus daily/monthly checks)
Check frame crosshead guide mounting bolts for tightness, shim and re-
torque as required to eliminate any "soft foot" found.
Examine the external frame and cylinder fasteners for loose or broken bolts.
Check discharge bottle supports for snug fit adjustment, with compressor
stabilized at normal discharge temperatures.
Drain pulsation bottles liquids, inlet and discharge.
Remove and inspect process gas inlet screen strainers.
Quarterly maintenance checklist
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Semi-annual maintenance Checklist
Maintenance check list- 6 months
(plus daily/monthly/3 months checks)
Compressor crankcase oil, change or as recommended by oil supplier's
monthly oil analysis. Note: Remove crankcase top cover and inspect
internally for foreign material/debris whenever oil is changed.
Frame oil filter, change or if different pressure exceeds 10 Psid (69 kpa).
Inspect cylinder valves for damaged or broken components, rebuild or
replace as required.
Inspect piston rods and packing.
Clean crankcase breather.
Repeat the cylinder wall oil film test until satisfactory oil film achieved.
Semi-annual maintenance checklist
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Time interval
2,000 hours
2,000 hours
2,000 hours
2,000 hours
2,000 hours
Time
interval
4,000 hours
4,000 hours
4,000 hours
4,000 hours
4,000 hours
4,000 hours