- Pop the cap.
- Wipe off the valve.
- Prepare two sample bottles. ...
- Start up your machine.
- Insert the test tube into the valve for your first sample. ...
- Take a second bottle sample, this time filling the bottle all the way. ...
- Place a clean cap on the bottle and send it to the lab.
What is the name of the pump used to take an oil sample?
For more precise sampling or for sampling hard-to-reach machines, you can use microbore tubing. Microbore tubing refers to sample tubing in smaller diameters, typically around 2 millimeters. Vacuum pumps: Vacuum pumps are used to extract oil samples from pressurized systems not equipped with sampling valves.