Staveley Services Announces Breakthrough Technology for Testing of Extended Life Coolants  

By: Stan Smith

Staveley Services Fluids Analysis is pleased to announce a revolutionary new method for testing in-service extended life coolants (ELC).  In the past, accurate testing of the condition, more specifically the concentration, of the Organic Additive Technology (OAT) was very expensive and time consuming.  Field test kits are not universally applicable to all brands of ELC and most kits provide vague results making it difficult to obtain reliable and accurate data.  Staveley Services now offers a cost effective way to test your fleet’s ELC during routine coolant maintenance intervals without requiring you to mortgage your business.

Staveley Services uses advanced liquid chromatography instrumentation to obtain rapid and inexpensive, yet accurate results.  While this technique is very similar to that used by the coolant manufacturers and other research grade laboratories, Staveley Services is the first lab in the country that has developed a method that is fast enough to be economically offered to any coolant user while still being accurate and reliable for predictive maintenance programs.

This new method is now offered in addition to Staveley’s existing full line of coolant testing services for conventional, hybrid, and extended life coolants.  The new OAT testing can compliment current testing for coolant chemical properties, physical properties, wear metals, contaminants and water quality.  See below/attached for a complete list of coolant tests and common test packages.

Staveley will test your coolant for the individual OAT constituents and report the total combined concentration.  In addition, the coolant report will indicate whether or not the reported concentration is sufficient to provide the necessary protection your engine and coolant system require.  Reduced concentrations of OAT are typically indicative of coolant degradation or coolant blending. 

All our laboratories in the United States and Canada offer the following BASIC Coolant Package which is appropriate for Conventional and Fully Formulated Coolants:

 Our laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio offers additional advanced testing procedures and our new Organic Acid Technology measurement using UPLC instrumentation.  The following are ADVANCED Coolant Packages offered in Cleveland:

In addition to the packages above, Staveley Services Fluids Analysis offers additional testing procedures for coolants.  For a complete list of these capabilities and the laboratories that offer the services, please click here.