Automotive Fluid System Cleanliness Testing

Protect your automotive fluid systems from costly failures with ISO 16232 and VDA 19 cleanliness testing. Our fast, expert-led service helps identify contamination early, ensuring safer performance and easier compliance. As a single-source provider, we streamline testing for engine, fuel, cooling, and transmission components.

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What is Automotive Fluid System Cleanliness Testing at Element?

Fluid system cleanliness testing evaluates particulate contamination in automotive fluid circuits to prevent wear, performance loss, or catastrophic failure. At Element, we provide ISO 16232 and VDA 19-compliant analysis using state-of-the-art equipment to assess particle size, distribution, and contamination characteristics across your critical system components.

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What Can Element Offer You For Automotive Fluid System Cleanliness Testing?

Components We Test

Our testing capabilities cover critical automotive fluid system components that require precise cleanliness verification. We analyze engine blocks, cylinder heads, fuel injectors, radiators, and transmission parts to verify they meet industry cleanliness standards and your specifications. Our expertise extends across the full range of automotive fluid system components, ensuring comprehensive contamination assessment.

Engine components including blocks and cylinder heads
Fuel system components including lines and injectors
Cooling system components including radiators
Transmission components and assemblies

Key Tests Offered

At Element, we deliver detailed particle contamination analysis through our comprehensive testing program. Our advanced evaluation includes precise particle counting, size distribution analysis, and complete contamination characterization for both metallic and non-metallic particles. This thorough assessment helps you maintain optimal system performance and prevent potential failures.

Particle count and size distribution analysis
Metallic and non-metallic particle evaluation
Fiber size measurement and imaging
Filter debris weight analysis
Comprehensive particle feature assessment

Methods And Solutions Offered

Using our state-of-the-art cleanliness cabinet, we perform multi-directional solvent spray testing at specified pressures to thoroughly remove and collect contamination. Our systematic approach combines precise filter weighing, automated microscopy, and detailed particle feature evaluation to deliver complete cleanliness data for your components.

Multi-directional solvent spray testing
Specified pressure contamination removal
Filter-based debris collection
Automated microscopy analysis
Detailed particle characterization

Cutting-Edge Equipment We Use

Our testing facility features advanced cleanliness analysis equipment designed specifically for automotive component evaluation. The state-of-the-art cleanliness cabinet enables precise contamination removal, while our automated microscopy systems provide detailed particle analysis and imaging for comprehensive assessment.

State-of-the-art cleanliness cabinet
Automated microscopy systems
Precision weighing equipment
Multi-directional spray systems
Advanced particle imaging technology

Expert contamination analysis

Our specialists maintain current knowledge of industry standards and continuously enhance our testing capabilities. We provide detailed reporting on particle characteristics, including size distribution, metallic vs non-metallic composition, and fiber analysis, helping you maintain optimal system performance and meet industry requirements.

Standards we test to and components we test

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ISO 16232
VDA 19

Your Challenges, Our Solutions

Contamination prevention drives reliability

Our advanced particle analysis identifies and characterizes contamination with precision, helping you prevent wear and maintain optimal system performance. Our detailed analysis helps you address issues before they impact operations.

Standards compliance made simple

Our comprehensive testing program aligns perfectly with ISO 16232 and VDA 19 requirements, providing the documentation and data you need to demonstrate compliance with automotive industry standards easily and efficiently.

Precise component assessment delivers confidence

Using filter weighing and high-resolution imaging, our process provides exact particle counts, sizes, and types, giving you complete confidence in your components' cleanliness levels and long-term reliability.

System optimization through detailed analysis

Our thorough evaluation of both metallic and non-metallic particles provides the insights you need to optimize fluid system performance and extend component life through precise contamination control.