Case Study: Nissan Motor Co. LTD. Kanagawa, Japan

The situation: Nissan Motor Co. needed to rectify oil contamination problems in one of their assembly plants. Analysis showed that the contamination was coming from five specific areas: Contamination from the work space environment. Contaminants produced within the hydraulic system. Water from oil cooler cracks. Contaminants resulting from fluid decomposition. Contamination from additive decomposition. In…