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Old 14th January 2002 | 23:42
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Dave Jackson
 
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This is a small point and it might be wrong, but I believe that the chip light and a spectrometric oil analysis serve two different purposes.

The selection of gears is based on their strength and on their durability. A chip light will detect a 'piece' of a gear, due to a lack of strength. The spectrometric oil analysis detects excessive wear, due to a lack of durability. The former being much more dangerous than the latter.

If this is wrong, I would appreciate being corrected.
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