{"id":27761,"date":"2025-07-28T17:31:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schuhmacher-tech.de\/ban-combustion-engines-and-what-about-changing-hydraulic-oil\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:29:03","slug":"ban-combustion-engines-and-what-about-changing-hydraulic-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schuhmacher-tech.de\/en\/ban-combustion-engines-and-what-about-changing-hydraulic-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban combustion engines? \u2013 And what about changing hydraulic oil?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27761\" class=\"elementor elementor-27761 elementor-27482\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdfac75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdfac75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dda2253\" data-id=\"dda2253\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbff77b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbff77b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\ude97 Ban combustion engines? \u2013 What about changing hydraulic oil? \ud83d\udee2\ufe0f  <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28a5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f28a5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why condition-based oil maintenance is a real lever for sustainability<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9859afb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9859afb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ef6ba3\" data-id=\"5ef6ba3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131cd9b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"131cd9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1c8b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c1c8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction: Sustainability does not begin with the drive system<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f23a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f23a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The debate surrounding the ban on combustion engines is in full swing\u2014politically, socially, and in the media. For the sake of the environment, fossil fuels should be reduced, emissions lowered, and resources conserved. <br><strong>But while the debate continues in Berlin, practical opportunities to make concrete changes in everyday industrial life have long been available\u2014for example, in the area of hydraulic oil.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b063dff elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b063dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1792dfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1792dfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-863381c\" data-id=\"863381c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15adec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15adec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The invisible problem: oil waste on a grand scale<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b61da0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b61da0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hydraulic oil is an essential operating fluid in machines and systems\u2014whether in processing machines, presses, test benches, or automation systems.<br>But hydraulic oil is also based on crude oil\u2014and in practice, it is changed far too often.<\/p><p>A look at current data highlights the extent of the problem. According to an evaluation by <a href=\"https:\/\/de.oelcheck.com\/wiki\/oelcheck-schmierstoffanalysen-nachhaltigkeit-co2-einsparung\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">OELCHECK (2023)<\/a>, no critical abnormalities were found in around 25% of the oil samples analyzed \u2013 meaning that a change was not necessary. <\/p><p>\ud83d\udc49 This corresponds to approximately 120,000 tons of hydraulic oil that are disposed of prematurely in Germany every year.<br>\u27a1\ufe0f And with every liter, up to 3.8 kg of CO\u2082 emissions are added to the balance sheet.<\/p><p>\ud83d\udca1 Die Berechnung beruht auf einem CO\u2082-Faktor, der sowohl die Herstellung und den Transport von Frisch\u00f6l (1,22 kg CO\u2082) als auch die Entsorgung und das Recycling des Gebraucht\u00f6ls (2,58 kg CO\u2082) ber\u00fccksichtigt \u2013 bei Verdopplung des Wechselintervalls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd247a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4fd247a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-632b138 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"632b138\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85ab021\" data-id=\"85ab021\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faa62c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faa62c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The solution: Condition-based oil maintenance instead of blanket replacement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9919a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9919a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The problem is not the oil itself, but rather its unnecessary disposal.<br>With the right strategy, hydraulic oil can be used for much longer without compromising safety or efficiency.<\/p><h3>\ud83d\udd0d Step 1: Perform oil analysis<\/h3><p>The condition of the oil can be reliably assessed using laboratory diagnostics or mobile particle measuring devices such as the CML4 from MP Filtri. This allows you to detect: <\/p><ul><li>water content<\/li><li>solid load<\/li><li>additive degradation<\/li><li>change in viscosity<\/li><li>oil blends<\/li><\/ul><h3>\ud83d\udca7 Step 2: Use targeted filtration<\/h3><p>The oil is often still usable\u2014it is simply contaminated. Suitable filter solutions can help to effectively remove particles and water. <\/p><h3>\ud83d\udd27 Step 3: Extend the oil change interval<\/h3><p>Through continuous oil monitoring and targeted maintenance, the oil can be used for significantly longer depending on the application \u2013 sustainable, cost-saving, and reliable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca8bb55 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ca8bb55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-011a388 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"011a388\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4154639\" data-id=\"4154639\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619f4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"619f4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advantages of condition-based oil maintenance at a glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c137ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c137ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2705 Reduced crude oil consumption<br>\u2705 Significantly lower CO\u2082 emissions<br>\u2705 Less waste disposal<br>\u2705 Lower operating costs<br>\u2705 Longer service life for machines and components<br>\u2705 Active contribution to environmental protection<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3baec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4b3baec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1263d39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1263d39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b6eee1\" data-id=\"8b6eee1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be3498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5be3498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: Change less \u2013 understand more.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd545e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd545e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ban combustion engines? Maybe. <\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong>Wasting hydraulic oil? Certainly not! <\/strong><\/p><p>Those who perform oil changes not at fixed intervals, but based on analysis data and maintenance concepts, are acting:<\/p><ul><li>ecological,<\/li><li>economically,<\/li><li>and technically responsible.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630b8be elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"630b8be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfba3e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfba3e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00e8da8\" data-id=\"00e8da8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e12344b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e12344b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Would you like to know how long your hydraulic oil can really be used for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072e09c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"072e09c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am happy to help you\u2014<strong>impartially, knowledgeably, and with a wealth of practical experience.<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udd17 To the CO\u2082 calculator: <a href=\"https:\/\/schuhmacher-tech.de\/en\/co%c2%b2-calculator\/\" target=\"_new\">Calculate your CO\u2082 savings now<\/a><\/p><p>\ud83d\udce9 <strong>Contact me for individual advice or a suitable oil maintenance concept for your business.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ddfa2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f5ddfa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cab287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cab287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Categories:<\/h3><ul><li>Hydraulic oil<\/li><li>sustainability<\/li><li>maintenance<\/li><li>Industry 4.0<\/li><li>conservation of resources<\/li><li>environmental technology<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\ude97 Ban combustion engines? \u2013 What about changing hydraulic oil? \ud83d\udee2\ufe0f Why condition-based oil maintenance is a real lever for sustainability Introduction: Sustainability does not begin with the drive system The debate surrounding the ban on combustion engines is in full swing\u2014politically, socially, and in the media. 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