ICML LUBRICATION MLT&MLA LEVEL II |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
What can be the expected trend for the acid number of a gear oil over time with no
lubricant top ups?
a. The value will decrease.
b. The value will increase.
c. The value will remain steady.
d. The value will first decrease and then increase as the oil ages.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. The value will first decrease and then increase as the oil ages.
Question 2
2. What can be the expected trend for the base number of a diesel engine oil over time
with no lubricant top ups?
a. The value will decrease.
b. The value will increase.
c. The value will remain steady.
d. The value will first decrease and then increase as the oil ages.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. The value will decrease.
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,Question 3
3. The most economically beneficial application for condition monitoring by oil analysis is
when the information is applied to which type of maintenance strategy
a. Proactive
b. Regressive
c. Predictive
d. Run to failure
CORRECT ANSWER
a. Proactive
Question 4
4. Oil analysis would not be applied to which of the following scenarios
a. Oil in storage
b. Incoming Lubricants
c. While the oil is "in use"
d. Sealed bearings
CORRECT ANSWER
d. Sealed bearings
Question 5
5. An example of Proactive use of oil analysis would require observing which of the
following conditions:
a. Wear Debris Analysis
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, b. Analytical Ferrorgraphy
c. Direct Read Ferrorgraphy
d. Contamination Analysis
CORRECT ANSWER
d. Contamination Analysis
Question 6
6. Additive depletion is routinely measured in the laboratory via
a. Ferrous Density
b. Flash Point
c. FTIR
d. Particle Counting
CORRECT ANSWER
c. FTIR
Question 7
7. The two primary methods for wear debris detection are
a. Filtergram and Ferrogram
b. Elemental Analysis and Particle Counting
c. Ferrous Density and Analytical Ferrography
d. Ferrous Density and Elemental Analysis
CORRECT ANSWER
d.. Ferrous Density and Elemental Analysis
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
What can be the expected trend for the acid number of a gear oil over time with no
lubricant top ups?
a. The value will decrease.
b. The value will increase.
c. The value will remain steady.
d. The value will first decrease and then increase as the oil ages.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. The value will first decrease and then increase as the oil ages.
Question 2
2. What can be the expected trend for the base number of a diesel engine oil over time
with no lubricant top ups?
a. The value will decrease.
b. The value will increase.
c. The value will remain steady.
d. The value will first decrease and then increase as the oil ages.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. The value will decrease.
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,Question 3
3. The most economically beneficial application for condition monitoring by oil analysis is
when the information is applied to which type of maintenance strategy
a. Proactive
b. Regressive
c. Predictive
d. Run to failure
CORRECT ANSWER
a. Proactive
Question 4
4. Oil analysis would not be applied to which of the following scenarios
a. Oil in storage
b. Incoming Lubricants
c. While the oil is "in use"
d. Sealed bearings
CORRECT ANSWER
d. Sealed bearings
Question 5
5. An example of Proactive use of oil analysis would require observing which of the
following conditions:
a. Wear Debris Analysis
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, b. Analytical Ferrorgraphy
c. Direct Read Ferrorgraphy
d. Contamination Analysis
CORRECT ANSWER
d. Contamination Analysis
Question 6
6. Additive depletion is routinely measured in the laboratory via
a. Ferrous Density
b. Flash Point
c. FTIR
d. Particle Counting
CORRECT ANSWER
c. FTIR
Question 7
7. The two primary methods for wear debris detection are
a. Filtergram and Ferrogram
b. Elemental Analysis and Particle Counting
c. Ferrous Density and Analytical Ferrography
d. Ferrous Density and Elemental Analysis
CORRECT ANSWER
d.. Ferrous Density and Elemental Analysis
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