Water is the enemy of lubricants. It reduces film strength, causes corrosion, and degrades the base oil through a process called hydrolysis. If you have used synthetic-ester based lubricants in the past then you will know that water ingress can be very damaging - causing increases in oxidation and acid number.
In this video we look in detail at the mechanism for hydrolysis, how it occurs, and the factors which cause it to accelerate.
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