Reference profile
- Designation
- API 614
- Title
- Lubrication, Shaft-Sealing, and Oil-Control Systems and Auxiliaries
- Issuing body
- API
- Current edition
- [verify]
- Status
- Library record: reviewed; official standard status [verify].
- Category
- Rotating Equipment
Overview
Requirements for lube-oil, seal-oil, and control-oil systems serving special-purpose rotating machinery.
Scope & Applicability
Covers
- Lube oil console
- Seal oil system
- Control oil
- Coolers & filters
- Accumulators
- Flushing
Does NOT cover (exclusions)
- Exclusions are not documented in this library record. Confirm the official publication, neighbouring codes, the adopted edition, and jurisdictional boundaries before application.
Key Requirements
Lifecycle requirements
- Oil system specification
- Console design
- Oil flushing procedure
Technical Details
Requirements for lube-oil, seal-oil, and control-oil systems serving special-purpose rotating machinery.
Components: Lube oil console, Oil cooler, Filter, Accumulator, Seal oil system.
Engineering Notes
- A reliable oil system is critical to machinery life; oil flushing cleanliness is a key commissioning milestone.
Related Standards
- API 617
Companion or referenced standard; verify its exact relationship in the adopted edition.
- API 612
Companion or referenced standard; verify its exact relationship in the adopted edition.
- API 616
Companion or referenced standard; verify its exact relationship in the adopted edition.
- API 682
Companion or referenced standard; verify its exact relationship in the adopted edition.
Source, Edition & Status
- Publisher
- API
- Edition Year
- N/A
- Industries
- Refinery, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas
- Content Status
- reviewed
- Last Reviewed
- 2026-07-01
- Last Updated
- 2026-07-01
- Verified By
- Engineering Reviewer
- Official Link
- N/A
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