PC600-6 Hydraulic Pump Wear: How Case Drain Flow Reveals Internal Damage
Sep, 23 2026
Quick Answer Every piston pump leaks a little oil internally, and that oil has to go somewhere — it drains out of the pump case through the case drain line. That is the diagnostic gift: case drain flow is internal leakage made visible and measurable. On a PC600-6, measuring case drain flow at operating temperature, at a defined operating point, tells you how worn the pump is long before the ...