In the fault prediction of mechanical equipments through spectromectric oil analysis for worn off debris, a method for the determination of the limiting value of wear is proposed and discussed. In order to diagnose the impending failure and to predict the fault modes and locate the fault spots, a comprehensive approach is studied and outlined on the basis of methods of discriminative analysis and fuzzy logic. A fault diagnosis expert system OAFDS developed by the authors for the nonitoring of working conditions of the ND5 locomotive diesel engine Nd5 is briefly introduced.
