(a) Components used for quantity or quality determination of oil must be effectively sealed to indicate tampering, including, but not limited to, the following components of LACT meters (see § 3174.8(a)) and CMSs (see § 3174.9(e)):
- (1) Sample probe;
- (2) Sampler volume control;
- (3) All valves on lines entering or leaving the sample container, excluding the safety pop-off valve (if so equipped). Each valve must be sealed in the open or closed position, as appropriate;
- (4) Meter assembly, including the counter head and meter head;
- (5) Temperature averager;
- (6) LACT meters or CMS;
- (7) Back pressure valve pressure adjustment downstream of the meter;
- (8) Any drain valves in the system;
- (9) Manual-sampling valves (if so equipped);
- (10) Valves on diverter lines larger than 1 inch in nominal diameter;
- (11) Right-angle drive;
- (12) Totalizer; and
- (13) Prover connections.
- (b) Each missing or ineffectively sealed component is a separate violation.