Product Manual

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CHANGING ENGINE OIL AND OIL FILTER
WARNING
State and federal agencies have de-
termined that contact with used engine oil can
cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. Try to
avoid skin contact and breathing of vapors. Use
rubber gloves and wash exposed skin.
Refer to Table 4 for scheduled engine oil change.
Change oil more often in hot or dusty environments.
1. Place a pan underneath the oil drain hose and
filter (Figure 12). Run and then stop the engine
when it is warm.
WARNING
Crankcase pressure can blow
hot engine oil out the fill opening causing
severe burns. Always stop the genset be-
fore removing the oil fill cap.
2. Remove the oil fill cap, open the oil drain valve
(Figure 11), let all oil drain from the engine and
then close the drain valve.
3. High Pressure LPG Gensets: Drain the LPG
system of accumulated oil (Item 5, Page 13).
4. Spin off the old oil filter and thoroughly wipe off
the filter mounting surface. Remove the old
gasket if it does not come off with the filter.
5. Apply a film of oil to the filter gasket and spin the
new filter on by hand until the gasket just
touches the mounting pad. Then turn it 1/2 to
3/4 turn—not more.
6. Refill with 2 quarts (1.8 l) of oil. See ENGINE
OIL RECOMMENDATIONS (Page 6). Check
and add or drain oil as necessary.
CAUTION
Too much oil can cause high oil
consumption. Too little oil can cause severe
engine damage. Keep the oil level between
the FULL and ADD marks.
OIL FILLS VERY SLOWLY. TAKE YOUR
TIME AND CHECK LEVEL OFTEN WHILE
FILLING. IT TAKES TIME FOR THE AIR IN
THE CRANKCASE TO ESCAPE AND AL-
LOW OIL TO ENTER.
7. Dispose of the used oil and oil filter in accor-
dance with local environmental regulations.
OIL FILTER OIL DRAIN HOSE
FIGURE 12. OIL FILTER AND DRAIN HOSE—VIEW FROM BELOW OF FRONT EDGE OF GENSET