Product Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- 1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- 1.1 Warning, Caution, and Note Styles Used in This Manual
- 1.2 General Information
- 1.3 Generator Set Safety Code
- 1.4 Moving Parts Can Cause Severe Personal Injury or Death
- 1.5 Electrical Shocks and Arc Flashes Can Cause Severe Personal Injury or Death
- 1.6 Fuel and Fumes Are Flammable
- 1.7 Batteries Can Explode
- 1.8 Exhaust Gases Are Deadly
- 1.9 The Hazards of Carbon Monoxide
- 1.10 Earth Ground Connection
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Control System
- 4. Operation
- 5. Maintenance
- 6. Troubleshooting
5. Maintenance 8-2019
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• Unusual engine noise
• Excessive use of coolant, fuel or lubricating oil
• Any coolant, fuel, or lubricating oil leaks
• Misfire
• Unexplained frequency fluctuation
• Significant vibration
• Excessive white and/or black exhaust smoke.
5.3 Engine Oil
Recommended Engine Oil
Check the oil level prior to starting the generator set to verify that the oil level is
between the High and Low marks.
The generator set is shipped with 0W30 synthetic engine oil. Refer to the Model
Specification section for the oil specification.
Checking Engine Oil Level
WARNING
State and federal agencies have determined that contact with used engine oil
can cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. Avoid skin contact and breathing
of vapors. Use rubber gloves and wash exposed skin.
WARNING
Automated Machinery
Accidental or remote starting of the generator set can cause severe personal
injury or death.
The generator set must be off and locked out of service whenever the air
inlet, air outlet, or any interior panels, are removed.
WARNING
Crankcase pressure can blow out hot oil and cause severe burns. Do NOT
check oil while the generator set is operating.
NOTICE
Check the engine oil level when the generator set is not running and is out
of Remote mode.