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very end of the stick, you should add oil until the engine crankcase is filled. See
"Changing/Adding Oil" in this section.
Be sure to replace cap when finished checking oil.
Figure 14- Checking the oil
Changing/Adding Oil
You should check the oil level of your generator according to the maintenance schedule
in figure 13. When the oil level is low you will need to add oil until the level is sufficient
to run the generator.
The oil capacity of your generator engine is listed in figure 15.
Model number
Engine oil
capacity
2200 3500
20 fluid oz. 20 fluid oz.
5500
37 fluid oz.
Figure 15- Engine Oil Capacity.
It is only necessary to drain the oil from the crankcase if it has become contaminated with
water or dirt. In this case, you can drain the oil from the generator according to the
following steps:
1. Place a bucket underneath the generator to catch oil as it drains.
2. Using a 10 mm hex wrench, unscrew the oil drain plug, which is located on the
crankcase underneath the oil filler/dipstick cap (see figure 16). Allow all the oil to
drain from the generator.
3. Replace the oil drain plug and tighten with a 10 mm hex wrench.
To add
1.
2.
3.
oil to the crankcase, follow these steps:
Make sure the generator is on a level surface.
Unscrew the oil filler/dipstick cap from the engine as shown in figure 15 above.
Using a funnel, add high detergent motor oil to the crankcase. We recommend
SAE 10W/30 motor oil for general use. When full, the oil level should come close
to the top of the oil fill opening (see figure 17).
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