This change will align with industry oil standards for small gasoline engines.
Onan diesel rv generator oil change.
I had all the parts and oil ready to go.
Oil change in a cummins onan rv qg 4000 generator onan rv recommends changing the oil every 100 hours or once a year whichever comes first.
Posted by cummins expert on mar 03 2020.
Onan generator oil change frequency 4000 5500 different generator models have different oil change deadlines.
But it s there when i need it.
I tried to change the oil at the 50 hour mark.
Perform more often when operating in dusty environments and hot weather.
But it is recommended that for the 4000 model you should change the oil every 100 hours or so.
2 5 years i have finally reached the 50 hour mark on my onan generator.
We are getting ready to change the oil on our onan 7500 quiet diesel generator.
A really cool aspect of traveling in an rv is the ability to be self sufficient.
Change oil and oil filter every 150 250 hours.
They have to take the generator out to get a better grip.
Then i could not get the drain plug out it just would not break loose.
Some generator users were able to go over 500 hours using synthetic oil and did not make a change.
What i can t seem to find out is how much oil i need to get in order to change the oil.
Do this more often when operating in hot weather.
The onan generator manual recommends changing the oil each year or every 100 hours of use.
When i bring up the page to start the generator it says it needs an oil change got it.
I know i don t use it enough.
So the question of the day is how do i reset the indicator that says it needs an oil change.
The rvgeeks show you how to perform the annual maintenance on an onan quiet diesel generator.
It only takes about 20 minutes and you will be good to go for the season.
I have the onan oil filter fuel filter and new air filter.
Cummins manufacturers and ships gasoline and lp powered onan rv generators using sae10w 30 oil blend.
So to took it to rv repair shop and ask them to change it.
This is a maintenance task that you could certainly do yourself.
Just got a call it will be about 700 dollars.
In addition to the new oil blend cummins is still offering the sae15w 40 for small diesel rv generators.