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2. Replacement of the Oil Filter
When removing the used oil filter, you may find it
helpful and cleaner to punch a hole in the upper and
lower portion of the old filter to drain the oil from it
into a container before removing it. This helps to
lessen spillage.
A small style automotive filter
wrench should be helpful in removing the old oil
filter. Place some paper towels and a plastic bag
around the filter when unscrewing it to catch any oil
left in the filter.
(Oil or any other fluid on the
engine reduces the engine's cooling ability. Please
keep your engine clean.) Inspect the old oil filter as
it is removed to make sure that the rubber sealing
gasket came off with the old oil filter. If this rubber
sealing gasket remains sealed against the engine
block, gently remove it. The replaceable cartridge-
type
oil filter requires no cleaning inside, so it may
be properly disposed of properly.
When installing the new oil filter element, wipe the filter gasket's sealing surface on the engine block free
of oil and apply a thin coat of clean engine oil to the rubber gasket on the new oil filter. Screw the filter
onto the threaded oil filter stub, and then tighten the filter firmly by hand.
NOTE: Generic filters are not recommended, as the material standards or diameters of
important items on generic parts might be entirely different from genuine parts.
Immediately after an oil filter change and oil fill, run the engine to make sure the oil
pressure is normal and that there are no oil leaks around the new oil filter.
3. Filling the Oil Sump
Add the new oil through the oil filler cap on the top
or side of the engine. After refilling the oil, run the
generator for a few moments while checking the
engine's oil pressure. Make sure there is no leakage
around the new oil filter or from the oil drain
system, and stop the generator.
Then check the
quantity of oil with the lube oil dipstick. Fill to, but
not over, the high mark on the dipstick, should the
engine require additional oil.
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