Generac Power Systems GTV99O Service Manual page 12

SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
. Durinq winter r.onths
30. DO NOT USE SAE
SAE 5W-30, Synthetic sW-2 0 or 5W'
10w-40.
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a 20
40
60 30 rou
c 3 0
. 2 0 . 1 0
r o 2 0
3 0
Temperature Fange or Ev€cted Us6
CHANGE
OIt:
The cra nkcase oil capacity is about 2030 ml (2. I qt ) with the
oilfilter Withoutthe flfter, the oilcapacity
is 1750 ml(1.8 qt.).
Use no special additives. Makesur€ ihatthe unit is everwnen
filling with oil. DO NOT OVERFILL.
TMPORTANX DO NOT OVERF|LL. Check and maintain oil
level rcgularly. Change oit and fittet aftet fi6t eight (8)
houts of opetation.
Thereafter, change oil €nd filter every t0O hou6 oJ opera
tion. Ch:nge oil more often il enqine i5 operated in dirty or
dusty conditionsor f€n9ine isoperated und€r healy |oaos or
high ambient a ir temperatures.
Removeoiidrain pllg and drain oitwhite €ngife is5r wdrin,
Figure 1-2. Chanqe o I fllter (Figure t-l)and reptace dratn ptuq
figurc 1-1. o fill Check
Remove dipnick and refitlslow y w th new oilof proper 5€r
vr.e classification and viscosity grade. R€f I to fu mark on
dipstick. When check ng oil evet, d ipst ck must be a ll the way
in for accurate readtngs.
Start and run engine to check for oil leaks.
CHANGE
O t FLTER:
Replace oil f lter €very I 00 hours. Befo re nstalt nq new I rer,
ightly oil filter galket with fresh clean engine oit. Screw fiier
on by hand until gasket cont.cts filter adapter Tighten 3/4 to
one fullturn fadher, Fiqure 1-3.
Startand run engineat idle for 30 seconds and stop engine.
Recheckoi levelandadd if required. Reltartengineandcheck
for oil leaks.
figure 1-2. OilDrcin
figure 1-3. Oil Filter
CLIAN NG INTAKT
SCREEN]
Grass partices, chaffor dirt can clog the atrcooting system,
especially after prolonqed service ln cLjtting dry grass or v€ry
driry a r. Continued operation with a cogged cooling synem
can cause severe overheat ng and possible englne damage.
Fgure 1 4showsth€arcastobecieaned.Thisshoutdbea
reg-
uar marntenance operation, or clean ntake scre€n and ol
cooler fins after each use.
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