Originally Posted By: CT8
I would also wonder if they ever changed the original oil or checked the level after several hours of operation.
My co-worker's generator failed. He is an aircraft mechanic and maintained it by the book. The connecting rod liberated all the oil and ventilated the crankcase. It had nothing to do with low oil level or failure to change the oil.
What happened was commonplace. It was common 10-30 non synthetic motor oil, a tecumseh 10HP engine and running the water heater for hours. It was hot and humid, post hurricane. There was near zero wind. The generator was alongside the house, running at full output. A perfect recipe for overheated oil.
He purchased a Yamaha generator and went with robust synthetic oil. Problem solved.
I own a Robin/Subaru generator and used 15W-50 Mobil one. Zero problems. That thing still runs perfectly after North of 1000 hours of post hurricane, hard core operation. 50 hour oil changes (every 2 days) . I even put it up at my fathers house and let him use it for a month.
I would also wonder if they ever changed the original oil or checked the level after several hours of operation.
My co-worker's generator failed. He is an aircraft mechanic and maintained it by the book. The connecting rod liberated all the oil and ventilated the crankcase. It had nothing to do with low oil level or failure to change the oil.
What happened was commonplace. It was common 10-30 non synthetic motor oil, a tecumseh 10HP engine and running the water heater for hours. It was hot and humid, post hurricane. There was near zero wind. The generator was alongside the house, running at full output. A perfect recipe for overheated oil.
He purchased a Yamaha generator and went with robust synthetic oil. Problem solved.
I own a Robin/Subaru generator and used 15W-50 Mobil one. Zero problems. That thing still runs perfectly after North of 1000 hours of post hurricane, hard core operation. 50 hour oil changes (every 2 days) . I even put it up at my fathers house and let him use it for a month.
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