PAGE 40 — DCA1100SSC 60 HZ GENERATOR • OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #1 (01/17/18)
MAINTENANCE
ENGINE OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT
1. Clean the area around the lubricating oil filter head.
2. Using an oil filter wrench (Figure 54), remove both oil
filters.
Figure 54. Removing Oil Filters
3. Fill the each oil filter (Figure 55A) with clean engine oil
as recommended in Table 2 and Table 12.
Figure 55. Oil Filters
4. Coat the rubber seal (gasket) surface of each oil filter
(Figure 55B) with clean 15W-40 engine oil.
REMOVE BOTH
OIL FILTERS
FILTER
WRENCH
COAT RUBBER
SEAL WITH THIN
LAYER OF OIL
A
B
NOTICE
The lubricating oil filter should be full of oil at engine
start-up to prevent engine damage.
5. Install new oil filter (Figure 56) first by hand until it
makes contacts with the filter head surface. Tighten it
another 3/4 turn using the filter wrench.
Figure 56. Installing Oil Filters
6. Fill engine crankcase with high quality detergent oil
classified "For Service CI-4. Fill to the upper limit of
dipstick.
DO NOT overfill. Crankcase oil capacity with
oil filter replacement is
40.7 gal. (154 liters)
.
7. Run the engine for several minutes. Watch for oil
leakage. Shut the engine down and allow it to sit for
several minutes. Top off the oil to the upper limit on
the dipstick.
INSTALL NEW
OIL FILTERS (2)
