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CHAPTER 3 MAINTENANCE
3-1 Maintenance schedules
Keeping your generator well maintained will prolong the life of your generator. Everything needs to be
checked including the diesel engine, generator, control cabinet, and frame. For overhauling
procedures, please refer to the instruction manual of the relative subassembly. If you need these
manuals, please call our company and we will send you one.
Before starting the maintenance, make sure the diesel engine is off.
Please refer to the Table 3-1 for the proper maintenance schedule.
Table 3-1. Maintenance schedule for diesel generator set
Interval of
maintenance Item
Everyday
1
st
month or
after 20 hours
3
rd
month or 100
hours
6
th
month or 500
hours
Every year or 1000
hours
Check and fill enough fuel
○
Discharge fuel
○
Check and fill enough
engine oil
○
Check whether it leaks oil
○
Check and screw each
fastened part
○
●
(Screw the bolt
of cylinder head
firmly)
Exchange engine oil
○
(1
st
time)
○
(2
nd
time late)
Clean filter of engine oil
○
(Exchange)
Exchange air filter element
(If operated at dusty region,the period of
maintenance should be shorten)
○
(Exchange)
Clean filter of fuel
○
●
(Exchange)
Check high pressure oil
pump
●
Check nozzle
●
Check fuel pipe
●
(If necessary
exchange it)
Adjust the gaps of air intake
and air exhausted gate
●
(1
st
time)
●
Grind air intake and air
exhausted gate
●
Exchange piston ring
●
Check electrolytic solution
of accumulator
(
each month
)○
Check insulation resistance
The time of stop is over 10 days.
○
Note:
“●”
mark indicates that it needs special wrench, please contact with dealer of ETQ.