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Onan diesel generator oil and filter change

Yahoo Message Number: 2463
After reading about the grief others were having I was not sure I wanted to tackle this job. After a call to the local RV shop I decided maybe I`d give it a try. Turns out it took longer to get the oil in than it did to do everything else.I did however get a Donaldson filter from NAPA for six bucks as opposed to the $29.00 the local rv shop wanted for the cummins/onan one. For those who are thinking about attempting this task I posted an albumn called Diesel Onan Oil Change so you have an idea what you need to do. By the way the tools needed photo is missing a very important piece. If you use a flexible funnel you will need a foot and a half piece of hose on the end to get the oil into the oil fill tube which is rediculously awkward

Re: Onan diesel generator oil and filter change

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Yahoo Message Number: 2464
Have not done it, but after changing mine last week I am going to remove the hose at the engine and install removable clamp and pour oil in there which should take seconds vs trying with flexible hose at the top.

Keith
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From: "billystoys"
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:06:07 -0000
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Subject: [KodiakChassisClassC] Onan diesel generator oil and filter change

After reading about the grief others were having I was not sure I wanted to tackle this job. After a call to the local RV shop I decided maybe I`d give it a try. Turns out it took longer to get the oil in than it did to do everything else.I did however get a Donaldson filter from NAPA for six bucks as opposed to the $29.00 the local rv shop wanted for the cummins/onan one. For those who are thinking about attempting this task I posted an albumn called Diesel Onan Oil Change so you have an idea what you need to do. By the way the tools needed photo is missing a very important piece. If you use a flexible funnel you will need a foot and a half piece of hose on the end to get the oil into the oil fill tube which is rediculously awkward

Re: Onan diesel generator oil and filter change

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Yahoo Message Number: 2465
Funny you should mention that because thats what I ended up doing after spilling oil all over and looking at the fill hose that was exposed with the cover off. Much cleaner and faster.