SG1400/1600C4F STUDIO GENERATOR • OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #0 (07/22/20) — PAGE 47
Table 19. Oil Selection Chart
DRAINING ENGINE OIL
1. Run the engine until the engine coolant reaches a
temperature of 140° (60°C) Turn the engine off.
2. Remove the oil dipstick from its holder.
3. Next, remove the coolant drain plug located at the base
of the skid as shown in Figure 50 and allow the oil to
drain into a suitable container.
Figure 50. Draining Engine Oil
4. After engine oil has been completely drained, reinstall
drain plug and tighten securely.
-40
-30
-10
-20
-22
-40
-4
-14
0
32
50
68
86
104
122
10
20
30
40
50
F
C
5W/30
5W/40
10W
10W/30
10W/40
15W/40
20W/20
30
40
OIL: SAE
ENGINE OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT
Replace engine oil filter every 250 hours.
1. Using an oil filter wrench (Figure 51
A
), remove engine
oil filter.
2. Clean the area around the lubricating oil filter head.
Figure 51. Engine Oil Filter Removal
3. Coat the rubber seal gasket on the engine oil filter
) with clean 15W-40 engine oil.
4. Install new oil filter (main) first by hand until it makes
contact with the filter head surface. Tighten it another
3/4 turn using the filter wrench.
5. Fill engine crankcase with high quality detergent oil
classified "For Service CI-4". Fill to the upper limit
of dipstick.
DO NOT
overfill. Reference for engine
crankcase oil capacity.
6. 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.
COAT RUBBER
SEAL WITH THIN
LAYER OF OIL
REMOVE AND
DISCARD OIL FILTER
FILTER
WRENCH
INSTALL
NEW OIL
FILTER
OIL FILTER
OIL FILTER
HEAD
A
B
MAINTENANCE
