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Performing your own maintenance on your RV is a good way to save some money and to make sure the job is done right. In this quick tip, I’m going to show how to change the oil in an ONAN generator. You should change the oil once a year or every 150 hours of operation, whichever comes first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The operation I’m going to discuss is tailored for an ONAN 5500 but is similar for all ONAN generators. The only exception would be that some may use different filters or no filter at all. I did create a video on my YouTube channel<\/a> to show how to perform an oil change on an ONAN 4000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To perform this job, you’ll need the following items:<\/p>\n\n\n\n I recommend using the manufacturer recommended oil in these generators. Its a bit on the expensive side but you know it is fully compatible. As such I used ONAMAX SAE 15W-40<\/a> that I bought off Amazon. It came in a pack of four quarts, so its enough to do two oil changes. According to the Onan user manual, this oil is suitable for operation in a temperature range of 10 degrees F to 100 degrees F. Other acceptable oils are per my manual are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the filter I also went with an original replacement and used an Onan 122-0836 filter<\/a>, also available on Amazon. Make sure to use an oil filter wrench that is sized correctly for your filter. I have a 3-jaw wrench (shown below) that is highly adjustable and suitable for this job. A funnel, although not required, will make adding oil a bit easier. Any oil drain pan will work since only 2 quarts of oil will be drained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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