24 Hour run on Natural Gas Generator - Change oil or no?
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Especially if they refilled their freezer!
Especially if they refilled their freezer!
I loaned my portable generator to a few people, but I know at least 4 people that lost everything in their fridge and now probably have severe power loss PTDS
I would leave it in. It is just like driving your car to 80% oil life, and thinking you need to change the oil. I would argue that the engine gets more oil wear on its regular maintenance startups than it did in the time you ran it 24 hours.
Was it the first time it ran under load? If so, maybe change the filter and top off, if you feel like it.
All in I think that changing the oil would be premature. All thing being equal.
On the other hand, what can it hurt?
You are fortunate to have a generator.
Was it the first time it ran under load? If so, maybe change the filter and top off, if you feel like it.
All in I think that changing the oil would be premature. All thing being equal.
On the other hand, what can it hurt?
You are fortunate to have a generator.
I ran mine for 10 days on Mobil 1 0w40 then another 8 days on fresh oil, no problem, the oil was still clean. I wouldn't sweat it for a minute.
What generator?
that is a bunch of gas
It's a 4 pole generator, so it chugs along.
Has an oil filter.
Burns natural gas.
Leter run for 100 to 200hrs.
Or even better, do an oil at 100hrs.
Has an oil filter.
Burns natural gas.
Leter run for 100 to 200hrs.
Or even better, do an oil at 100hrs.
Already went down this rabbit hole. In my city, without a permit, I cannot store this amount of gas unless its attached to a generator or vehicle.
Insurance won't cover it only if the gas is the cause of the fire. Since I'm not a complete idiot, and they are fantastic gas cans, that's pretty much not going to happen
How long will that gas keep?
That was during a big ice storm that knocked power out for 18 days and 21 for some other people. This was a Generac 7500 gasoline I bought at the HD at 5am on the second day with no power, they brought in a truck load and had people line up outside to buy one, you took what they had no choices.
After filling 5 gallon jug from a crowded gas station 15 miles away for all that time I went to a permanent NG. I will give the Generac credit, it kept my oil heat furnace, fridge and lights, tv and dvr all running without any problems.
Even today our power grid is sketchy, it is common to wake up and find we are on generator power sometime more than once or twice a week. This was the devestating storm.
https://www.weather.gov/media/box/science/December_2008_Ice_Storm.pdf
Because these cans are completely sealed, quite a lot time. I fill them to the brim with regular 87 pump gas, whatever ethanol content is sold at the pump now, no fuel stabalizers
I've tested a can at the 2 years mark and it was fine. Usually they get rotated out around 6-7 months in though, I just fill up my truck from them and then re-fill
Think of it this way. If it was a car averaging 45 mph x 24 hrs thats only 960 miles.
Why 62? Thats SUPER early
Should have said "do an oil test at 100hrs".
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