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Engine Oil Changing Engine Oil WARNING Frequent or prolonged contact with engine oil may cause skin cancer. • Immediately after handling engine oil, thoroughly wash hands and any areas of skin exposed to engine oil, with soap and water. To change engine oil, you will need: ‰ 3/8" socket wrench with 12 mm 6 pt. socket and 3" extension ‰ Oil drain pan or other container suitable for holding engine oil ‰ Funnel ‰ Clean cloth ‰ Unused engine oil (SAE type indicated in Fig- ure 22) 1. Place the generator on a flat, level surface. 2. Start engine and run until warm. 3. Stop engine. WARNING ALWAYS stop engine before removing oil fill dipstick. Crankcase pressure can cause hot engine oil to spray out of engine fill hole. Hot engine oil can cause severe burns. 4. Place oil pan, or other container suitable for holding engine oil, underneath generator. 6. Using clean cloth, wipe around oil fill area and oil drain screw to remove dirt and debris. 7. Remove oil drain screw and sealing washer. 8. Allow oil to drain into oil pan or container. 9. Slowly unscrew and remove oil fill dipstick. FIGURE 28: Oil Fill Dipstick Removal 10. Allow oil to completely drain into oil pan or container. FIGURE 29: Oil Draining from Generator 11. Using clean cloth, wipe around oil fill and drain plug areas to clean any dirt and debris. 12. Reinstall sealing washer and oil drain screw. 13. Pour new (unused) engine oil into oil fill hole using funnel. (See Figure 22 for recommended oil type). Do not overfill. 14. Check oil level. FIGURE 26: Oil Drain Screw 5. Using a socket wrench with 12 mm socket and extension, loosen oil drain screw partially to allow oil to flow slowly. H L FIGURE 30: Oil Fill Dipstick-Oil Level Indicator 15. Reinstall oil fill dipstick and fully tighten. NOTE: Dispose of used motor oil according to guidelines established by your local or state government. FIGURE 27: Loosen Oil Drain Screw HW6200/HW6200L Portable Electrical Generator Owner's Manual www.honeywellgenerators.com 19

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HW6200/HW6200L Portable Electrical Generator Owner’s Manual
www.honeywellgenerators.com
19
Engine Oil
Changing Engine Oil
1.
Place the generator on a flat, level surface.
2.
Start engine and run until warm.
3.
Stop engine.
4.
Place oil pan, or other container suitable for holding
engine oil, underneath generator.
5.
Using a socket wrench with 12 mm socket and exten-
sion, loosen oil drain screw partially to allow oil to flow
slowly.
6.
Using clean cloth, wipe around oil fill area and oil
drain screw to remove dirt and debris.
7.
Remove oil drain screw and sealing washer.
8.
Allow oil to drain into oil pan or container.
9.
Slowly unscrew and remove oil fill dipstick.
10.
Allow oil to completely drain into oil pan or container.
11.
Using clean cloth, wipe around oil fill and drain plug
areas to clean any dirt and debris.
12.
Reinstall sealing washer and oil drain screw.
13.
Pour new (unused) engine oil into oil fill hole using
funnel. (See Figure 22 for recommended oil type).
Do not overfill.
14.
Check oil level.
15.
Reinstall oil fill dipstick and fully tighten.
NOTE:
Dispose of used motor oil according to guidelines estab-
lished by your local or state government.
Frequent or prolonged contact with engine oil may cause skin
cancer.
•
Immediately after handling engine oil, thoroughly wash
hands and any areas of skin exposed to engine oil, with
soap and water.
To change engine oil, you will need:
±
3/8” socket wrench with 12 mm 6 pt. socket and
3” extension
±
Oil drain pan or other container suitable for holding
engine oil
±
Funnel
±
Clean cloth
±
Unused engine oil (SAE type indicated in Fig-
ure 22)
ALWAYS stop engine before removing oil fill dip-
stick.
Crankcase pressure can cause hot engine oil to
spray out of engine fill hole. Hot engine oil can
cause severe burns.
FIGURE 26:
Oil Drain Screw
FIGURE 27:
Loosen Oil Drain Screw
WARNING
WARNING
FIGURE 28:
Oil Fill Dipstick Removal
FIGURE 29:
Oil Draining from Generator
FIGURE 30:
Oil Fill Dipstick—Oil Level Indicator
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