Do Onan generators burn oil?
I have about 100 hours on our Onan 5500 in our 2018 Miramar. I changed the oil around 20 hours and I hadn't checked the oil since. We took a trip this weekend and I checked the oil. It looked like ...
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Big Katuna wrote:
We tailgated UF football games for 15 years. 4-5 years with a 5500 Onan.
They definitely burn some oil ESP under heavier load; say running two ACs for 48 hours.
I checked and filled mine every weekend, changing every other weekend, after two weekends.
Not uncommon for carbon to build up. Onan used to sell a decarbonizer but now you would use SeaFoam.
It’s an air cooled engine. They have to leave the rings a little loose or it would seize up.
Nice to see another Gator fan on RV.net! I graduated from UF in 1995.
Whenever I use the generator I am running both AC units when traveling. It's my fault for not checking it sooner. Still in the safe zone but I will top it off before I use it again. It's due for an oil change in another 50 hours or so.
Do these Onan generators have a low oil sensor in them which would turn them off if the oil gets to low?
Burch
