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kx125str99's avatar
kx125str99
Explorer
Feb 05, 2018

Onan oil change now not running

Hey guys I have an Onan microquiet 4000. Generator ran fine. Did an oil change and cleaned air filter and hasn’t ran since. Cleaned the carb and still won’t run correctly. It fires and runs for about 5-10 minutes then just instant die. Any ideas greatly appreciated.

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  • Another possibility is oil pressure. Asked for dino W30 and W5-30 full syn was used. Can't build up enough pressure.
  • How about the possibility not enough oil has been put back in and the low oil shutdown is keeping it from starting?
  • j-d's avatar
    j-d
    Explorer II
    So it's a 4KY? What is the Spec, the Letter at the end of Model Number? They're a splash-lubed motor like a mower, and the Oil Sensor was deleted before ours, made in 2002 and Spec "K" so odds are the oil change didn't do it. Unless maybe it's overfull and oil got where it shouldn't be.
    Did you have the Carb off? Pretty easy to goof the linkage up.
    Anyhow, please post the full Model (with Spec) and Serial. If we're lucky enough for a generator tech to drop by, s/he will want it.
  • Is the oil overfilled? I've seen low shut down engines also die because of too high an oil level.
  • And changed the spark plug during oil change. After wouldn’t run even swapped back in the old plug. No go still.