How important is the major maintenance on a Onan generator? Is changing the oil, spark plug and filters enough

Superdogsteve asked:


The manual says the heads need to replaced or checked every 450 hours. It is worth paying $450 for a cummins tech to look at the generator?

Eden
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2 Responses to “How important is the major maintenance on a Onan generator? Is changing the oil, spark plug and filters enough”

  1. 45 cal Says:

    It’s a gas engine they carbon up a lot> You can try running a decarbon additive> Or pull the heads off>

  2. alex p Says:

    The head off.