Oil Capacities

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Oil Capacities

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Seeking advice on which oils to use and how many Litres on my Onan 6.5 Genset?
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MCCK is 4 quarts or 3.8 liters and no filter according to my docs. I will use 15-40 Delo or Rotella as it is an industrial environment, however some may disagree on oil type, IMO. :)
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mak'nem wrote:Seeking advice on which oils to use
Uh oh! Here we go again. :o :shock: :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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MCE 6.5 Is under 4qts I believe.
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the 4.0 qts is what my factory service manual says. It is 3.8 L though. :)
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Paul wrote:
mak'nem wrote:Seeking advice on which oils to use
Uh oh! Here we go again. :o :shock: :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Paul , What could you ever mean ? :roll:

I would use 15w'40 myself .
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prowlersfish wrote:Paul , What could you ever mean ? :roll:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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:mrgreen:
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