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Old 08-21-2014, 09:37 PM   #1
evansrr
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City: Baltimore MD
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Generator oil sample

I have a 2004 Camano 31 that I bought about eight months ago. Prior to buying I had oil samples taken and the The generator (a Mastervolt 3.5 KW that had only 39 hours on it) came back with a bad oil sample with elevated aluminum and iron as well as indications of antifreeze. I worked out a contingency in the contract that would protect against catastrophic failure, had the oil changed and I have run the generator about six hours since. It runs fine and nothing seems amiss as it powers everything with no trouble. I had another sample taken and it too came back with a severe warning of elevated aluminum and iron levels but no mention of antifreeze. What now? Am I best to change the oil again and just keep running it? Or would it make sense to go into the engine and inspect it and do a rebuild. With only 45 hours that doesn't seem like much even if the generator is ten years old.
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