MEP 04 B

[Dportm]

New guy here. Good morning all and thank you for allowing me to learn from you. I've spent the last few days reading and looking at the TM's that have been posted for the MEP O4 B. This generator will be used for my whole house when and if a hurricane hits us here in N Florida. I just purchased it from gov. planet. It is the Yanmar turbo 4 cylinder and has 685 hrs. on it.

A few things that ive learned from reading your past posts:

Do not idle the generator, do not start the generator unless you have gone through it and changed out all the fluids and filters then go through it again before starting.

Make sure my electrician puts a 50 amp plug to the house with a cut off switch to outside power. A dedicated panel solely for generator use with the dedicated circuits to be used while operating.
When ready to start make sure I have a load on it after it warms up so as not to get dry stacking. Run once a month under load to keep it operational and ready.

During my search I still havent found the sticky with the yanmar filter codes, but have found these from your previous posts.
napa air filter# 2489
oil filter- car quest # 85334, komatsu YM 129150-35153, Yanmar 129150-35152
Fuel water separator, Wix 33472, car quest 86390
oil, 6 quarts 15-40 diesel. I'm going with Rotella, unless told not to.
Batteries x2 : yellow top optima or interstate what size?
Coolant: What kind is recommended?
Is it recommended to add hot shots sitcktion eliminator to the oil and hot shots diesel extreme to the fuel? I only ask this because my buddy threw a code on his f250 and they tore apart all the epa bull shiite and catalytic converter. They tested it and said he still had 95% flow rate. Im not a mechanic but he is. It has 100k and hes been using both hot shot items ive listed. Sorry, not selling anything just trying to get ahead and make sure it has the best chance to last a long time.

My electrician is coming over next week and we will come up with a plan on tackling the 3 phase issue. I will ask that hot item question later. I will not let him do anything before before researching it here first.

Thank you all very much and I eagerly look to hearing your suggestions.

Josh

 

[Jeepadict]

Welcome to the party, pal!

I'll take the stiction and additive question for $100, Pat.

Stiction: it’s kind of a funny word that seems almost made up, but for many diesel owners stiction is a very real thing and it’s no laughing matter. Stiction — a combination of static and friction — occurs in the injectors of certain engines and causes hard starts, poor idle, and loss of throttle response. Although it’s most common with Ford 6.0L and 7.3L engines, stiction can be a problem on any engine that uses HEUI-type injectors.

The design of these HEUI injectors incorporates oil, which is passed through the injector at a very high PSI. This high pressure and heat pulls in excess oil, which breaks down and creates a gummy residue on the injectors’ internal parts.
This causes the static and friction — stiction. The stiction issue is mostly isolated to HEUI-type injectors and is easily mitigated by using certain oils or additives and proper servicing intervals. If no HEUI, then no stiction problem.

Now on to the "Great Additive Debate"....

There's almost as many opinions on additives as there are variations in the marketplace. Opinions on adding stabilizer and biocide to Diesel for long-term storage are pretty moot as they simply do what they do...some use them, some don't...but most agree they are needed for long-term storage now that the Sulfur content has gotten soo low. Performance additives is dependent on soo many variables...era of engine design for ULSD use...lubricity...injector pump variant...injector style...the list goes on.

I'll tell you that in my LB7 Dmax I have a very distinct difference in behavior of my FPR on a tank with Hot Shots Secret EDT and a tank without...night and day, as my FPR is nearing the end of its serviceable life. That engine was designed pre-ULSD and the loss of lubricity (despite the fuel marketing claims) and stabilization/biocide that the Sulfur provided to the fuel make for using a quality additive an easy choice in my opinion.

Moral of this story: your mileage may vary.

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[Dportm]

Welcome to the party, pal!

I'll take the stiction and additive question for $100, Pat.

Stiction: it’s kind of a funny word that seems almost made up, but for many diesel owners stiction is a very real thing and it’s no laughing matter. Stiction — a combination of static and friction — occurs in the injectors of certain engines and causes hard starts, poor idle, and loss of throttle response. Although it’s most common with Ford 6.0L and 7.3L engines, stiction can be a problem on any engine that uses HEUI-type injectors.

The design of these HEUI injectors incorporates oil, which is passed through the injector at a very high PSI. This high pressure and heat pulls in excess oil, which breaks down and creates a gummy residue on the injectors’ internal parts.
This causes the static and friction — stiction. The stiction issue is mostly isolated to HEUI-type injectors and is easily mitigated by using certain oils or additives and proper servicing intervals. If no HEUI, then no stiction problem.

Now on to the "Great Additive Debate"....

There's almost as many opinions on additives as there are variations in the marketplace. Opinions on adding stabilizer and biocide to Diesel for long-term storage are pretty moot as they simply do what they do...some use them, some don't...but most agree they are needed for long-term storage now that the Sulfur content has gotten soo low. Performance additives is dependent on soo many variables...era of engine design for ULSD use...lubricity...injector pump variant...injector style...the list goes on.

I'll tell you that in my LB7 Dmax I have a very distinct difference in behavior of my FPR on a tank with Hot Shots Secret EDT and a tank without...night and day, as my FPR is nearing the end of its serviceable life. That engine was designed pre-ULSD and the loss of lubricity (despite the fuel marketing claims) and stabilization/biocide that the Sulfur provided to the fuel make for using a quality additive an easy choice in my opinion.

Moral of this story: your mileage may vary.

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Thank you. Great info.

 

[robertsears1]

Do you mean a MEP 804b generator?

Robert

 

[Dportm]

Do you mean a MEP 804b generator?

Robert

Yes, my my new to me MEP 804B, 15kw. Thanks for the correction.

 

[DieselAddict]

Keep in mind if you can’t find a way to use the third phase you’ll be limited to under 10kw of output.

 

[Dportm]

Keep in mind if you can’t find a way to use the third phase you’ll be limited to under 10kw of output.

10/4.

 

[Chainbreaker]

Is it recommended to add hot shots sitcktion eliminator to the oil and hot shots diesel extreme to the fuel? I only ask this because my buddy threw a code on his f250 and they tore apart all the epa bull shiite and catalytic converter. They tested it and said he still had 95% flow rate. Im not a mechanic but he is. It has 100k and hes been using both hot shot items ive listed. Sorry, not selling anything just trying to get ahead and make sure it has the best chance to last a long time.

I would take a look at what BITOG has to say about oil additives (there are 277 threads to date on that subject). I tend to go with "premium oil brands" and avoid oil additives unless there is a problem that can truly be addressed by using an oil additive.

I am a firm believer in diesel fuel additives (Two of my favorites used in conjunction with one another =Biobore JF & Optilube XPD) with today's fuel especially for long term storage requirements and the benefits the fuel delivery components (Injection pump, Injectors, fuel pumps, etc.) receive with using fuel additives.

 

[Dportm]

I would take a look at what BITOG has to say about oil additives (there are 277 threads to date on that subject). I tend to go with "premium oil brands" and avoid oil additives unless there is a problem that can truly be addressed by using an oil additive.

I am a firm believer in diesel fuel additives (Two of my favorites used in conjunction with one another =Biobore JF & Optilube XPD) with today's fuel especially for long term storage requirements and the benefits the fuel delivery components (Injection pump, Injectors, fuel pumps, etc.) receive with using fuel additives.

Good copy. Thanks.