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jstaffon
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Sep 19, 2015

Honda EU200i issue

I've had an intermittent problem with my Honda EU200i. It's happened since new but couldn't reproduce the problem. Finally, this fall we were camping in the mountains of Idaho. When the temperature dropped below 45 degrees outside during the evening, I had troubles getting the generator started in the morning. I would go through the normal startup procedure but it would only run for about 5 - 10 seconds then the Oil Alert Indicator would come on and it would shut off. I would repeat the process 2 or 3 times until it would start and run normal. Oil level is normal. My question is whether others have experienced a similar behavior and what to do to resolve the issue? It's time to change the oil this fall and was wondering if a different blend of oil may resolve the issue? Thanks in advance.

Jeff.
  • Thanks LeRoy, I was hoping someone saw similar problems. I was also hoping a different oil would resolve. I'll give that a try. Thanks.
  • Jeff,

    I had the same problem. The stiff oil was aerating (full of air bubbles) which causes the oil pressure to be very low. The "Oil Alert" lite comes on and immediately shuts off the gen set. I changed to 5W30 oil and that instantly solved the problem. Per the owners manual:

    SAE 10W-30 is recommended for general, all-temperature use. Other
    viscosities shown in the chart may be used when the average
    temperature in your area is within the indicated range.

    LeRoy

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