Small generators - Oil leaks typical?
Went to move my Ryobi RYI2000T after sitting for a ~year and found most of the oil had leaked out. No obvious oil leaking when I last used it. It's 4yrs old and used very little. Not finding an obv...
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That doesn't sound right that all the oil leaked out, sounds like a crack in the oil pan? No use for a year, yikes! I run mine once a month, on a space heater or water boiler, even in the winter - very expensive investment, I want to keep them limbered up.
My Yamaha 2000 are very difficult to judge "full" when changing the oil. A little usually leaks out if I ended up overfilling them... strangely it doesn't leak when they're running, but after cool down, usually in the truck bed especially of there's a bag of charcoal or groceries nearby - anything the oil can get on and make a mess.
My Yamaha 2000 are very difficult to judge "full" when changing the oil. A little usually leaks out if I ended up overfilling them... strangely it doesn't leak when they're running, but after cool down, usually in the truck bed especially of there's a bag of charcoal or groceries nearby - anything the oil can get on and make a mess.
