New and looking for a generator

GravelRider wrote:
The correct amount of oil was added prior to attempting to start the engine.

Level ground?

Must be sat on fairly level ground for the oil sensor to work correctly.

Not sure if you can get to the oil sensor, if you can, you can temporarily disconnect the wire and try to start it.. If it runs then the sensor is bad..

Many of these small engines are run extremely lean, makes cold starting a bit of a hassle even with choke on.

For that issue a quick blast of CARB CLEANER (not engine Ether, it is hard on engines) across the air filter then pull once or twice to see if it hits..

If hits, the spark is good the problem is fuel..

If fuel, check to make sure you have the fuel shut off set to on and on these small gens there may be a little flip valve on the fuel cap that needs opened while running.

You can also pull the plug and see if it is wet with fuel, if wet, you have flooded the engine. To clear the flooded engine, turn off the ignition and manually pull the start rope a few times WITH THE PLUG OUT then dry the plug and try again with plug in the engine.

While plug is out and as long as the plug is dry you can connect plug to the plug wire, ground the plug to engine and turn on the ignition and pull the start cord to see if you have spark.

If plug was flooded, you may need a new plug to get it to fire correctly, I have had some plugs foul out and not work right after being flooded with modern gas.

On edit..

Forgot to mention, seen more than once on RV.net that some folks who had issues with the low oil sensor false error had to add a VERY SMALL amount of oil above what was recommended. Happens with the other name brands also, just the nature of the beast.