When oil is dirty, you know it's doing it's job. Changing the oil after 20 hours is recommended by the owners manual. I'll only use synthetic oil in my pressure washer because Synthetic oil is much better for an air cooled motor. I read years ago that regular motor oil will turn to carbon when heated to 450 to 550 degrees, where synthetic motor oil can be heated to almost 1000 degrees without burning up, I know that the pressure washer will never get that hot, but I like the added fact that synthetic motor oil can take heat without damaging the oil. Thanks for the video.
1 Quart of motor dumped into the ground will contaminate over a thousand gallons of water in the ground, so if anyone that lives near you has a well, they can thank you if the water they pump out of the ground makes them sick. Don't get caught by the EPA, there's a hefty fine for what you're doing. It's one of the reasons that engineers for motor technology is trying to make the oil change intervals longer, just to stop people that don't know or won't take the time to dispose of the oil properly. I bet you drink tap water too.
I found that using an Icebreakers Ice Cubes gum box was perfect for draining the oil with no spillage. Set the unit on the end of the open bed of a truck, or some similar surface, and simply pour into the open top. Once the oil gets near the top of the gum container, dump it into something larger for final disposal. Takes a few tips of the machine, but it was simple enough.
Thanks for making a video, but if you're going to make something showing folks how to do something it would be great if you showed how much oil and what type you used, not just the brand.
After being a mechanic on automobiles, air planes and anything with a motor, I've found that ALL of them when purchased usually come with an owners manual. If not, you can always used the internet to look up a free owners manual. Life would be so much easier if people would read them. When I worked on cars at a dealership, I couldn't get over how many people brought new cars in asked how to set the clock and radio stations. I opened the glove box took out the manual and highlighted the instructions for the owners. My service manager said don't do that, you don't want to make the owners look stupid. I said well they are. We didn't agree on too many things, that's why I quit after working 15 years to get two weeks vacation.
Dip stick refill method is incorrect in video. Recommend you check the Owner’s Manual when refilling. Manual says to NOT screw dip stick in when checking oil level, but to just place it in the hole, pull out, and check. You will overfill the oil if you fully rethread the dip stick during refill. Manual warns against this.
Hello maybe you can help me... Just bought a used 2900 Ryobi power washer didn't come with manual, I was going to check the oil and the oil cap will not unscrew! I hate to force it, what could I be doing wrong?! I didn't notice this guy push down on the cap or anything like that to get his cap off! Shoot! I'd like to check the oil before starting it!
I bought a 1 gallon glass jar with a water-tight lid, drilled two holes in the lid, installed appropriate fittings, and hooked it up to my vacuum pump. Sucks the oil sump dry, with absolutely no mess to clean up.
Hello! Just googled how to change the oil in my used 2900 Ryobi power washer and your channel came up... Actually what I'm trying to figure out is how to unscrew the oil cap to check the oil since I just brought it home!!?? It will not turn to the left... It won't turn at all...I watched you unscrew the cap on your machine simply by turning it to the left, I didn't see you push down or anything like that...I wonder what the problem is!? I hate to force it, but I might have to? Please help if you can thanks, Annette
This is the dumbest fucking engine ever invented. Took 30 minutes to find out what oil, then 45 minutes to find out the capacity. What is it with small engines NEVER telling you what oil and the capacity. It blows my damn mind. Thank you for this video, you're the real mvp!
@@hillanthonyvideo When I unboxed it new, it contained the 12 oz bottle to use for the first time and I have changed it the same way every year. It goes to correct fill line on the dipstick.
@@FiveCentsPlease awesome - perfect advice! Can I suggest that you repost your answer in the main commrnt thread? Seems like several people are asking the same question and won't see your answer buried here.
@@robertgantry2118 I grabbed some plumbing fittings after taking the dipstick with me. No dice. I was looking at M sized metric fittings from pressure washers next, to make something. In the end it may be better just to use a suction pump to extract the old oil without tipping the washer over. It seems like it would have been easy for Honda to put a bottom drain for it but they did not. I also need to check the aftermarket drain hoses again and see if there is one made for it now. The washer just quit on me and I'm cleaning the carb, surprising since I've only used non-ethanol fuel.
@@FiveCentsPlease - Looks like maybe 18mm x 2.5mm thread pitch. Harbor Freight vacuum pump sucks it dry in seconds. You just need a glass jar with a water-tight lid, a drill, and a couple of fittings. An assortment of air brake fittings will work. I liberated the fittings I needed from work, where they were being held captive.
@@FiveCentsPlease - But by the time you spend all that time, effort, and money on vacuum pumps, drill presses, looking through fittings, you can also get a fluid extractor from Harbor Freight. They're pricey, but I'm sure it will save you time and aggravation in the long run. Pressure washer, lawn mower.... I cringe when I see people turn them on their side to get the oil out. I'm sure it's OK unless you have OCD like myself.
5/30 Mobile 1 It's my personal choice since I had the extra Oil from oil changes on my daily driver. Everyone has their own preferences. After seeing someone run a car virtually out of oil with nothing on the dipstick and it still ran for thousand of miles. I've been hooked to use this oil. Your preference or others may vary.
Try searching a troubleshooting video. I wish I could help more. Try the basics. Spark plugs, air filter and or draining and adding fresh fuel. Odds are its a carburetor issue from sitting. Hope this helps but i can't say for sure.
We didn't add fuel stabilizer to it and had trouble starting it. Once it cycled the old gas, we were OK. It took about 10 minutes but I had the engine set to on, gas set to open, and the start pin pulled. I had to keep the pressure gun pressed so it wouldn't build up pressure making it harder to pull. After it started a little, I pushed in the start pin. I had to do this 3 times before it stayed on.
Mine's very temperamental. I have to run it at half choke all the time. Been that way since the first time I used it. Also, if you have air in the water supply hose, that will cause stalling. What I do about THAT is to start the thing and just not let off the trigger until all the air has passed through.
That suction gun sounds like a Sunday morning after a Saturday night of hard drinking and Taco Bell!
😂😂Good thing it doesn’t smell the same.
Maaann U Have Me Cryinnggg😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lmfao
When oil is dirty, you know it's doing it's job. Changing the oil after 20 hours is recommended by the owners manual. I'll only use synthetic oil in my pressure washer because Synthetic oil is much better for an air cooled motor. I read years ago that regular motor oil will turn to carbon when heated to 450 to 550 degrees, where synthetic motor oil can be heated to almost 1000 degrees without burning up, I know that the pressure washer will never get that hot, but I like the added fact that synthetic motor oil can take heat without damaging the oil. Thanks for the video.
Good vid. I just tip mine up against the curb and it runs right into the storm drain. Easy peasy.
Yiu made me 😂
😂
1 Quart of motor dumped into the ground will contaminate over a thousand gallons of water in the ground, so if anyone that lives near you has a well, they can thank you if the water they pump out of the ground makes them sick. Don't get caught by the EPA, there's a hefty fine for what you're doing. It's one of the reasons that engineers for motor technology is trying to make the oil change intervals longer, just to stop people that don't know or won't take the time to dispose of the oil properly. I bet you drink tap water too.
I found that using an Icebreakers Ice Cubes gum box was perfect for draining the oil with no spillage. Set the unit on the end of the open bed of a truck, or some similar surface, and simply pour into the open top. Once the oil gets near the top of the gum container, dump it into something larger for final disposal. Takes a few tips of the machine, but it was simple enough.
If you could put links to the oil and suction gun in the description, that would be great.
Thanks for making a video, but if you're going to make something showing folks how to do something it would be great if you showed how much oil and what type you used, not just the brand.
After being a mechanic on automobiles, air planes and anything with a motor, I've found that ALL of them when purchased usually come with an owners manual. If not, you can always used the internet to look up a free owners manual. Life would be so much easier if people would read them. When I worked on cars at a dealership, I couldn't get over how many people brought new cars in asked how to set the clock and radio stations. I opened the glove box took out the manual and highlighted the instructions for the owners. My service manager said don't do that, you don't want to make the owners look stupid. I said well they are. We didn't agree on too many things, that's why I quit after working 15 years to get two weeks vacation.
Dip stick refill method is incorrect in video. Recommend you check the Owner’s Manual when refilling. Manual says to NOT screw dip stick in when checking oil level, but to just place it in the hole, pull out, and check. You will overfill the oil if you fully rethread the dip stick during refill. Manual warns against this.
Thanks Frank, that is the info I was looking for. Going through the owners manual I 𝑪𝑨𝑵𝑵𝑶𝑻 find that info.
You mean you'll *underfill* it. But thanks for the info none the less. THAT QUESTION is what led me to this video in the first place.
Frank is a special type of Eastwood (I all of the sudden feel obligated to subscribe to his channel)
Hello maybe you can help me... Just bought a used 2900 Ryobi power washer didn't come with manual, I was going to check the oil and the oil cap will not unscrew! I hate to force it, what could I be doing wrong?! I didn't notice this guy push down on the cap or anything like that to get his cap off! Shoot! I'd like to check the oil before starting it!
@@annettecinquemanifalbo17 just unscrew it
What viscosity did you use?
10w30 fu k that guy for not responding. Just for that he doesn't get a follow.
Thank you ..the video did help me
What’s the weight of the oil???
I know this is a 5yr old video but what is the white plug in the very bottom? You can see it in the 4:26 mark.
Thanks! don't you know, how much oil needs?
I like to take off the wheel instead, let the machine tip on its side. Don't care for a suction gun, you never can get all the old oil out
I bought a 1 gallon glass jar with a water-tight lid, drilled two holes in the lid, installed appropriate fittings, and hooked it up to my vacuum pump. Sucks the oil sump dry, with absolutely no mess to clean up.
Hello! Just googled how to change the oil in my used 2900 Ryobi power washer and your channel came up... Actually what I'm trying to figure out is how to unscrew the oil cap to check the oil since I just brought it home!!?? It will not turn to the left... It won't turn at all...I watched you unscrew the cap on your machine simply by turning it to the left, I didn't see you push down or anything like that...I wonder what the problem is!? I hate to force it, but I might have to? Please help if you can thanks, Annette
This is the dumbest fucking engine ever invented. Took 30 minutes to find out what oil, then 45 minutes to find out the capacity. What is it with small engines NEVER telling you what oil and the capacity. It blows my damn mind. Thank you for this video, you're the real mvp!
So what did you discover was the actual oil capacity?
@@hillanthonyvideo The Honda Power Equipment oil bottle is 12 oz, 10W-30.
@@FiveCentsPlease Thanks! Does it use exactly one bottle?
@@hillanthonyvideo When I unboxed it new, it contained the 12 oz bottle to use for the first time and I have changed it the same way every year. It goes to correct fill line on the dipstick.
@@FiveCentsPlease awesome - perfect advice! Can I suggest that you repost your answer in the main commrnt thread? Seems like several people are asking the same question and won't see your answer buried here.
I test this pressure washer and it works fine but it's not 3100 psi more like 2500 psi
how much to pour new oil into the engine?? + -
Hi, Buy that suction gun, after using it to remove the oil. how do you clean the suction gun? what do you recomend
Don't buy a suction gun!! Remove the wheel (spring clip) near the oil fill/drain & tip the machine.
Gasoline is a good oil fighter
Thank you
Be sure to use high pressure oil.
bolt to drain it is under oil fill to right!
Casting looks like it was intended to be a drain, but mine (and the others on the interweb) have a blind hole. No threads, no removable plug.
I haven't found an oil drain extension hose that fits this GCV160 drain. Anyone? Or what is the thread size and pitch an I'll make one for myself.
If you can make your own fitting, then there's a good chance you can figure out the threads.
@@robertgantry2118 I grabbed some plumbing fittings after taking the dipstick with me. No dice. I was looking at M sized metric fittings from pressure washers next, to make something. In the end it may be better just to use a suction pump to extract the old oil without tipping the washer over. It seems like it would have been easy for Honda to put a bottom drain for it but they did not. I also need to check the aftermarket drain hoses again and see if there is one made for it now. The washer just quit on me and I'm cleaning the carb, surprising since I've only used non-ethanol fuel.
@@FiveCentsPlease - Looks like maybe 18mm x 2.5mm thread pitch. Harbor Freight vacuum pump sucks it dry in seconds. You just need a glass jar with a water-tight lid, a drill, and a couple of fittings. An assortment of air brake fittings will work. I liberated the fittings I needed from work, where they were being held captive.
@@FiveCentsPlease - But by the time you spend all that time, effort, and money on vacuum pumps, drill presses, looking through fittings, you can also get a fluid extractor from Harbor Freight. They're pricey, but I'm sure it will save you time and aggravation in the long run. Pressure washer, lawn mower.... I cringe when I see people turn them on their side to get the oil out. I'm sure it's OK unless you have OCD like myself.
@@robertgantry2118 As if a fluid extractor is getting more out than tipping it on it’s side to drain out the “drain plug” as it was designed….🙄
What oil did you use?
Aaaa Jay92 5w-40 full synthetic
5/30 Mobile 1 It's my personal choice since I had the extra Oil from oil changes on my daily driver. Everyone has their own preferences. After seeing someone run a car virtually out of oil with nothing on the dipstick and it still ran for thousand of miles. I've been hooked to use this oil. Your preference or others may vary.
@@AGlobalLLC Probably should use the specific oil for the pressure washer. However thise Honda engines can go for a long time
How much oil aprox???
@@kelleyann239 - Just did mine a few minutes ago, and it took about 1/2 quart, maybe just a tad more.
That oil really was dirty!
Where can I buy one of those suction gun and how much? Oh by the way new subscriber thank you.
En la panaderia
lmaooooo i thought you said "pull out your dipshit" 😂😂
I have the same motor and it's been stalling on me. Any idea what it could be? I haven't changed the oil yet.
Try searching a troubleshooting video. I wish I could help more. Try the basics. Spark plugs, air filter and or draining and adding fresh fuel. Odds are its a carburetor issue from sitting. Hope this helps but i can't say for sure.
We didn't add fuel stabilizer to it and had trouble starting it. Once it cycled the old gas, we were OK. It took about 10 minutes but I had the engine set to on, gas set to open, and the start pin pulled. I had to keep the pressure gun pressed so it wouldn't build up pressure making it harder to pull. After it started a little, I pushed in the start pin. I had to do this 3 times before it stayed on.
If its stalling chances are its the spark plug
Or bad pump
Mine's very temperamental. I have to run it at half choke all the time. Been that way since the first time I used it.
Also, if you have air in the water supply hose, that will cause stalling. What I do about THAT is to start the thing and just not let off the trigger until all the air has passed through.
this is ridiculous this is Honda engine why is there no drain plug!!
What kind of oil are you using?