Honda EU2000i Leaking Oil and Won't Run - Found in the Trash

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  @scroungasworkshop4663 · 2 years ago · pinned

  Wow, don’t take it personally but Americans seem quite wasteful to me. Watching your’s and others videos and the condition that some machines are in when they’re left out for free or garbage collection just leaves me speechless, especially gas engined machines. <br>Maybe it’s the cheap initial cost that makes them easier to just toss. I have that same generator and here in Australia they were $1800 - $2200 AUD. The eu2200i has replaced the eu2000i but sell for around the same price. Looking at Walmart US the most expensive gas powered pressure washers are around $500US. In Australia it’s difficult to find a gas powered pressure washer for that price and those ones that are, are junk sold by the big box hardware stores. A 3200 psi Honda powered Karcher like mine is around $1500. <br>Admittedly even you were surprised that the Honda generator was dumped. Perhaps the previous owner tossed it out of frustration. The sad part is I’ll bet he’s running around telling everyone that Honda’s are junk. Obviously you proved they’re not.<br>Thankfully there are people like you that save this stuff from landfills. <br>Cheers from the expensive land down under. 🇦🇺

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  @StirlingLighthouse · 2 years ago

  A friend once told me that every lawnmower you see on the side of the road likely only needs minimal effort to get them going. <br>People toss away things often because no one has any skills left to fix it.

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  @flyrock45 · 2 years ago

  I bought one of these 10 yrs ago and to this day, it still runs great. I run nothing but ethanol free premium fuel, start it up once every couple of months and put a good load on it. It came in quite handy after a wind storm hit 2 years ago and left us without power for 6 days. I set it up outside and it ran the fridge, a few lights in the house, coffee maker in the morning and the washing machine. I filled it up before going to bed and in the morning before leaving for work. It ran for 6 days straight no issues. When neighbors were using these big, loud gensets mine was just humming away mainly for the fridge. I used about 1.25 gallons per 24 hours when neighbors were burning 5 gallons a day. Honda makes an excellent product and they&apos;ll run for years if well maintained.

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  @paulk8io445 · 9 months ago

  You are the Bob Ross of generator repair.

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  @michaelkennedy2528 · 2 years ago

  That is the perfect generator, not only because it is a Honda, but the fact that it generates power AND repels mosquitos!!

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  @arishem555 · 2 years ago

  I remember those times during soviet union, - where things in people&apos;s houses were serving them for decades and some of those still around. why? because we were not able to buy things in the stores, - so that&apos;s why people were fixing everything all the time. Something broke, - you are fixing it again. You always knew someone who can make spare part for you. And now so many things are going to a dumpster because we don&apos;t know how to fix it anymore.

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  @BobFowlerWorkshop · 1 year ago

  I&apos;ve bought my eu2000i back in 2007 for a little over $1000 at Camping World here in New Jersey. It&apos;s provided reliable power in a lot of storms over the years, keeping the refrigerator and freezer running. I change the oil every 50 or so hours of running, or if we have the threat of a major storm coming. I can guarantee that the guy who left that by the side of the road couldn&apos;t figure out how to get the right amount of oil in it and tilted it back, then proceeded to fill it. Sad day for him, great day for you... I used to keep mine in the back of my truck, along with a 6 gallon pancake type air compressor - both are very handy to have in an emergency. I have a larger generator now for emergency house power, but that eu2000i serves us well when camping.

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  @MyClutteredGarage · 2 years ago (edited)

  Me: I’m not going to watch a 45 minute video. <br>Also Me, 45 minutes later: that was really well done and interesting.

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  @emptech · 2 years ago

  The agency I work for has four of these units. &nbsp;When we had problems and took them to a shop, we found the problems were usually with old or bad fuel. &nbsp;I make it a point to pour the fuel out and run the engine dry. &nbsp;I&apos;ve never had a problem since doing that. &nbsp;They are extremely reliable, and two units can be connected in parallel to double the capacity. &nbsp; &nbsp;Jim

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  @raymondpetrovits2336 · 1 year ago

  That little Honda is an expensive unit. We use them on trash pumps on construction sites. Dependable and quiet. Nice units.

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  @robw1330 · 2 years ago

  I was given an EU1000i a few years ago. It seems it&apos;s a common problem where people overfill the oil. Mine was turned on it&apos;s side and filled to &apos;full&apos; on the dipstick. Everything was soaked in oil, even the air filter was dripping. &nbsp;I cleaned it up and it smoked for the next 2 weeks but it&apos;s been bulletproof since. Love that little genny.

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  @kevinklassen8199 · 2 years ago

  We would love it if you would put a bore scope in every cylinder during inspection to see the wall condition and to read the spark plug. We all look forward to the oil getting checked before testing

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