Pressure washer leaks oil through air cleaner

this is usually due to an oil overfill situation. You most likely added the full quart of oil into the crankcase on setting it up without checking the actual oil level periodically as you fill it. Recheck and drain out the excess as needed.

Hi
The engine produce little oil steam when is at normal temperature, this is normal.
This steam goes to the air cleaner for recycling.
Now, the reasons to see oil dripping from the air cleaner are:
Engine oil overfilled, or engine breather valve( if fitted) faulty, or the piston rings causing the pressure to scape into the oil sump ( this means engine damage).
get a technician to chem it.
good luck.

Hi
The engine produce little oil steam when is at normal temperature, this is normal.
This steam goes to the air cleaner for recycling.
Now, the reasons to see oil dripping from the air cleaner are:
Engine oil overfilled, or engine breather valve( if fitted) faulty, or the piston rings causing the pressure to scape into the oil sump ( this means engine damage).
get a technician to chem it.
good luck.

To empty the oil you tip it over on it's side. The type of oil to use is car oil and depends on the temperature where you live. The manual is available at http://staging.us.kohler.spectracom.com/pdf/owners_manual/101%5C020273_0_om-Domestic.pdf and on page 18 it tells you the type of oil for different temperatures.

check the vent hole in the breather filler is clear.

if there is a fuel filter running completely out of fuel sometimes allows all of the bad stuff in the fuel tank to plug the fuel filter (if it has one). press the primer bulb until you can hear fuel, then it should start.

It is normal for a small amount of oil (usually a smokey vapor) to pass from the crankcase breather into the air filter. However, if your having an excessive amount of oil then the the stem seals on the valves have hardened and it is allowing oil to pass along the valve stem through the valve guide through the breather and into the air filter. The remedy is to replace the stem seals under the valve springs inside the cylinder head.

One other thing that will do it is if someone overfilled the engine crankcase with oil. This will cause massive amounts of oil to be pumped into the air filter.

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Kelly

you have a valve problem in head /or leaking head gasket /or a bad leak in system
take off breather and see if it is pulling air it sould not be pushing back
one other thing would be the unloader at pressure switch or tank check valve

Most likely your air filter is plugged or dirty, or the crank case vent valve needs to be cleaned.if it still does it check that the oil level is at the full mark, if overfilled it would cause the same problem.

Many craftsman compressor are built by champbell hausfeld using a dry type of cylinder and piston (no oil, no crankcase). If dry type, check for worn cylinder and piston ring. Pieces of the vinyl ring can jamb between the reed valves in the head causing air to escape from the intake. If your compressor has a crankcase and oil, check for broken reed valves in head. Spray soap solution on hoses, checkvalve, drainvalve, and fittings to check for leaks. Most likely problem is reed valves broken or open. Parts are available from sears or match parts to chpower.com. enjoy