Change oil on a es4500 Honda generator - Honda Electrical Supplies

No, you just change the oil

• 100 hours - CHG OIL - Oil Change Interval (Every 100 hrs) • 200 hours - SVC - Service Air Filter (Every 200 hrs)

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Per the manual page 6 SAE 10w-40 is recommended for general,
all-temperature use

It sounds like either the bearings have gone or there is Arcing in your alternator. You need to run tests on your alternator.

Flooding carb perhaps or maybe lots of short duration runs that never allowed it to become thoroughly hot.

Of course you can, just use the correct weight.

Find the correct grade oil ,remove drain plug ,when completely drained refit the plug and fill with new oil to correct level change filter if applicable.

Always use ONLY fresh fuel... (page 32 of owners manual) it is very easy to forget about because HONDA is such an awesome machine... but EVEN MORE LIKELY...

HONDA has a very sensitive self protection device

Your oil pressure cut off switch could be responding to the WRONG OIL...
DIRTY OIL...
LOW OIL or WORSE... OVERFILLED Oil.

Check it out in your owners manual. ((below) http://cdn.powerequipment.honda.com/pe/pdf/manuals/31Z07610.pdf


Honda Generators Generator Operation

Honda Power Equipment Owners Manuals

http://powerequipment.honda.com/generators/generator-operation#fuel

Honda Generators Generator Operation

http://cdn.powerequipment.honda.com/pe/pdf/manuals/31Z07610.pdf

The battery for the ES4500 was not located on the frame of the generator. It had to be added with the battery kit which had a plate and cables that allowed you to connect a 12 volt battery.

Page 8 of the owners manual shows you how to hook up the battery.

http://ubermanuals.com/product/honda-es4500-13340

Where do you change the oil on a Honda ES 4500 Generator?

you should have a drain plug at the side and bottom of the motor crank case its a small plug with a square head how old is your generator if new put 10w30 oil if old put sae30w if really bad add some lucas oil treatment also now a 9 h.p. should take less then 2 quarts