How much oil to us in Honda GX 160 - Honda Quincy 17 - Gallon Air Compressor with 5.5 Hp - G15H17PC3B

Not worth the work. Just leave it disconnected and check oil twice daily under hard working conditions. Change the oil every 100 hrs of hard use or when it looks black and dirty.

hi under the carb is a drain bowl .shut the fuel off then take the bowl off 10 mm bolt .then you will see a plastic float hold the float up and turn the fuel on if fuel is cuming out the needle might have dirt on it. turn fuel off now pull the pin out that holds float in place the needle will come down with float spray needle and where needle is seated with carb cleaner now re fit needle and float and hold float up and turn fuel on if no fuel comes out problem sorted. drain oil and fill with new oil.if still leaking fuel you need a new needle

I look up honda engines at : honda-engines-eu.com they have the best access to detailed information. If you can identify the carb butterfly, any cable should attach to the butterfly control. I see a Honda GX100, but not a GX31.

Remove the spark plug and make sure that oil did not enter into the cylinder. Oil in the cylinder will feel like engine is siezed. With plug remove and engine will not turn suspect more serious problems. If the rod is siezed due to low oil, it can be replace by removing the sump. No big deal and could be nice project. Before you take anything apart, check that the cable to the safety stop is actually releasing. This could also make you think that the engine is siezed.

If it has a Briggs engine then use SAE 30 oil. If you run synthetic (which I highly recommend), then SAE 30 or muti-viscosity oil like 10W-30 can be used, but if using conventional oil, only SAE30.

try removing the float bowl on the carburator and cleaning, sounds like needle valve is partially stopped up

do a full service on it , new spark plug /air filter foam , full oil change , also chane the oil in the pump end , carefully remove the carb bowl and remove any dirt/rust/water etc

ive seen gx160 engines last 10 years no problem and those were hire machines

hope this helps if it does please vote

a coil wire may be shorting so look for damage on them!
you can sleeve them or a quality electrical tape will be ok for temp measure ok
Cheers Rob.

I believe it is either one but if you are not sure, stick a screw driver in an see if it comes out with oil on it. Does one not have an oil level stick attached to the cap?

Most honda engines have an oil sensor that prevents the engine from starting if the oil level is low or oil is dirty. Test coil by disconnecting oil sensor wire. With sensor disconnected coil should fire. If still no fire, check kill wire for short. If still no spark, coil may need to be replaced. enjoy