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It's possible that the 'unloader' in the pump is plugged. A local small engine repair shop can replace it (generally under 50 bucks). Of coarse you have the hose hooked up to it and the water on.
To evacuated the oil from what I believe is the gas cap area, you are going to need some type of a siphon pump to remove the oil. A total engine tear down might be needed depending on where all the oil is. Remove the spark plug, and turn the engine over, if you are getting oil coming out the spark plug hole, then you are going to have to either tear down the engine, or leave the engine sitting in a way that you can drain all of the oil out of the system.If no oil comes out of the spark plug hole, then you should be good to go once you siphon out all the oil
The pump on this unit doesn't use oil so you won't have to worry about the oil on that.
The engine oil can be changed though and is very easy to do. If you look to where the engine is mounted to the frame of the machine there is a oil plug on the bottom side that you can remove with a 12mm wrench. You are going to want to have something to catch the oil under the machine, I would recommend a gallon of milk with the top cut off.
I would recommend pump oil for this particular application because it contains special components in the oil but you can substitute as I have done many times with hydraulic fluid.You need to change your pump oil every 50 hours.
Dear jim_5,
Most domestic pressure washers use normal multi-grade engine oil. 15/50 wil be good. Industrial and high pressure washers usualy use gear oil (90 sae).
Regards,
fulltech.
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