Low Oil Bypass ProcedureUpdated a year ago

The following steps is a procedure on how to test the generator by doing a Low Oil Bypass Test:

Step 1.) To disconnect the low oil sensor, first you will want to locate the sensor wire. The sensor wire is located to the left of the oil fill and is the only wire coming out of the silver crankcase itself. The wire looks like bolt with a wire will be coming from the hex nut mounted on the side of the engine and is either black or yellow in color depending on your model as shown below. 

Step 2.) Once you locate the wire, you will want to follow the wire up until you run into the first plastic green disconnect on this wire. Once you locate the green disconnect, remove just the wire you followed from the crankcase from the disconnect. Disconnect and wire removal location is pointed out in photo below. 

(Please note that some models might have a black rubber sheath around the disconnect and this sheath will need to be rolled up the wire to view the disconnect.)

Step 3.)Once the wire is disconnected attempt to start the generator. If the generator starts, then the low oil sensor is malfunctioning and keep the sensor disconnected until your next oil change. The malfunction usually can happen due to older oil from the factory testing or from dirt that might have been lodged on the sensor; and after each subsequent oil change the issue will likely be cleared.