The Best Features:
- Great for Honda Generators
- Ease of Use
- Cleans the Engine and Keeps the garage floor clean
Beautifully made, good addition to your toolbox By TomK1
I purchased an EU2000i about 3 years ago, don't have many hours on it, and finally got around to changing the oil this past weekend. The only downside to this is that Honda doesn't make it easy to change, since you have to remove the dipstick and then lift the generator to pour it out. While it isn't too heavy, there's no way to do this without making a mess. This oil funnel/extender helps both removing oil and adding new oil. Its nicely made of light aluminum, and has a rubber gasket.
Bottom line is this does the job. It moves the oil hole away from the body of the machine, which means you can easily dump the oil out where you want it to go, and more importantly, makes refilling it a 30 second job with no mess. Highly recommended.
The aluminum dipstick with a magnet built into is designed to catch metal shavings in the oil. I've tried running the generator with this dipstick for about an hour, and what I could see what a fine black line of "something" clinging to the magnet. It looked like dirt, but if it stuck to the magnet, it must have iron in it. I will say that unlike what you picture of metal in the oil, you would not be able to identify this as metal from the engine. More like a fine dust.
It definitely caught some metal in the oil, but its not clear what percentage of the metal its removing. However, like the oil filler, its beautifully made of aluminum, and is almost a work of art.Beware little metal shavings that come off on your hands By Neil Gunton
First of all, these seem to be well constructed, machined pieces of metal, and they should perform their purpose as far as I can tell.
However, there appears to be an issue with the finishing process. I noticed when I took the dipstick and filler tube out of their bags and handled them, then there were these tiny, dust-sized bits of shiny metal that would come off on my fingers - especially when handling the knurled parts of the handles. Presumably this is a side effect of the machining process, which seems to etch the pattern to make it non-slippery when being handled. This could have been easily prevented if they had properly finished the product by at least giving it a good brush to dislodge these shavings. I have had such a tiny piece of metal get lodged in my eye before, and it is not funny! It would be very easy to handle the dipstick or filler tube, and then casually rub your eyes. Or who knows where else those little bits could end up. Would they do harm inside the engine? They are aluminum, so they wouldn't be picked up by the magnet. Or what if they end up on my pants, and then my cat rubs his face there? Who wants metal shavings anywhere near their eyes. Point is, they shouldn't be there at all.
I fixed it by giving the pieces a good brush with an old scrub brush (wearing safety glasses, of course, so nothing could get flicked up into my eyes). That seemed to do the trick; at least, now I can handle the dipstick and filler tube and roll the knurled parts around my fingers, and there doesn't seem to be any debris now.
So I would have given these 5 stars, but I have to knock off one for the finish. If the manufacturer reads this, please consider adding a brushing stage to the process to ensure this doesn't happen. Thanks!Honda Eu2000 mag. dipstick and Oil filler By Rick
Both the dipstick and Oil filler tube are very nicely machined and fit perfectly. I mainly purchased for the oil filler because I have been told and can see why adding and/or changing the oil can become messy without. Although the dipstick is much nicer than the factory supplied one I believe the magnetic tip will provide little protection from metal particles in the oil. Since the majority of the engine is aluminum (non ferrous) except for the cylinder sleeve and bearings I suspect this will be of little benefit.... The Best-Selling MAGNETIC DIPSTICK, NO MESS OIL FILLER TUBE FITS HONDA EU2000i Eu10i GENERATORS then to sell out very fast, if this is a must have product, be sure to order now to avoid disappointment.
