SUPER CHEAP Diesel engine: Future project..

Just Picked up this Chinese Diesel engine. The Amazon link is down below if you would like to check it out. Im planing on using this tiny diesel motor in a small wheeler to see how it does and see if this Cheap Chinese motor is reliable or not.
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[@specialservicesequipment393]

On those engines, you should put kerosene or diesel in the crank case first, shake it up a little, then drain it out to remove metal debris from manufacturing, then fill with oil.

[@rockspowersports]

That’s a good tip, I’m sure quality control is not great.. to late for me in this one but next time I think I might do that!

[@danielp4507]

Also cleans off all the manufacturing and shipping grease that could contaminate your oil.

[@dennymcelhaney8652]

Thats a hard pass. I know all seals will be eventually exposed to trace amounts. But trace amounts is less than straight solvent in the case. No thanks. Just change the oil after an hr.

[@specialservicesequipment393]

@dennymcelhaney8652 you know that's a common way to flush crankcase? BTW, it isn't tiny amounts of metal from wear, people have videos where they found very significant metal debris like lathe shavings, and milling Chios in the crank case. Btw diesel and kerosene have little impact on oil seals.

[@dennymcelhaney8652]

@@specialservicesequipment393 still not gonna do it. But I’ll definitely watch you guys do it ! 😂

[@user-gk5eu4hw7b]

I used to import a range of Chinese diesel engines into Australia in the 1990's. The quality back then was variable, from rubbish to good. But one thing we found with them all was that the injection pump timing was usually specified to be 18-20 degrees advanced. On one 5hp engine in particular we found that this lead to failure of the piston, con rod and crankshaft. The engine would also be had to start, sometimes run backwards, and would have a very sharp knock to it. We found that reducing the advance to 8-9 degrees advance would make this particular engine run much better. In the end we adjusted the timing on all models of engines and they started and ran much better, with a significantly longer life. Another problem we came across was with the S195/S1100/S1105 series of horizontal cylinder engines with 2 balance shafts. The balance shaft bearings would fail prematurely, but fitting maximum fill bearings fixed the problem. Anywhere else the factories R&D would have fixed these problems, but not in China in the 1990's.

[@stanleybest8833]

Hot water on the cylinder will start it in cold weather. Ether can damage the motor easily. I use 15W40 oil. It's a 20 MM shaft. I don't run it up to 3 HP or high RPM. It's a jewel.

[@Duamerthrax]

I got one on my hay elevator and it works great. Seen them rated between 3hp and 6hp. I think it's comparable to a 5hp or 6ph gas engine. Have about 10 real working hours on it so far. Gets about 8 hours to a tank of fuel. A youtuber called Mossy Creek Vids did a tear down of one of these. tldr: well designed, well machined, poorly assembled. Check torque on the bolts, and inspect for metal filings in the crank and cylinder.

[@offthestreetsandinthecreek7294]

I’m excited to see the build

[@kielbasa.sausage]

Its cool that you get an engine and a free wooden box for your vinyls

[@Greyline_ENG]

I managed to put one of these on a walk behind lawnmower, and it works pretty well for weekly use after flushing the debris out of the crankcase.

[@rockspowersports]

Was there a bunch of crap from the factory in there?

[@Greyline_ENG]

Yes, it seemed to actually be grinding compound from the machining process.

[@rockspowersports]

Hmm.. that’s not good! I haven’t ran mine much yet. I should probably pull the crankcase cover and flush it out.

[@MLAuto69]

Wow. Thats awesome. Ive never seen any Diesel engines like that. I thought they only made gas engines like that. It'll definitely be a cool project because me personally I've Never seen any type of dune buggy with a diesel engine. Great video as always!

[@rockspowersports]

@Ride and Fun It’s pretty neat especially for around $200. It’s small so it’s not gonna be a speed demon, but I think it’ll have enough power to get things done. Thanks for the support as always!

[@MLAuto69]

@@rockspowersports your welcome! Cant wait for the build series!

[@intraterrestrial69]

Now that would make a unique mini bike build

[@DeeJayHouser1]

I'd like to see it connected to an alternator for generating dc power.

[@Townsonbck]

I just bought one for that reason. I'm hoping it's better on fuel than gas for my gas engine. Use it on Cloudy days to charge my 600 amp hour battery bank.

[@petedebo6906]

Put it a pressure washer since it has more torque then a gas engine

[@jetrus2013]

We have used the kzbin.infoUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!

[@jiggyjiggy7288]

Keep it up bro

[@charredskeleton]

Wild, a diesel chonda.

[@scramjet4610]

How do you take that air filter off? No fasteners, and twisting didn't work.

[@svtirefire]

I've been looking at these recently, trying to think of a reason I need one. There's a good video of one on a go cart. I think they have a 20mm crankshaft instead of the common 19mm, so it takes a little modification if using it to replace another engine. I have a couple old snowblowers, been thinking about putting one of these on.

[@rockspowersports]

@svtirefire Yeah I definitely didn’t have a good reason to buy it other than curiosity.. I got a couple of 4 wheeler frames going to try to make it work in there. I already know she’s gonna be slow.

[@svtirefire]

@@rockspowersports I think they are rated at 2.2kw, which is about 3 hp lol. Probably decent torque though. The one on the go cart video moves it better than I would expect.

[@rockspowersports]

@@svtirefire I read somewhere it was 6hp but then yes I read the manual included and it said 2.2KW which is half of what I originally thought… but I’ll do some tweaking and see if I can get some more out of her.

[@mattfleming86]

With their level of quality control, just fire it up and hit the crank with big flat file or a handheld belt sander. If ya go slow it'll be fine. I've done a lot of poor-man-late operation 😎

[@thewobblywelder8362]

Lol I’ve been trying to find an excuse myself! I finally just said screw it and bought one. Should arrive tomorrow! Hoping my tiller’s engine gives out soon… or I thought about buying a pressure washer pump and maybe rigging it up to that… all I know is I freaking love diesels and can’t wait to play around with this little thing!

[@kevindickerson8036]

How long will it run on a tank compared to gas

[@Kaisen671]

Can we use this engine for off road buggy

[@mainelyelectric]

I think it would be a cool little motor to replace the motor in my golf cart. It definitely isn’t the same 8 or so hp of the original gas engine but with the torque that diesel have it’ll at make the golf cart move!

[@rockspowersports]

@Ben Boudreau Right! That’s pretty much what I’m doing with it except with a old Honda 3 wheeler. So we will see if it’s got enough torque to push it.

[@mainelyelectric]

@@rockspowersports oh that’s a cool idea I was thinking about if I went this route they make a think it’s a 6.5 hp version its black in the options when choosing the engine. But I have heard from many people that it’s highly recommended to open the crank case before using to inspect for casting contamination that could ruin a good engine.

[@rockspowersports]

@@mainelyelectric That’s the only problem with the cheap Chinese stuff. Quality control is not priority on these things.

[@mainelyelectric]

@@rockspowersports if I ever get to rebuilding the golf cart I’ll have to make a video of it. A high school friend is a diesel specialist and is going to help me out.

[@zman1998b]

Im thinking of doing the same to my Golf cart too 🤣🤣

[@Cheese_1337]

i wonder if it would be able to run on lpg with a sparkplug somehow mounted instead of injector since the engine has higher compression ratio.

[@tristan6509]

There are LPG carburetors made specifically for the GX160 and GX200 You don't need a high compression engine for LPG. It works on regular gasoline engines.

[@soapysoaperton]

These can also be started outside

[@ianbartelmez4720]

My daughter's boyfriend Google translated the instructions, it was very entertaining

[@rockspowersports]

@Ian Bartelmez I bet it was entertaining.. I didn’t even try haha

[@ianbartelmez4720]

@Rocks Powersports he kinda gave up after the table of contents but the cartoon starting instructions with the angry engine, happy engine and rocket were gold!(we did get through all of that)

[@rockspowersports]

@@ianbartelmez4720 That’s pretty funny! Just curious, what did you end up using your engine for?

[@ianbartelmez4720]

@@rockspowersports so far... rear tine tiller, and it's on a mud motor kit waiting to test, probably end up in a golf cart.

[@grayharker6271]

I've seen a few of these videos. It looks like someone would bolt it down before starting.

[@josephdupont]

how many HP. put it on a trailer on a bicycle.

[@asadul.net5045]

i need it. Iam from Bangladesh Where are sells point in Bangladesh?

[@MacCready_]

Anyone know the torque rating? The Amazon listing doesn't say torque or HP.

[@johnettipio]

I saw one on eBay claiming 2.2kW, roughly 2.9 HP. It didn't give any info on the torque.

[@TheMajictech]

There is a new thing that helps a lot. They call it a funnel. I’ll bet Amazon has those too.

[@rockspowersports]

Funnels are too expensive...

[@wolfietigerstripes3248]

Yeah funnels suck!

[@Texas_Radical]

@@rockspowersports he obviously never heard of a piece of paper.

[@krzysztofcylwich3942]

Turbo it and stick it onto a go kart. Then over fuel it to roll coal and you have a reeky torque kart.

[@dumitrumalai4114]

What’s the fuel consumption under half load? Approximately?

[@Duamerthrax]

I use mine for a hay elevator. I get about 8 hours to a tank(3liters).

[@EZNowTrucker]

What grade oil did you use in it?

[@rockspowersports]

@Rg Supreme It calls for 10w30 but I used normal rottela 15w40

[@jlo7770]

I wish they werent so loud, theres really nothing on the market for small diesel generators. Something one guy could throw in/out of a vehicle. Theyre just so loud unless you get into cummins/onan generators that are on rv's but the size becomes the issue. Im sure someone smarter then me could make an exhaust/ case but out of the box theyre so dang loud, maybe thats why they dont make many diesel generators

[@mrh22a]

I started one today which was attached to a floor saw thing, bloody thing did not stop and went into runaway mode. Stupid engine oil kept thing running for 20 minutes and I soiled my pants

[@motofarmmx2430]

Hay elevator motor.

[@pyotyrprepka6422]

These are no longer available for shipment to Canada or US as they don't meet the emissions regulations here. Yours probably slipped by before the EPA found out about it and put a stop to it. Also why you don't see diesel generators much anymore as the EPA always has had it in for them.

[@rockspowersports]

It probably depends which state you live in for the US because I can still buy as many as I want here in Vermont.

[@wolfietigerstripes3248]

I agree with what state allows sales, because I am positive that I can buy them too, probably a strict state like California where they dont even let you smoke a cigarette without whining would ban an engine like this. becides diesels are much cleaner than gasoline, they seem dirtier because of the black smoke, which is just merely soot that falls to the ground anyways.

[@chuckvenable4409]

These engines have been around for years now. Just wasn't able to buy in the US . I guess you can get these little motors here in the US now. Wonder how difficult these motors are to start in cold temperatures? Then if it were used with a generator head, I don't think you're going to get 3600 RPMS out of it before it flys a part. I still think that a converted gasoline to propane stationary engine would be the best choice. As they say, you get what you pay for. If a person needed to use a diesel engine , there are a few engines much better than this you can buy right here in the US. Yeah... your gonna spend a little money but we'll worth it.

[@capitalisteconomist]

I still see it on Amazon as I speak. I live in Texas too. Maybe it's just blue states banning them.

[@stewarthallowfarms5815]

What oil did you use?

[@rockspowersports]

It calls for a 10-30 diesel oil but I used 15w40 rottela

[@mattdaddy_888]

What oil viscosity does it take?

[@rockspowersports]

I used 15w40

[@mattdaddy_888]

@@rockspowersports if I use 5w-20 will it hurt anything? I use that in all my small engine equipment and my predator 212cc engine

[@rockspowersports]

That seem’s very thin. Your going to want to run a diesel specific oil which I don’t believe they make anything thinner than 10w30

[@mattdaddy_888]

@@rockspowersports okay can I get it in a one quart bottle at like Walmart

[@dennyfensterer9931]

Red tint farm diesel will gum up your injector..good luck

[@tymz-r-achangin]

Commi china sucks for commonly not doing something so courteous and cheap as to put a plastic bag over the styrofoam so we dont get thousands of bits in our items. My engine came with the pull start loaded with them and since the idiots didnt tighten the breather they got inside it as well

[@michaelsmith6071]

Check spark plug ha ha ha😅

[@dyslectische]

Its shake so hard . A woman will like it .

[@seanjuth]

How does this thing cope with REAL diesel (vegetable oils)

[@user-jz4mv9dr3d]

Not trying to be a debbie downer but low compression diesel fumes will kill you. The "mufflers" these things have on them do literally NOTHING for emission control. PLEASE only use these things outdoors. you will legit take years off your life.

[@dodgeman338]

How much?

[@rockspowersports]

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[@satyanweshi26]

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[@steveatherton8020]

Why do people want these engines to run around all over the floor

[@Texas_Radical]

chase pesky women out of the shop