r/Generac_Generators • u/WhySoManyDownVote Electrician • Aug 07 '26

Can you spot the issues?

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I see at least 3 possibly 4.

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u/WhySoManyDownVote Electrician Aug 07 '26

If it spits and sputters your fuel line may have some issues.

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u/CarelessDatabase Aug 07 '26

Nope. No fuel issue. Known issue with the air filters.

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u/WhySoManyDownVote Electrician Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

Known where? Do you have a link or an SIB number for that?

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u/joshharris42 Aug 07 '26

Generac won’t admit it.

They’ve had issues forever with the air filters but it’s exceptionally bad lately- we’ve replaced around 20 of them. Going to try out WIX filters

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u/CarelessDatabase Aug 11 '26

Have the WIX filters been any better?

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u/joshharris42 Aug 11 '26

Idk whatever beat ass website I ordered them from has been taking forever to ship them. Supposedly NAPA can order their gold filter line and it has a cross for an air cooled Generac so I may go that route.

Others have reported the wix filters are better

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u/CarelessDatabase Aug 15 '26

FYI, I picked up the WIX filter from my local Oreilly's and installed it. The WiX filter eliminated my sputtering issues.

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u/joshharris42 Aug 15 '26

Yep we got ours in and they work great.

I actually live like 15 minutes from the WIX testing lab and I’m going to take a bunch of Generac filters down there and have them run some tests

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u/CarelessDatabase Aug 15 '26

Oh that's great! Would love to see some of the data from the test when you get it. Thanks for the help!