Karcher K2 pressure washer problem

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PussCat wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:18 pm Sorry to see it was unfixable, though I do see there are various K2 pumps on the bay.
I don't think Rivendell has stated it to be unfixable. He was on the hunt for ebay parts in the last post.
It cannot yet be declared dead
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You can pick a new one up for about 80 quid.
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Post by Sir Jagalot »

Firstly, did you leave it in your garage over winter? Water can be retained in parts of the motor, and if it freezes, will probably break the motor when it thaws.
Also, I heard that Karcher use primarily plastic parts in their motor. That's why I use a Nilfisk, which uses metal motor parts. It's never let me down yet after many years.
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Karcher washers have changed over 15 years or so. I have a little k2 which is approaching at least 15yrs if not more. Its weight is about 10 times that of current entry models. It lives in the shed all year and to stop it freezing I just discount hoses and run for 10secs which pumps out any remaining water.
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Fez wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:12 pm Karcher washers have changed over 15 years or so. I have a little k2 which is approaching at least 15yrs if not more. Its weight is about 10 times that of current entry models. It lives in the shed all year and to stop it freezing I just discount hoses and run for 10secs which pumps out any remaining water.
I have a KEW Professional from 1990 - All metal, cost me £350 brand spankers. Replaced a few o-rings over the years, it still goes on and produces 1500 psi all day.

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Post by Rivendell »

My Karcher is definitely not dead! I am still on the hunt for the right bit on eBay and I will, at some point, post a picture of me snow foaming my F type having brought it back to life (hopefully). My model is old and therefore I will definitely not be diverting modern resources from inventing ventilators, facemasks or any other coronavirus paraphernalia. In even less interesting news, I fitted a new mudguard to my bike today, which I am now celebrating with a pint.
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So, after a successful search, I found the bits on eBay (new pinion and nylon gears). Another half day of lockdown spent reassembling and I was back up and running for a tenner. If it hadn’t been for Covid, this would have been on the tip!

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Post by Jaguandy »

Well done. It's always good to see repairs rather than total replacement. Lovely car, too.
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Congrats, it’s always a good feeling bringing something back to life!

My sander just gave up the ghost and the plastic gears inside had completely stripped, sadly I just bought a new one as they are so cheap now, probably get another 7 or 8 years before I’ll be buying another :roll:
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Glad you fixed it. It’s so easy to just buy another and appreciate that owners of F Types generally don’t have time or inclination to do so but it’s so satisfying when things fire up :)

Working on my chipper/shredder this week if the parts arrive. Can’t believe a complete new carb for the 15hp engine is only £15 posted.. Wife thinks I’m crazy as we don’t use it now as most of the trees and bushes have long since been chipped and shredded.
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