Lifan Power LF170F-BHQ 7 HP Horizontal Shaft Recoil Start Engine with 6:1 Gear Reduction ,Black

Lifan 190 engines arrive with heavy cartons & 4 pieces foam packing and owner manual in legible print with spare parts. No shipping damage, unlike $300 engines direct from China.Cylinders have steel sleeves. Fuel tank has heavy cap with large threads. Engine also has a balance shaft.15 HP engine I have has mount ring with 4 threaded holes of M8-1.0 X 25 mm. 4 more mount holes are not equally spaced, sized M10-1.25. Maybe also 25 mm deep? Shaft is slotted with key supplied. Shaft end is threaded 5/16" fine. Many shaft shapes, lengths & mount thread options exist. lLifan seems not to know which Amazon shipped.Lifan in Van Buren AR has responded to my email and phone calls.This is replacement for 2 Duromax 18HPE engines that died in less than 50 hours run time. Keep these engines indoors or cover air cleaner. Design of air cleaner lets rain in carburetor. A thin rubber washer on a threaded rod is not water proof.Second pull started engine.More after I get some hours on this engine...Edit 2022: I only use 1 of 2 engines. It starts easy by pull or starter motor. Usually gas valve is shut wnen work is done. After engine dies, key switch is set off & key removed. Oil is changed after < 10 hours use. Oil consumption is 0. No problems.

In the process of building a log splitter I needed a engine and started looking. I was looking for one at a decent affordable price. I saw the Lifan 6.5 hp and read some reviews about it. Found good reviews and could not beat the price so decided to buy. It arrived in a slightly damaged condition, the dent in the tank was minor and does not affect the operation. I filled engine with oil and fuel, three pulls later it was running. Excellent starting and running, started with 1-2 pulls since, every time and I really like the fuel shut off. I can't comment on longevity but for the price and quality I received it will probably last as long as other makes and possibley longer. Time will tell. I will be buying another in the future.

Bought this new 5 months ago arrived with damaged air filter housing broken in three spots so I ordered the go power sports air filter jet manifold upgrade.Pull start broke after 5 pulls .Replaced that then it would only run on choke.I cleaned the carb emulsion tube main jet idle circuit bowl.Still the same.Bought a new carb for it now won't start.I guess I will buy a predator you guys suck.Update the reason it wouldn't start was the timing gear was not aligned. So if you get one and it won't start that could be the reason.Luckily I am mechanically inclined but not everyone is so you guys should double check before you ship them out.

Great motor. Easy to crank. Runs smooth. Plenty of power. Price excellent. One problem: I ordered model LF168F-2BRQ, but I received model LF168F-2BR (The "Q" was missing.) This meant that the diameter of the output shaft of the motor I received was 20mm and not the 3/4 diameter of the Q model. I wanted to put a pulley on the output shaft, but I couldn't find a pulley with a 20mm bore, even on the internet. I wound up buying a pulley with a 3/4 bore and then boring it to 20mm, using a 20mm drill bit that I special ordered. Even with this significant complication, I am still completely satisfied with this motor. The centrifugal wet clutch works perfectly. By the way, even though this engine is made to be a go-kart motor, I am not using it for that purpose. I am using it to power a seed auger. I start and stop the auger by varying the throttle by using a 12V linear actuator controlled by a wireless remote.

I got this motor to replace a dead Honda GC 190 motor on my Northern Tool pressure washer. Much higher quality than the Honda GC series. I would say more on par with the Honda GX series at about 1/4 the price.One thing i noticed is that the mounting bolts for the pressure washer pump are a different thread pattern on this motor than the honda. I looked everywhere online (even asked on Amazon) and could not find the specs for the bolts. Well. after some trial and error I determined that they are M8 1.25 bolts. Pictured is what I ordered from Amazon.After assembly I now have about 1 hour of run time on the motor. Other than the yellow on/off switch the motor is very nice quality, well made with good quality parts. Heck the carburetor is even marked made in Japan. I normally do not even use the on off switch because when I shut it down I shut off the gas and run the carb dry. I was surprised to see that this motor is designed to be used with a remote throttle cable or throttle lever on the motor. Very happy so far.

Thought motor would be easy match for my old Briggs, mounting hole completely different , had to break out my drill press and make new mounting plate, after a couple of hours was ready to start my new engine, it started on first pull was very surprised. It run very well until I went to try it out on my edger every time I moved it , it would die so I called customer service they told me the problem with edgers when tilted the low oil switch shuts down the motor, I was advised to disconnect wire. My little motor now runs great ! If you don't mind some modifications to your base plate the motor is great and customer service was very helpful, that's why the lower rating , but I would buy again

My last 6.5 hp Honda Clone just gave out on my trencher after 7 years. In the middle of burying an electrical line to the tractor barn. This product cheapest price and fast 2 day delivery, drilled some new mounting holes in the motor support ( Kwick Trench 1200b ), bolted it up, add oil / gas. Fired up and let it run 15 min on low and then finished 125 foot trench of hot Texas baked soil. I beat the concrete guys coming tomorrow.Thanks Lifan, your a little stronger than the 6.5. And thanks Amazon Prime. Worth every penny, in fact it was down a very inexpensive fix.Lot of folks ask about rotation, looking at the motor from the reducer side it rotates counter clockwise, which I think is industry standard.