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Basically a rookie when it comes to engine repair or locating an oil leak. My knowledge stops at the basic maintenance which I do frequently on this machine. It’s probably 5 years old but only has 50 hours on it from random power outages at the house. The last tropical storm that came up the east coast knocked out power for a couple days so I ran the generator. While it was running I noticed a couple drips of oil from underneath inside the housing. They were forming under what seems like an engine shroud and never actually dropped. I wiped them with a towel and they eventually came back and again never dripped. Today I ran the generator to get the gas out and to see if it was actually a leak or maybe just left over oil from an oil change. Let it run and check multiple times and nothing was there. Once it got close to an hour I could see the oil form. It wasn’t even a drip yet basically a such a small amount. If I let it run longer it would probably form a drop shape and then maybe eventually fall to the housing floor below. Nothing seems to be coming from the oil fil or drain plug. It’s obviously a very small leak wherever it is unless something is hidden. Any ideas on where to look or what to do. I can upload a picture if that helps. There is not much room to look or work around with the housing. If I dropped it off for service would they even spend the time to find such a small leak or should I wait until it gets more significant. I’d hate to need my generator and then it has a much bigger leak. We need it for well water, and basically everything else. I spent a lot of money on this machine, more than I probably should on something that is not used often but I love it and it works amazing but I would thing a Honda with 50 hours wouldn’t start seeping oil. I use mobile 1 synthetic and changed the oil every year even when not used much. Any advice on what I can do? The last time I had an oil leak on my snowblower I took it for service and they left it outside for weeks until they got it and said yeah just a loose plug that’ll be $80 and then guess what it’s started leaking after one use again. Hoping the experts here can point me in the right direction.