Tools for Small Engine Repair

The type of tools that are needed for a small engine depends on the type of engine that needs to be repaired.  There are some tools that are basic tools and are needed for most of the small engines repair. Some small engines are manufactured overseas, so metric and English tools are needed.

Electric drills, electric screwdrivers and electric grinders are all some of the power tools that will help to quickly remove, secure and adjust the nuts and bolts and other small engine parts.

Wrenches (box and open end), slip joint pliers, needle nose pliers, wire cutters and screwdrivers (phillips and flat tipped) are hand tools that are portable, small and convenient for removing and securing the engine parts. Jacks and jack stands are needed to get under vehicles. A complete socket set is needed in the metric and the English sizes. Claw and ball-peen hammers and different sizes of ply bars are needed.

Computerized engine analyzers, voltmeters, ammeters and compression gauges are some diagnostic tools that are need to diagnose engine problems before the engine can be repaired. A continuity tester is a tool that will test the current flow in a circuit. The carburetor pressure gauge will test the pressure of the carburetor. The spark plug tester will test the amount of spark each spark plug is producing.

A grease gun is needed to lubricate the small engine parts and fittings and the oil filter wrench and the oil pump kit are needed to change the oil in the small engines.