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SERVICE
section 5.2
ENGINE OIL CHANGE PROCEDURE
Onan:
25 hours initial;
50 hours thereafter.
Kohler:
5 hours initial;
100 hours thereafter.
Kubota:
35 hours initial;
100 hours thereafter.
1. Run engine until engine is warm for complete
draining.
2. Remove oil drain plug(Onan & Kohler).
Open drain cock(Kubota).
3. Remove oil filter and wipe filter base clean.
4. Lube filter gasket with oil and install new filter.
Tighten 1/2 turn after seal contacts base. Do not
over tighten.
5. Re-install drain plug(Onan & Kohler).
Close drain cock(Kubota).
6.
Onan:
Add 1.8 U.S. Quarts (1.7 liter) engine oil.
Kohler:
Add 2.1 U.S. Quarts (2 liter) engine oil
Kubota:
Add 3 U.S. Quarts (2.9 liter) for
Kubota
engines.
Refer to engine manual for oil specifications.
7. Run engine and check filter and drain plug or cock
for leaks.
8. Stop engine and refill to proper oil level.
THE USE OF ANY AIR FILTER OR OIL FILTER
OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED BY THE ENGINE
MANUFACTURER WILL VOID WARRANTY AND IS
NOT RECOMMENDED.
TRANSAXLE OIL CHANGE
PROCEDURE
Change hydraulic filter after first 50 hours. Change
hydraulic oil and filter at 100 hours initially, and
annually
or
at
500
hour
intervals
thereafter,
whichever occurs first. Change oil and filter at any
time contamination is suspected. Approximately 3
gallons of approved hydraulic oil are needed to
change oil.
1. It is best to drain transaxles after the tractor has
been thoroughly warm to assure maximum drain.
2. Remove fill caps and drain plugs from transaxles.
3. Remove hydraulic filter and wipe filter base clean.
4. Lube filter gasket with oil and install new Steiner
filter. Tighten 3/4 turn after gasket contacts filter
base. Do not over tighten.
5. Re-install drain plugs in transaxles.
6.
(Serial No. 1001 - 2999)
Add 5 quarts (4.6 liters) approved hydraulic oil to
the rear transaxle. Fill the front transaxle to the full
mark on the dipstick.
(Serial No. 3000 -
)
Add 5 quarts (4.6 liters) approved hydraulic oil to
the front transaxle. Fill rear transaxle to the oil level
at the rear cap. Fill to the top of the neck. Use only
Steiner Trans-Hydraulic Oil or Texas Refinery
Corp. 6440 Universal Torque Fluid.
7. Run engine, and turn steering wheel extreme right
to extreme left several times to purge all air from
the circuit.
8. Drive the unit back and forth about 50 feet to purge
air from the drive circuit.
9.
(Serial No. 1001 - 2999)
Re-check oil level on the
dipstick to be sure it is in the safe operating range.
(Serial No. 3000 -
)
Re-check rear transaxle oil
level to be sure it is to the top of the neck at the oil
level cap. Safe operating level is at the full mark on
the dipstick or to the top of the neck. (See also
Section 5.3 for transaxle oil levels.)
THE USE OF ANY OIL OTHER THAN STEINER
T R A N S - H Y D R A U L I C
O I L
O R
T R C
6 4 4 0
U N I V E R S A L TO R Q U E F L U I D W I L L V O I D
WARRANTY AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
THE USE OF ANY HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER
OTHER THAN A STEINER HYDRAULIC OIL
FILTER WILL VOID WARRANTY AND IS NOT
RECOMMENDED.
