Engine oil or hydraulic and gas or diesel engine?What thoughts does everyone have on the aftermarket oil filters - like fleetguard or others? Looks like some on Ebay are under $20, fleetguards $20-30. The OEM is $92 and change at the dealer.
The specific question was engine oil - gas engine (c153).Engine oil or hydraulic and gas or diesel engine?
Yeah my suction filter (1st two pictures in the post I quoted) looked like that the first time I took it out to clean it.I was able to work the rear of the 2 rubber hoses loose with channel lock pliers. I got a bite on it on one side and worked it back and forth until it broke free, then went to the other side and did the same thing. No need for any extra lube - the bit of oil still in the line was plenty of lube.
Here is the filter I pulled out of there:
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Now the next conundrum. How do I open up the top of the trans? See the picture below. The yellow circled bolt is the last of the ones holding down the trans cover. The valve block behind it is in the way. And to get the valve block off the yellow circled bolt has to come out, but the trans cover is in the way of accessing it. I tried to get various wrenches on the small trans cover bolt and got it to move a little with a crows foot, but I can't get any range of motion on it to spin it back out.
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Well some bad news, but not a total killer - you are correct. According to the service manual IH-201 page 57 paragraph 148A - it describes removing the [transmission] "top cover and hydraulic lift housing" in that the latter has to be removed for access to the former - just as you thought.I think the hydraulic tank/valve assembly has to come off to take off the transmission cover off, but I am not certain of that. If you have to take off the tank (where seat mounts) will need a hoist to lift it.