First time changing oil

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Foxl3830

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Western PA 15825
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Kubota l3830,Ford 8N
Well been 100 hours since I bought the Kubota L3830 been great now time to change oil. I'm new to diesels so anything I need to know when changing oil my tractor is 2005 I bought all Kubota oil and filter heard nightmare about a kioti tractor on this site so figured I'd ask every one figured it would not hurt I'm not a know it all and any advice apreciated thanks every one!
 
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Do you mean that your tractor is a 2015 model?
 
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No sorry had 800 hours on it when I bought it and now at or close to 900. the gentleman I bought it from had changed oil in it right before I bought it from him thanks.
 
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Have two Kubota's, a B and a M. Nothing unusual. Just diesel oil is dirty..need container large enough to catch it and the oil filter. Wipe oil on new filter gasket before installing and I hand tighten as tight as I can and have been fine. I always fill a new filter as much as the angle is it on the machine as possible with new oil to help prevent it running without oil as much as possible. Do not start above idle. My brother writes the date and hours on the oil filter (or fuel filter) when he changes them for record.
 
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Some Kubotas have 2 drain plugs. Check for both or you may not get all the oil out.
 
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I think the drain plugs 17m mn mine but not sure. I know its a metric. Get a ratchet and set it to unscrew, things can get get confusing upside down under a tractor. Get a cheater pipe in case the drain plugs are tight. I use a 2 and a half foot pvc pipe. I usually run the tractor just one minute to help warm up the oil so it flows out faster. When you undo the drain plugs sometimes there is a washer there on them. After warming the tractor I usually take off the oil filter first, can be tricky as Kubota hides it down in there behind the loader. Have LOTS of paper towels handy. Put some clean oil on the rubber seal of the new filter and tighten it just with your hand.

Now make sure the tractor WILL NOT MOVE. Get under there with your ratchet set to unscrew a bolt. There is always two on my Kubotas. Drain them out and wait a bit. Replace plugs without using the cheater pipe. Just with the wrench or ratchet. Wipe all the grim you can from around the fill plug and the dip stick. Kubota's specs are at the VERY low end of what the engine will hold. Fill the engine using a clean funnel. Check dipstick often to make sure your not getting it over full. Replace plugs and take off. Check the oil level later and top off if needed. I'm severly disabled and in a wheel chair and I change all the oil and transmission fluid in my 4 Kubota's myself. Just make sure you have plenty of time and daylight. Its really very easy. Make sure you use a diesel oil.
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Just make sure you get the washers back on the drain plugs or replace them. AND do not overtighten them. Most are threaded into an aluminum drain pan. It won't take much to strip them. Not too loose either, to chance them falling out and losing your oil and ruining the engine, but don't "gorrilla" them either.
 
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Make sure you put the new oil in through the correct oil filler - not in the valve cover cap like older cars have
 
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Yes why does Kubota have a oil cap on the valve cover then ? I'm glade read my Manule my oil inlet plug has no markings on it but the cap on the valve cover cap is threaded and has OIL marked on the cap can be miss leading thanks to this web site and the thread on oil Change went bad kioti and all you fine tractor people my oil change went great thanks to all!!
 
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Yes why does Kubota have a oil cap on the valve cover then ? I'm glade read my Manule my oil inlet plug has no markings on it but the cap on the valve cover cap is threaded and has OIL marked on the cap can be miss leading thanks to this web site and the thread on oil Change went bad kioti and all you fine tractor people my oil change went great thanks to all!!

I was the one that had the bad Kioti oil change ! In the end it wasn't because of what i thought was a oil overfill....i had a fuel nozzle go bad which caused the hydrolok. All in all Kioti came through on its warranty and the tractor is back running again !! I fill my oil now on the side of the engine which goes straight to the crankcase....
 

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