MT240HE 50hr service - Hydraulic & HST filter change - how to?

[Bearsixty7]

I didn't check mine until 40hrs, and it took 2 full quarts. Like yours, no drips or leakage noted. I fugured it would have been checked/topped off prior to delivery, and I broke the paint/seal when I checked it, so the dealer never checked it.

That can be explained, Dealer didn't check it. Mine was good before and needed a quart with no visible signs of where it went. Only possible explanation I can come up with is maybe something was limiting flow to the right side and it was at the full mark on the dipstick and the oil finally settled over to the right side and that's why it needed a quart.

 

[JCoastie]

completed the oil & filter change, and HST and hydraulic filter changes today.
The vacuum trick worked great for the main hydraulic filter, I only lost what was in the filter and wasn't required for the HST filter.
I didn't want to risk sucking fluid into my large shopvac (which I also use for hot tub maintenance), so I used an old small 1 gallon one, and that was plenty.
In decades of changing my own vehicles oil (first time with hydraulic fluid) I have heard and read about the filter gasket sticking to the housing, but I have never seen it myself. That changed today with the main hydraulic filter. When the new one wouldn't spin on, it took me a minute to figure out what was going on (vacuum saved me) once I pulled off the stuck gasket, the new one went right on.
All in all, it was a fairly simple process.

 

[Avenger]

Glad to hear! :thumbsup:

 

[Dgonthefly]

I will complete the 50hr service fairly soon, and was wondering what to expect when I remove the hydraulic and HST filters? How much fluid should I expect to drain out?
Will it just be what's in the filter with no pumps running, or will gravity make all the fluid try to drain out, and I should be prepared to plug, or swap the filters very fast?

Hello, new here! Where did you get the filters? I'm hoping to cross reference to something cheaper than the dealer.

 

[JCoastie]

I got them from the dealer.

 

[Ddh1961]

Hello, new here! Where did you get the filters? I'm hoping to cross reference to something cheaper than the dealer.

Did you check filter prices from your dealer? Oil filter for my MT225 was about $8 and hyd oil filter was about $25 from my dealer. At those prices I’ll stick with OEM.

 

[hammick]

Hey guys. What's with the shop vac to prevent hydraulic fluid loss? I though the break-in service called for the hydraulic fluid being changed? Will be doing the 50 hour on my MT357 and it would be great if I didn't have to replace the hydraulic fluid.

 

[Ddh1961]

Hey guys. What's with the shop vac to prevent hydraulic fluid loss? I though the break-in service called for the hydraulic fluid being changed? Will be doing the 50 hour on my MT357 and it would be great if I didn't have to replace the hydraulic fluid.

Check your owner’s manual, it should say just replace the hyd filter and not the oil. Dealer can verify if you don’t have a manual.

 

[hammick]

Check your owner’s manual, it should say just replace the hyd filter and not the oil. Dealer can verify if you don’t have a manual.

Thanks. I won't have access to my manual for a couple weeks but I checked a digital manual I have for an XR4100. You are correct just the filter. I wasn't looking forward to draining and disposing of 10 gallons of hydro fluid.

 

[Ddh1961]

Thanks. I won't have access to my manual for a couple weeks but I checked a digital manual I have for an XR4100. You are correct just the filter. I wasn't looking forward to draining and disposing of 10 gallons of hydro fluid.

Nope, that’s a lot of perfectly serviceable oil!