daz
New member
Hi all
I've got a slight oil leak on the underside of my 885XL and I was wondering if anyone could offer any advice on it. If you look on the picture it seems to be coming from the back of the plate (green arrow) which is infront of the well secured plate.
The back end of the plate seems to be bent down slightly and the oil is spread about a foot out around this in a thin layer. Looking at the oil its pretty clean which suggests hydraulic but I've no idea why it would be coming from this location. The fact the plate is only held in place by two bolts suggests thats its a cover plate but for what? I'm reluctant to attempt to remove it since I don't know whats underneath it.
Now I don't have an operators manual so from a forum I found out that to test the hydraulic level I should run the tractor for a few minutes first to make sure the oil is evenly distributed (otherwise it just comes way up the dipstick). So the other day I did this and found the level was still over the max which suggests that maybe the previous owner over-filled it, in which case could the oil on the underside just be overspill thats been forced out under pressure or something? Its not a massive leak, barely enough to leave a few spots on the floor when stood idle for a week but does come back if you wipe it down then run the machine.
Can anyone offer any advice as to what the problem may be, what lives under the mysterious plate and where I'd find the filter/top-up for the hydraulic system anyway?
Many thanks in advance
Daz
I've got a slight oil leak on the underside of my 885XL and I was wondering if anyone could offer any advice on it. If you look on the picture it seems to be coming from the back of the plate (green arrow) which is infront of the well secured plate.
The back end of the plate seems to be bent down slightly and the oil is spread about a foot out around this in a thin layer. Looking at the oil its pretty clean which suggests hydraulic but I've no idea why it would be coming from this location. The fact the plate is only held in place by two bolts suggests thats its a cover plate but for what? I'm reluctant to attempt to remove it since I don't know whats underneath it.
Now I don't have an operators manual so from a forum I found out that to test the hydraulic level I should run the tractor for a few minutes first to make sure the oil is evenly distributed (otherwise it just comes way up the dipstick). So the other day I did this and found the level was still over the max which suggests that maybe the previous owner over-filled it, in which case could the oil on the underside just be overspill thats been forced out under pressure or something? Its not a massive leak, barely enough to leave a few spots on the floor when stood idle for a week but does come back if you wipe it down then run the machine.
Can anyone offer any advice as to what the problem may be, what lives under the mysterious plate and where I'd find the filter/top-up for the hydraulic system anyway?
Many thanks in advance
Daz