Looking4new
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- 2012 Kioti CK27HST w/cab
You could send a sample of the oil out for testing. The results that come back will tell you what all is in the oil.
If the engine oil is getting as dirty as you say and bearing in mind we do not know the tractor history , it might be useful to try one of the industry flushing oils through it to clean it up or even dilute oil with 50% diesel and run on that for a couple of hours (no hard work) the diesel flush can work wonders at cleaning up an old dirty engine !!
Being at it, I have one more question: when I saw oil coming out of the steering column, it looked gray, not much like the clear oil that goes in... would that be water mixed with the oil?
PierreR
I second this point. You might have very bad consequences while flushing an engine with either fuel mixed in oil. I don't like any commercial flushers too although they are available in the market and it's quite safe to use them. Oil not only lubricates, but also flushes engine in the best way. Black deposits in the oil prove that.I knew somebody who used kerosene in his gas engine instead of oil, for 3 min to clean it. He killed his engine. Just change the oil a bunch of times. Use a commercial product if you have to- but I wouldn't. May not run after.
Change the oil (you've done it) and try to load an engine while working with a machine for a few tens of hours. And just look what's going on.Hummm... now that's a red flag! it must indeed be safer to just change the oil many times over... rince, repeat