Oil & Fuel Oil Bath Filter

Travis_R · Feb 10, 2014

My MF231 has an oil bath filtration system for the air cleaner. I cleaned the oil cup and all the wire mesh this evening.

Ok, so the oil cup has 2 parts to it. Inner and outer cups... My question is should I fill up only the outer part of the oil cup, or both the outer and inner parts of the cup? The inner cup has 6 tiny holes all the way around it. I'm getting different opinions on this question from research.

Thanks

murphy1244 · Feb 10, 2014

Fill it as the owners manual states. Cheaper than buying a new engine.

Travis_R · Feb 10, 2014

murphy1244 said:
Fill it as the owners manual states. Cheaper than buying a new engine.

I completely agree. But my tractor is second hand and the pages are torn out of the original owner's manual that came with the tractor.

murphy1244 · Feb 10, 2014

Are there oil fill marks on the cleaner? There was on my Ford.

Travis_R · Feb 10, 2014

Yes there is an "exact oil level" marking on the outside of the oil cup... But should I also fill the inner cup to that line too? If I fill the inner cup up with oil, the oil will be right below the 6 tiny holes that go around the inner cup.

murphy1244 · Feb 10, 2014

Travis_R said:
Yes there is an "exact oil level" marking on the outside of the oil cup... But should I also fill the inner cup to that line too? If I fill the inner cup up with oil, the oil will be right below the 6 tiny holes that go around the inner cup.

I believe that line is just for the outer.

hog987 · Feb 10, 2014

Fill up both parts to the oil fill line. Put the same weight of oil into it as what you put into engine.

Travis_R · Feb 10, 2014

hog987 said:
Fill up both parts to the oil fill line. Put the same weight of oil into it as what you put into engine.

How sure are you on this? I can't afford to ruin my engine. I just want to be sure.

Thank You

murphy1244 · Feb 10, 2014

hog987 said:
Fill up both parts to the oil fill line. Put the same weight of oil into it as what you put into engine.

So that line IS for both sides? I had a oil bath in a ford truck never a tractor.

hog987 · Feb 10, 2014

Iam postive. Have ran and still run tractors with oil bath air cleaner. Also have one on my old 3 ton grain truck. If anything your more likely to hurt the engine with too little oil than too much.