Do your own Fluids and Filters on a BX

[dragoneggs]

Mark, you must have missed the post I did a couple years ago. Just mount that second filter underneath like the other one. After breaking one of those OEM plastic ones and losing 5 GL diesel on something; I went to the metal cased generic ones. The 2 hoses just interchanged. Was able to manage it w/o removing the cowling. Also get one of those finger type filter wrenches made to go on a 3/8 socket extension. Oil filter changing is done w/o removing the cowling. I have banged up my cowling and hood so much when I had the forest that am thinking of replacing both this winter. Sure rattles a lot w/a lot of the connection points broken. The age of plastics.

Ron

Yeah I'm going to go with a B series type fuel filter when I get around to it.

Good to hear from you Ron. Hope you are adapting to your new place! Still got the tractor! That is a good thing!!!

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Mark, you must have missed the post I did a couple years ago. Just mount that second filter underneath like the other one. After breaking one of those OEM plastic ones and losing 5 GL diesel on something; I went to the metal cased generic ones. The 2 hoses just interchanged. Was able to manage it w/o removing the cowling. Also get one of those finger type filter wrenches made to go on a 3/8 socket extension. Oil filter changing is done w/o removing the cowling. I have banged up my cowling and hood so much when I had the forest that am thinking of replacing both this winter. Sure rattles a lot w/a lot of the connection points broken. The age of plastics.

Ron

Just bought a metal in line fuel filter from Rural King for $2.99 with the clamps in the pack. Paid $7 for the Kubota plastic ones.
Great advise from you guys that keep the same BX for years.:thumbsup::cool2::drink:

 

[coachgrd]

I just did the 50-hour service on my BX1870. I changed the oil & filter, as well as the HST filter. When I got the oil/HST fluid and filters at my dealer, I asked for some guidance on cleaning the HST screen and was told this isn't needed until 400 hours. I found this surprising, as I thought this was done at 50 as well. As a result, I simply changed the HST filter and re-filled what I lost in the change.

Changing the oil/filters was cake. Glad this break-in period is over, as I've really held off on really going above 2500 rpms. Not now! Time to put this girl to work.

 

[bp fick]

I just did the 50-hour service on my BX1870. I changed the oil & filter, as well as the HST filter. When I got the oil/HST fluid and filters at my dealer, I asked for some guidance on cleaning the HST screen and was told this isn't needed until 400 hours. I found this surprising, as I thought this was done at 50 as well. As a result, I simply changed the HST filter and re-filled what I lost in the change.

Changing the oil/filters was cake. Glad this break-in period is over, as I've really held off on really going above 2500 rpms. Not now! Time to put this girl to work.

It all depends. I've done two BX's and never found any metal in screen. Others have reported differently. Just so you know. I pulled my screen out and with the blazing speed of a guy in his 60's, pushed in a tapered cork stopper. Rubber tapered stoppers are available, so they tell me, at most good hardware stores. Cleaned the screen, pulled the cork, and reserved the screen in the same flash of speed. Truth is? I lost maybe a half quart of fluid. Others swear by the vacuum hose on the filler port. In any case, yes. The screen can be pulled and cleaned with very little loss of SUDT.

 

[dragoneggs]

It all depends. I've done two BX's and never found any metal in screen. Others have reported differently. Just so you know. I pulled my screen out and with the blazing speed of a guy in his 60's, pushed in a tapered cork stopper. Rubber tapered stoppers are available, so they tell me, at most good hardware stores. Cleaned the screen, pulled the cork, and reserved the screen in the same flash of speed. Truth is? I lost maybe a half quart of fluid. Others swear by the vacuum hose on the filler port. In any case, yes. The screen can be pulled and cleaned with very little loss of SUDT.

I used an appropriate sized cork to plug the hole. Marked with a Sharpie and threw it in my tool box. First time (at 50hrs) I had some, not a alot, small shavings. Second time (400hrs) no shavings and HST oil looked good. Replaced it and onward we go!

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Never found much in my screens at the 50 hour screen cleaning. Usually stuck my finger in the hole and had cleaning solution (Gas) in a pan and one handed cleaned it and reinstalled it. Will hunt the cork I bought years ago when I do the BX2370-1 next year.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I guess I should have taken a photo, but at the 50 hour service I did engine oil/filter, 2x fuel filters, front axle grease, air filter, and rear axle/HST fluid/filter/screen. The screen was at least 50-60% covered in grey rubber gasket maker... I generically call anything like that Permatex. I cleaned it in the parts washer, shot it with brake cleaner and put it back in it's home. There was no noticeable performance or sound change, but I am sure that the fluid restriction at the screen was greatly reduced after removing all of the small fragments of rubber like material.

Total cost from M&R Kubota for all fluids and filters was just around $300. So this way I know that the clock is set to zero for all fluids aside from the coolant, I'll do that in the spring when I change the engine oil/filter again. I am sticking with all Kubota branded parts and fluids.

 

[sixdogs]

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I am sticking with all Kubota branded parts and fluids.

To me, that' a wise move. Any difference in price is minimal and I'm convinced you get a better filter and with a correctly set pressure relief valve. Years ago I used to endlessly cross reference filters and applications only to save 35 cents.

 

[Rock Crawler]

To me, that' a wise move. Any difference in price is minimal and I'm convinced you get a better filter and with a correctly set pressure relief valve. Years ago I used to endlessly cross reference filters and applications only to save 35 cents.

Yea, my father is retired but now works part time moving Enterprise Rental cars around the area, and his home base store is a few miles from M&R Kubota. So I just ask him to stop by on a day he is working and he can get what I need with no real inconvenience. It's not worth it (to me) to play the game of guessing who's filters meet or exceed what criteria to perform the job at the suitable quality level as a factory part. Especially when the Kubota filters are what, $12? The filters where not the expensive part, the Super UDT2 was a little costly. But... you know what, my wife and I ran to a bar last night and drank down a few beers and had some greasy food, we left after paying a bill of $71 plus a $12 tip. I took a dump this morning and it's all gone now. The $300 I spent on Kubota service parts/fluids will keep me happy for a year. That is $300 well spent, where as last night I spent over $80 to create a turd 12 hours later!!! That is not really good money spent :laughing:

 

[dodge man]

I had a couple of fairly long curly shards of metal on my screen when I cleaned it the first time. After that, not so much.