Mean Jean
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Tractor ran great yesterday and was parked in the garage. Started it this morning and heard a "clunk" which was followed by oil pouring out from behind the oil filter. Fart!
Here's what I've done/found out:
-Removed the oil pan and did NOT find any shrapnel.
-Removed the rocker cover gasket and all is well there.
-Removed the cylinder head and again, no unwanted parts. Put it up on jacks and was able to turn a rear tire while in gear. Pistons are traveling up and down as they should be.
-Removed the oil filter assembly cover and things appear fine. Both the relief assembly valve and safety valve appear to be working fine although I'm tempted to replace them for the $30 it may cost.
-Reinstalled the oil pan along with some oil and turned the motor over. Oil was pumping from one of the ports behind the assembly cover. This leads me to believe the oil pump is in good working order.
-There does not appear to be any liquid where it shouldn't be. IE: fuel mixed with oil, coolant mixed with oil.
-Pick up screen in oil pan was clear of debris.
-Oil filter did NOT have an extra gasket on behind it. No debris found in the oil filter.
So...
What the heck is going on?
I'd venture a guess that a bit of crap got past the filter and forced the relief relief assembly valve/safety valve to fail and forced an oil back up.
Thanks in advance,
Jay D
Here's what I've done/found out:
-Removed the oil pan and did NOT find any shrapnel.
-Removed the rocker cover gasket and all is well there.
-Removed the cylinder head and again, no unwanted parts. Put it up on jacks and was able to turn a rear tire while in gear. Pistons are traveling up and down as they should be.
-Removed the oil filter assembly cover and things appear fine. Both the relief assembly valve and safety valve appear to be working fine although I'm tempted to replace them for the $30 it may cost.
-Reinstalled the oil pan along with some oil and turned the motor over. Oil was pumping from one of the ports behind the assembly cover. This leads me to believe the oil pump is in good working order.
-There does not appear to be any liquid where it shouldn't be. IE: fuel mixed with oil, coolant mixed with oil.
-Pick up screen in oil pan was clear of debris.
-Oil filter did NOT have an extra gasket on behind it. No debris found in the oil filter.
So...
What the heck is going on?
I'd venture a guess that a bit of crap got past the filter and forced the relief relief assembly valve/safety valve to fail and forced an oil back up.
Thanks in advance,
Jay D
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