Oil & Fuel l3400 oil change

[ht1]

Oil change question on l3400. I drained all of the old oil opening the 2 drain plugs and removed old filter and installed a new filter. The book said 6qrts with filter. I used 6 qrts exactly but the oil level is an inch over the top fill mark???I am positive I drained all the old oil I let it drain for 10 min caps open ect..

 

[Harvest Moon]

Same thing happened to me the first time.

I drained some out, I always go by the dipstick. Second thought was, either there is still oil in there somewhere or 6 quarts is nominal. Never gave it a third thought.

 

[Adiredneck]

Did you start the tractor after you poured the oil in? The new filter will retain some..

I'd like to tell you the same thing happened to me, but.... I was out in the garage making some "shelves" for my wife & going back & forth to the tractor. I left one drain plug out & dropped nearly a gallon on the floor. When all said & done, I used the remainder of the 2nd gallon of Shell Rotella & the level was perfect.

What a gooey mess new oil makes.

 

[Adiredneck]

I just thought of one more point... With two drain pans, it might be possible that the one that has the dipstick in it might get a better shot of the new oil as you pour it in. You'll probably get a better reading after running the tractor a few minutes & checking again... Just a thought...

 

[ht1]

thanks i will drain some oil.

 

[Goog]

My L3400 came that way from the dealer. Just overfull. Maybe they just put in six and never checked it. Brian

 

[Elliott Wave]

Interesting...

When I had my 50 hour service done, the oil level was above the top notch. I assumed that the dealer new what he was doing so I left it that way. However, after moving about 6 yards of topsoil I noticed soot on my loader by the exhaust. I drained some oil to lower it to the top notch. I mentioned it to the dealer and I was told they put in what was specified. I thought maybe some oil was not completely drained as well.

I will be changing my oil at the 100 hour mark shortly. I notice the manual says the filter does not need to be changed. Do most igmore the manual and change the filter as well?

 

[Harvest Moon]

I did.

 

[canoetrpr]

I change filter and oil at 50 hrs regardless. I'm only putting 50-60 hrs per year on my machine so that is a no brainer for me. Filter is easy to change while I am waiting for the oil to drain out and the cost is minimal.

 

[curtisfarmer]

I go by the dipsticks, and it seems every Kubota I have owned, from L2350s to L48s to KX121 excavators have never been "on the money" what the manual says. Filters are cheap in the broad scheme of things so I replace them as well.