How difficult can it be to change the oil in my lawn tractor

[Siwsan]

The promised 'help' never materialized - no doubt higher priority things occurred, or I've been forgotten. Again. And it's GOT TO GET DONE, NOW!!!! (Sorry, did I yell?? )

Oh well. Tomorrow I am going to buy one of those special kind of wrenches for removing oil filters. I've already got the filter and the oil and I located the place from where you drain the oil. I figure the worst part will be removing the filter.

Maybe I can find a YouTube video to study, before hand. Better yet, maybe I can risk one more mow, before changing the oil. You know, just in case I break something.

[riversedge]

1. my grass is still mostly brown. snow on it yesterday. but good luck to you.

[Siwsan]

4. Mine is lush, green and growing at an alarming rate.

Fortunately, this MUCH cooler weather has probably slowed down the growth. Hopefully, anyway.

[33taw]

2. I am not mechanically inclined and I did it to my John Deere tractor without issue.

[Siwsan]

5. My biggest worry is I won't be able to remove the old filter

But, I guess I won't know, if I don't try.

[33taw]

19. It was pretty easy, not much harder than opening a jar.

[multigraincracker]

3. A piece of cake.

You’ve got this.

[Siwsan]

7. Fingers crossed!

I'm not particularly strong so I hope the filter isn't on there extra tight. And I have a very unique talent for self injury, when I try to work on machinery. I once dropped a roto tiller on my head.

[multigraincracker]

10. We have your back.

Get stuck, just post and we’ll jump in with good and bad advise. 😃

[Siwsan]

13. Of course!!!

[Mr.Bill]

17. The worst that can happen is

you will have to just stab it right through the middle with a latge screwdriver, then turn it. You will leak some oil and it will be messy, but you will be able to remove it.

[multigraincracker]

22. That's to help you to remember

not to put the new one on so tight.

[dweller]

6. There's going to be differences in lawn tractors

So if you YouTube it include make and model
When I bought mine used, the guy was nice enough to include a 1’ tube of flexi plastic to slide over the oil drain and direct it AWAY from the engine into receptacle... you may need similar
Taking off/ putting on filter is the trickiest ... don’t overtighten and observe it for leaks periodically (tighten more etc)

Good luck

✌🏻

[Siwsan]

11. This one looks to have a tube already inserted into the oil holder thingie.

I've got a receptacle, all ready for the old oil.

The last person who helped me with this project WAY overfilled the oil. I was mowing, and all of a sudden this MASSIVE POOF OF WHITE SMOKE exploded out of the mower, and it stopped. I had to push it back to the garage. After a little research, I figured out what was wrong. That's when I saw the tube with the little cap, that pulls away from the engine, and I drained away the excess.

He's someone I could likely call and he'd come right over. However, that last experience soured me on his assistance.

[abqtommy]

8. You can doit if you set your mind toit! Just remember "Lefty-Loosie, Righty-Tighty".

Usually, except when the reverse is true... (I had a '55 Pontiac and the wheels on the
left side of the car had lug nuts with reverse threads...)

[Siwsan]

12. I do have the manual for the mower, so that should have some hints, anyway.

All I can do is try.

[abqtommy]

21. That's good. You're all set!

[brewens]

9. Look for a Youtube vid. There might be one with your exact model. n/t

[PoliticAverse]

14. Youtube is the greatest self-(fill in task) resource ever invented.

Google hasn't destroyed it yet.

[mobeau69]

15. On some of them you can't drain the oil. You have to pump it out the fill.

A lot depends on the brand.

[Siwsan]

16. This one definitely has a drain

the last guy who helped me, waaaaayyyyy overfilled it. After some panic over WTF was wrong with the mower (LOTS of white smoke) I did a little google and it was suggested to empty out some of the oil. There's a yellow tube that pulls away from the mower. You just pull off the little cap and out it flows.

I've got THAT part pretty well learned. It's really just swapping out the filter that worries me - as in, can I remove it without doing any significant damage to me and/or the mower.

[mobeau69]

18. Good luck. Try the wrench's fit before you start.

[Hotler]

20. What!!! Tells us which brand please. what make of engine.

No oil drain plug is messed up.
Thank you.

[mobeau69]

23. It has a plug; you just can't use it. The plug is on the end of hose

that screws into the engine. You’re supposed to be able to unhook it from the side of the block and fish it down through the frame then remove the plug from the end of the hose. Tried for an hour and gave up. Went to dealer and asked WTF. They told me to pump it out. That’s the way they do it. Not that bad once you get a little pump with a hose to reach the bottom of the reservoir.

Farris zero turn with B&S engine.

There is some other half assed engineering on it also that I won’t go into.

[Hotler]

24. Thank you. That sucks... nt