John Deere Easy Oil Change Conversion On Lawn Tractor
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- Опубліковано 9 лис 2022
- Easy Oil Change Conversion John Deere Lawn Tractor
If you're sick and tired of spending over $70 for a partial oil change and filter for your John Deere lawn tractor you've come to the right video!
In this step by step video I show you how easy it is to convert it back to a smaller filter and drain tube like it should have come in the first place!
This conversion will save you around $40 next time you replace your oil and filter!
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I like to use aluminum foil to keep the frame clean of any discharged old oil.
I watched engine tradeout. Very informative. Thanks
Yeah. I was taught that three quarts of new oil and one quart of dirty oil equals 4 quarts of dirty oil. Excellent video. Thanks.
Again, an easy out for a solution that should never have been started. Thank you, Mr. Don!!
I installed an oil drain pipe on my JD C111J with a
Briggs 11 horse motor years ago. No oil filter on this engine but the mod makes oil changes more efficient.
This machine is 42 years old and still gettin the yard work done!
Thanks Donny!
Wow. No filter. 😮😮😮
Very nicely done video. Low key and informative. No loud music and crazy behaviour. You have a subscriber.
A lot of people need to see this. Thanks for telling us about it.
I have watched several videos on this and this one was the best !
There are several how tos on this filter change but yours is by far the best. You give tool sizes and all information. Thank you. The complete oil change makes more sense. The fact you can convert for less money than changing the big filter makes it a no brainer. Thanks.
Dony,
That was really a solution in search of a problem, wasn't it? Your fix makes a lot of sense. Thanks.
Sir,
This oil conversion system video will save me a lot of anxiety and money 💰. Thanks.
OMG 😱 I'm so glad I have found your channel. This is crazy, not knowing much about small engines, I bought my John Deere with the quick change thinking it was the answer to oil changes, it's easy to understand how ridiculous this truly is, I'll be making this conversion in the spring. Thanks Don!
Great video Donny! Just did the swap after watching your video. Easy peasy!
You are still the best donyboy 73. !
That stock oil filter setup is why I steered clear of John Deere when I was in the market for a riding mower.
Great job on this video. My new JD S-130 was delivered today and i love it. Your video answered the obvious question about the Easy Change oil change device. What a dumb idea. Thanks for the instruction on installing the fix for that, and including the part numbers.
Wow!! That is an easy conversion!!! Thanks for posting this Don! The original filter on this had some good intent for the end-consumer, but overall, it is much worse for the environment, and engine with respect to having close to 100% clean, fresh oil to use after an oil change. Have a great up-coming weekend.
That's pretty cool that they make stubs that can be inserted than to convert to a proper oil filter. Looks like the manufacturer set up would be a short engine life. Love the vid and the conversion tip. 👏👏👏✌️🙃
Hey thx Man. Perfect step by step. Appreciated all the detail regarding each step. Easy conversion and astounding how much oil is left in the engine with the easy change system.
Great tip. I don't have one of these machines, but would definitely do this modification if I did.
Very helpful. You really don't like messes!
"They way it should be" best quote today or maybe ever.
I have watched about 6 of these videos and your video is by far the best. Short and to the point and consise. The only thing I haven't seen is using an oil extractor to remove the oil. I bought one years ago for my boat and I use it on my tractor, power washer and Cyclone rake it makes life easier and less messy I will do this on my new S170 until the warranty runs out, as I am not sure if making the change will affect my warranty and by using the extractor till then, I will at least have all fresh oil!
Very informative. Excellent delivery.
Just bought a John Deere s100 2023 the conversion! you are doing have been done on this model great upgrade,
Thanks i wrote down what I needed and will get this switched over at my next service.
Great video! First thing I did after break in was to throw that junk Sleezy EZ oil change garbage away and do what you did but I used the Briggs and Stratton 594200 Oil Drain Hose and the Briggs & Stratton 796532 Hose Connector. The flexible oil drain hose is really convenient. It’s flexible and has an easy drain cap. That EZ thing leaves dirty oil in the engine too.
Great tip Donny thanks for sharing this with us.
Even though I wouldn't be able to afford one i appreciate everything you do
Sometimes I wonder what engineers are thinking. Thanks for the video, I’m going to write down these part numbers in case I ever run into one I want to change.
Well done and most helpful.
Outstanding tutorial as always! Thanks!
Yes, I change to a regular oil filter a few years ago
I had converted mine over and when I went to do a oil.change the filter was stuck i had to use a hammer and a screw driver lol took a while I kept the quick oil filter parts so I put them back on never have a stuck oil filter again but I do change all of the oil I draine it all out ill spend the extra money if u see the video someome put out the filter inside is huge compared to the regular filters so to me thats more cleaning power thats just my opinion it works for me.i enjoy ur videos thanks
Excellent video Donyboy thanks for sharing this info
Awesome video, very informative ! 👍
You make some of best videos
When I saw Green's new oil filter, I thought it was wasteful and potentially dangerous for the environment. Not to mention leaving lots of old broken down oil in the expensive engine.
I'm glad to see that there is a solution. Thanks Don.
I was appalled to hear that they were $40 years ago! Now they're over $80!? Great video. The conversion is cheaper than that filter!
Thanks Dony. I will be doing this on my E130 in the spring. I don't know who the brilliant engineer was who designed this oil change system. Expensive oil filters here in Canada.
What a great video Dony, I don't know why John Deere changed that? Probably to get you to spend more money in their stores. I will keep my 2010 John Deere running as long as I can, it has over 800 hours on it and still works quite well. Thanks for posting.
I just did this on my S170. Amazing video. Everything went smoothly. Thank a lot
For the help!!
That was my question: I have S 170 and I'm assuming there is only one type of easy oil change filter?....and the kit of those 3 parts is $25 at walmat, or amazon...i'll buy the next year and try to replace it
@@arizona5589 yes. I bought the kit from Amazon that everyone uses. Everything went smoothly and filter threaded on without a issue
Perfect Video and tutorial. Thanks very much!
I have the 10 year old version of this tractor good information
I have a 32 hp Vanguard on my zero turn mower and it's a pain to change the oil. Thanks Dony!
love watching your videos. i love your conversion solution to a engineering fail. :)
Easy stuff and great video. Thank you!
Wow, I’ll be making that conversion 👍🏻
Thanks Don.... that was an awesome video 📹!!!!!
Thank you great video as always
Thanks Don! Looking forward to having you do this for me!😂
Attaching a small shop vac to the oil fill tube will create sufficient suction to prevent the mess when installing the drain plug extension. It works!
Amazing that so called 'engineers" would think this was a good idea.. I did this same mod on my friends John Deere. Different parts but the out come was the same. Great vid so others can see it done.
Excellent job!
Great conversion 😎👍🏻
Very informative
That's a great tip. Thanks for the info.
Thank you very much 👍 doing this on my s120 very soon. You got a new sub from me.
Great job Dony. Yes what a terrible idea John Deere. This is as bad as the plastic transmissions they put in some tractors. Thanks for the Great info as always my friend.
Great video . Thanks 👍👍
I love my john deere riding mower but I really hate that $60 oil filter 😭 practically zero convenience difference between a 1/4 turn and a few turns on threads for something I spend 5 minutes a year on. Love the idea of getting rid of it!
My father in law was just bragging about his “Easy oil change” filter. I was skeptical, having not heard of it. I’ll be showing him this video and another that lead me here to change his back to the old school filter method before he blows up his mower
In the US they were $40, 4 years ago. Now they are close to $60. The idea was to make oil changes very easy for home owners, which they are, and the oil is triple filtered in those huge filters. However, it costs more than double for an oil change and the oil isn't really as clean as a full change. I have the kit, ready to go on this spring. 😉
I did it, very easy but before you remove the existing filter assembly make sure to stuff a lot of rugs under and more importantly behind the old filter assembly. If you don’t you will end up with plenty of oil running through the holes of the frame and on top of the belt pulley. This will happen even after removing the filter and after emptying the oil.
Do it in this order.
1. Start the engine to warm up the old oil a bit. Wait 5 min.
2. Remove oil filter only for now. Also remove the side panel by the filter. 8mm socket, very easy.
3. Empty the oil out of the pan. I left the existing oil plug in place. I don’t trust the nipple with the plastic part so I didn’t replace it. If that comes off kiss your engine goodbye. My hand pump got rid of all the old oil through the dipstick hole.
4. Now remove the old filter assembly and put your new oil filter nipple in place.
5. Screw the new filter on and add 1 and 3/4 quarts of SAE 10W-30 oil. (Only if you are sure all the old oil is out.)
6. Start the engine and run for a minute. Check for leaks around oil filter.
7. Shut off engine, wait for 5 min, check oil level and fill as necessary. Mine took 2 qts plus a few ozs more.
What I did didn’t require me removing the panel on the oil plug side.
Thank you...
Here in Norway, some people call John Deere products John Dyr (Dyr = expensive in this case)..verry easy to understand why when I see something like the easy oil change system.
My brother in-law had a mower with the plastic cap on the oil drain tube. It unknownly came off for who knows what reason and the oil ran out as he mowed grass. Of course we all knew what happened,, it locked up. So it's a good practice to make sure the cap is locked in place each time you start it up to mow. Get video! 👍
I’m not a fan of that plastic cap on the drain….as you shared Michael it’s a disaster waiting to happen.
I converted with the help of your vid. Thanks. I'm now wondering if a different dipstick is necessary.
Before conversion, a good quantity of oil stays in the filter system, which the dipstick can't measure.
After conversion, that oil is now free to settle to lowest point in engine.
Hey DonyBoy. I will change mine over. In my opinion, it is just another money grab from John Deere. I gave them enough money already. Thanks, Dony.👍👍🍁
Can't wait to do this....donyboy you have made that so easy...the alan socket and the 28mm socket are the difficult pieces
You can do it!
Is there a reason for using Locktite 567 on one side and not the other?
@@davismaharaj9919 yes
great video thank you
Another excellent video Don. I am surprised a company like Deere would engineer something like this and also only have a plastic cap on the drain pipe. keep these coming Don, always learn something from you
I don’t like the cap either, even if there is an o ring on the tube. I’d of preferred a metal end cap. I bet if someone sold a properly made metal one it would sell very well, because you know that cap will get lost, leak, damaged, or crack eventually.
Or better yet just put internal threads on it for a pipe plug, maybe even the one that came out of the block to begin with.
@@GNX157 All you need is a piece of iron pipe with threads on both ends and use a pipe cap or a 90 degree female end facing downward and use a 1/4" pipe plug inside of that. I did that on my riding mower and it's no mess oil changes.
Have you ever thought that maybe replacing an actual engineer with a Marketing Expert was something just a wee bit shy of a good idea !!?
I replaced my drain pipe to a pipe from the hardware store w a metal cap. Plus it stick out a little further, making it easier to catch the draining oil.
Great Video,,very helpful,,cheers,
Go to a JD dealer that sells lawn tractors and you will be told that their product is better because you can "change" the oil in 30 seconds without getting your hands dirty. That is their target market. Homeowners who don't want to drain or use an oil extractor and take used oil to recycle. The same homeowner who thinks it's ok to throw a quart of used oil into household garbage. I bought a hardly used E170 and did this same conversion a few months ago. The JD parts counterman acknowledged that every one of their customers who are DIYers has done the conversion.
great video thanks don
Great video, thanks for the insights... that said, it's so disappointing that JD would stoop to something like this, makes you wonder about their commitment to quality, the environment and their customers.
One suggestion, you could shape aluminum foil under the oil drain plug to route all of the oil into a pan below... bend up little edges on both sides to channel the oil where it needs to go. This also works when you are changing the oil as needed.
Reminds me of the Briggs & Stratton "never change the oil, only top it up" bushwa.
Fantastic. I can see the idea of the easy/no mess changing of filter but leaving that much oil in and charging that much for the fancy filter seems criminal. I'm guessing they upped the filter change frequency so while you're not changing all the oil (and nothing in the sump/sludge/particles?), you're always adding fresh oil/additives, etc. to compensate.
Too bad you can't unscrew just a filter from the easy change thing after removal, and replace that, then reinstall the easy change thing. Ideally, being able to add oil to the filter/assembly as well before re-installation on the engine.
Next they'll be adding computer controlled engine that they'll force you to pay exorbitant prices to replace by factory trained mechanic when it should be repairable. Support right-to-repair!
I love it.
your a good man Don. please wear nitrile gloves more often.
Removing proprietary garbage sounds like the perfect time to put in a remote mount oil filter unit and a cooler! Win win if you ask me.
Love it. Thank's
Great video I was wondering if that could be redone
I invested in a mighty vac extraction pump no more messy oil changes suck the oil out of the dip stick works awesome gets all the oil out I paid $ 160 for it off a tool truck her in northeastern alberta canada
i made one using some nipples and a pail with tight lid and shop vac
Have you tried a Form A Funnel? I've wondered how well they work but looks like it's worth a shot. Great video as usual.
Good video Dony, could you fill the oil filter with oil before installing the filter to prime it . I know this can be messy , but I always did when I had my Cub cadet with the Kawasaki 18 horse V twin . Do you have to put the side panels back on ?
My Kohler 13hp onLT133 already has the smaller filter and I did my oil change this week at 1.8/1.9 qts. Used full synthetic 10w40 for hot summer temps. okay per manual!!!!!
OReilly's had it cheap. The filter does sit on that dumb elbow thing and does keep old oil in it......I Might have to do that change.
A 2 liter pop bottle, or plastic one gallon milk jug cut to fit into the drain plug area will direct the dirty oil into your drain pan prior to installing the new drain tube. Keeps the mess to a minimum.
I see the points going for the ez change system. Lots of people don’t change their oil. It is messy. Even people who know what they are doing make messes doing oil changes, and it has a bunch of steps involved. With this you don’t even have to warm up the engine to “change” your oil, there’s no mess. A person may be more likely to use this, and that way they do end up prolonging the life of their engine a bit over never doing anything, but never as long as doing proper oil changes at proper intervals would.
And John Deere makes a bigger fortune selling you their proprietary filters and oil. That’s the most important thing.
I like how they tell the people using this system to add more oil as needed like they actually check their oil level ever, much less top it off. If they did that they wouldn’t use the ez change system.
Oil is the Life blood of the engine removal of the used oil is important to maintain the engine that is a great idea you did there young man 👍😎 because of the engine replacement is expensive 💸💰💸💸💵
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I just saw this system yesterday on a John Deere.
Da, I said to my wife.
How would you get the oil out of the crank case.
Pretty silly idea.
Thanks for the video Dony.
Might do it, but for now I’ll just drain it all the way, buy the filter, and top off with synthetic Amsoil. Then I’ll drain it half as much as I normally would. Always have good oil around anyways.
Hey Dony, I did this a couple of years ago on a E130. The easy change costs $85 in Australia. The conversion costed approx $45 and now its converted my oil changes are under $30 per year.... compared to $85, which is not an oil change its a oil top up
How is the cap for the oil drain pipe holding up?
I think that looks a bit flimsy.
@@Drottninggatan2017 they are pretty good
@@Drottninggatan2017my dads old John Deere from about 20 years ago has the same kind of plastic cap and it still works fine.
A very good video
Very helpful. I think maybe I will remove drain plug first. Wojld that make sense?
Another diy video. I like how Don shows the part# of the part for the repairs. John Deere cutting corners. WOW thats a half oil change. What a waste of oil.
Good morning Don. Another great vid. You and I both hate that drippy oil mess. YUK! Would it help or is it worth the time to elevate the side you're working on? Then get the drain tube installed. Once done, set in down to finish draining the oil. You are the pro. You would know best. I don't even own a rider. Awesome vid Don.
yes elevating to one side may help !
Thanks for this excellent video. I have a new 170 lawn tractor and plan on making this conversion this fall. Maybe this is why John Deere gives a 2 yr. warranty and the other brand gives a 3 yr. warranty. Do you and anyone else have any idea if doing the conversion impacts or voids the JD warranty?
I would not trust this litle plastic cap on the drain plug, is there another plug option with conventionnal metal plug cap? Great video!! You did improove 2 things doing this conversion, cheaper filter, and a complete dirty oil drain!
i will never do this to my e130 best oil filter ever all i have do is change the filter and I'm done