Kubota KX 030-4 hydraulic oil top up

[polodetipolo]

Good day , can anyone tell me how they top up their hydraulic oil on a Kubota KX 030-4 excavator , when I take off the breather filter where I assume I would be pouring the oil in it is blocked by some kind of plastic plate underneath, there is no filling hole on tope of the tank , do I have to take the whole 6" cover underneath which in their manual they call : cover of the return filter with filter support , seems like an odd thing to do . Thanks in advance for any advice . Cheers

 

[dirtydeed]

here's a pic and a link to the operator manual for that model...

Hydraulic Oil - Fill - Kubota KX027 Operating Instructions Manual [Page 164]

Kubota KX027 Manual Online: Hydraulic Oil - Fill. Filling quantity with oil change: Total hydraulic system capacity: Unscrew the breather filter (1) from the cap (3). Insert a clean funnel with a strainer into the fill opening (2). Add hydraulic oil up to the centre of the sight...

www.manualslib.com

I'm not sure why the link and manual say KX027. The model I clicked on said KX030

 

[polodetipolo]

here's a pic and a link to the operator manual for that model...

Hydraulic Oil - Fill - Kubota KX027 Operating Instructions Manual [Page 164]

Kubota KX027 Manual Online: Hydraulic Oil - Fill. Filling quantity with oil change: Total hydraulic system capacity: Unscrew the breather filter (1) from the cap (3). Insert a clean funnel with a strainer into the fill opening (2). Add hydraulic oil up to the centre of the sight...

www.manualslib.com

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I'm not sure why the link and manual say KX027. The model I clicked on said KX030

Thank you for your response Dirtyweed , much appreciated , that is what I thought would be the thing to do but there is some kind of plastic plug under the thread of where the breather cap is as shown in pictures I included that hopefully came trough. Cheers.

 

[dirtydeed]

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Thank you for your response Dirtyweed , much appreciated , that is what I thought would be the thing to do but there is some kind of plastic plug under the thread of where the breather cap is as shown in pictures I included that hopefully came trough. Cheers.

Ok. Well, if its a breather it will be open to the tank. Otherwise, you'd have to spin out the 6" ring. This funny slots in the top should allow you to lay a screwdriver across the slots to unscrew the cap.