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Thanks Roadworthy, I appreciate it. That sounds like a good idea, I think I'll give it a try. The manual states to drain the oil but it's not easy draining 10 gallons of oil without contaminating it....and if you don't drain the oil it's sounds like oil everywhere.

I have a MX5200. I changed all fluids (except coolant) and filters at 50 hours and I am approaching the 200hr service where I need to change only the transmission filter. I really hate draining the 10+ gallons of oil just to change the filter so I was curious if anyone has done just the filter...

For what it's worth i have experienced the same headache. I have no idea how an engine spec in an owners manual isn't authoritative. Anyway, My first 50hr oil change for the mx5800 resulted in the same observation. I purged the oil, changed the filter and added the manufacturers 9.4 lit of...