BX Transmission Filter change

JimDeL

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Silly question, maybe, but I want to change the tranny filter ONLY. How much oil am I gonna lose?
 

Mowbizz

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Try the vaccuum trick on the filler hole…holds the fluid in so you can do the filter swap…haven’t tried this but heard of it…
 
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GreensvilleJay

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None...... well 7 or 8 drops.
Place CLEAN container underneath, capture it all, put back in.
No reason why you can't reuse it, heck all you did was give it some fresh air !!!

OK, I'm sitting down...waiting for the reasons WHY this is 'wrong'...
 

85Hokie

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I changed mine in a gravel driveway - had new filter ready to go, once the old was loose, spun it off quickly and replaced with new - lost maybe 6-8 ounces.
 
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The Evil Twin

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Can you park a BX on a hill so that the filter is in the high side?
I have only changed the filter in my L once so far, but I'm going to try it next time.
 
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whitetiger

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The hydraulic oil filter is pressure-fed, not gravity-fed like most tractors. When you change the filter, all you will lose is the oil in the filter and a few ounces from the passages.
Change the filter, run the tractor for a minute, shut it off, and top off the hydraulic oil.
 
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BX'r

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When I changed the filter on my bx2370 I lost a few drops, next to nothing.
 

fried1765

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I changed mine in a gravel driveway - had new filter ready to go, once the old was loose, spun it off quickly and replaced with new - lost maybe 6-8 ounces.
Oh NO......!
You polluted the earth? 😭
 

DustyRusty

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I sold mine and bought a new one. Comes with fresh oil and filter. Why waste time and money changing filters, let the next guy do that.
 
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85Hokie

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Oh NO......!
You polluted the earth? 😭
Don't worry - 8 years after I covered it all up with 6" of concrete! Plus it helped the grass not to grow through the gravel in that spot, so win,win, win!;)
 
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