I posted this somewhere else but I don't know where. I'm totally lost in this group of forums.
I’m tearing my hair out....what little I have left. I’ve been working on and driving John Deere lawn tractors since JD has been making them but this little problem is driving me more crazy than I was before. My next door neighbor asked me to change the oil and filter on her JD x300. I changed the filter and added 1.8 Qt. oil but the dip stick shows little or no oil. If I screw it in before checking, it shows a little oil just at the Add mark. If I just set the dipstick on top without screwing it in (following the directions on the stick), it shows no oil at all. Yes, I did put in 1.8 QT. oil and there is none leaking out, and I ran the engine for a while and then let it set there for a few minutes before checking. So, do some of the x300‘s have the wrong dipstick or what? Give me a reason for this or visit me in the local asylum. Bill
I’m tearing my hair out....what little I have left. I’ve been working on and driving John Deere lawn tractors since JD has been making them but this little problem is driving me more crazy than I was before. My next door neighbor asked me to change the oil and filter on her JD x300. I changed the filter and added 1.8 Qt. oil but the dip stick shows little or no oil. If I screw it in before checking, it shows a little oil just at the Add mark. If I just set the dipstick on top without screwing it in (following the directions on the stick), it shows no oil at all. Yes, I did put in 1.8 QT. oil and there is none leaking out, and I ran the engine for a while and then let it set there for a few minutes before checking. So, do some of the x300‘s have the wrong dipstick or what? Give me a reason for this or visit me in the local asylum. Bill