How to Conquer the INACCESSIBLE Oil Drain Plug - Cub Cadet / Kohler Courage
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- I don't mean to complain....well, yes I do. Do Cub Cadet and Kohler not want you to change your oil? I mean, shouldn't a regular oil change be one of the most basic maintenance tasks on any engine? Why then must the oil drain be hidden and nearly inaccessible? In this video you get the chance to listen to me complain a bit, and also learn how to accomplish an oil change on this Cub Cadet LTX1050.
BONUS: Be the first one to comment with the correct name of the song my daughter sings in the background on this video, and I will send you ten bucks. Imagine that....Ten bucks from Buck Weaser!
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Not sure if it was already mentioned but you have another drain plug access directly on the opposite side of the engine just below & slightly to the rear of the oil filter. What you’re looking for is the square type bolt with white thread lock on it. You can see the bolt at 6:54 in the video.
Completely drain the oil, remove that plug, then you could install an actual oil hose with a screw top or do you 6 inch extension whichever you prefer. Either way access is a whole lot easier from that side then under the starter.
Hope this information helps. Good luck & if you do it, record & share
Connect a hose to the end and turn the valve. Not really all that hard.
Exactly
Thank you so much for this video! Been working on a third-hand LT1045 the last few days and found a manual for it online, but the release valve wasn't even shown in the right place. I only managed to spot it thanks to your video and barrel pump to get oil to release (though I used a pie pan instead of a coffee lid, lol). I honestly think this is the first oil change she's ever gotten, poor thing. Thank you again!
Thanks for the note, and good luck with your project!
Bless the Lord oh My Soul, I love that song. The real title name is 10,000 Reasons I think. Great job in raising the kids to love the Lord!
Yep, classic Matt Redman! My daughter sings constantly...and it makes my heart happy when she does...always has. Thanks, Jimmy.
Exactly. Very easy with the hose. You just twist the plastic ring on the valve, remove the cover and voila'!. I have a problem, though and just noticed that the valve came lose from the oil pan and dumped all the oil. Guess I just have to tighten and hope that was the problem.
Don't know the song but she has a good voice!
Amazing! I couldn't figure this out at all till this vid.
I took a small plastic funnel, cut a small notch into the rim to fit under the drain spout, and it works pretty well.
Cool. Good tip. Thanks.
Takes courage to work on them.
Respect your challenge. What worked for me without removing starter…
First place flat blade screw driver between right side of pop out drain and top of frame. Turning screw driver turns drain.
Next put a standard oil funnel spout over end of drain. It fits perfectly, even pops on and clears everything for a clean run into oil pan.
Use two hands, finger tips on each side and pop drain out.
Job done.
Admittedly watched your vid first then adapted. Hope this helps.
Cheers
Thanks so much for the tips. I'll never have a problem draining the oil on this tractor again. I went back and installed iron pipe that extends past the edge of the tractor frame. Now it's a piece of cake.
I have the same engine in my troy bilt but they provide a length of hose to connect after you remove the cap. Use a screw driver to hold the pin in place and quarter turn the yellow piece, pop it iut and there she flows.
It comes with a tube that you attach. All you do is stick the tube on and rotate and it will drain..🤷🏻♂️
Informative thank you
Thank you so much for not making me feel like a COMPLETE idiot ! I agree, it's almost as if they don't want you to change your oil. First time doing it myself, had a shade tree mechanic do it last time, but he gave me the hose idea, I thought I wrote meticulous instructions down, but heck no......oil is now all over everywhere south of the plug even draining on my belts underneath. I am a woman, but raised on a farm, change my own oil in my vehicles, but this is what should be an easy task making me shake my head. I didn't realize my shade tree mechanic w/ his needle nose pliers, was twisting, then slightly pulling to get it out of the notch. I didn't go back b/c I got tired of the boy, young enough to be my own child, calling me "good-looking", and various other cutesie remarks. (eye roll here). So, I've learned something today- thank you very much for admitting, as a man, that it's almost as like they don't want you to change your own oil. I'll figure it out, try to clean my belts & pulley of oil, and know next time with better instructions, or someone posted some sort of oil syphoning pump- that sounds easy enough. I've syphoned gas from a vehicle before by just a hose and my mouth....don't think I'll try it with oil however. Already have it in my hair, my shoulder and around my mouth trying to hold the damn flashlight where I could see ! Bless your heart, but thank you bunches !!! Let me see if I can reel in all those cuss words I used earlier and try again !
I hope you've got it all sorted out by now, Andrea. Those tractors come with a hose to fit over the end of that drain valve, but nobody keeps track of where they put it, so the hose is of no use. I have a simple hand transfer pump that works well on lawn mowers that have no drain plug. That would be a good idea for your tractor as well. Get one cheap at Harbor Freight Tools. See ya.
The engineer that was working on this one engineered the oil drain right after lunch!
Um. There is a drain hose available that connects to the yellow thingy.
Or on a Monday or on a Friday!
I have the same mower. The bolt directly underneath comes out and acts as a drain hole. It is definitely painful to change the oil
This is not the right way to change the oil on a Kohler Courage. You're doing it incorrectly, making it hard for yourself when Kohler have actually made the design simple and effective. Read the manual! My mower came with a plastic tube which you push on the end of the drain plug. Takes a second and is very simple and easy. No tools needed, no need to remove starter or incline mower etc. Your comment about people mis-placing the plastic tube is possible, but the easy solution is to just keep it with the oil pan and other things you use for oil replacement eg spare filter and oil.
You are not incorrect. But there is more to it than just connecting the hose. You also have to be able to grab the drain plug firmly enough to twist it and pull it in an outward direction to start the oil flow. The whole fitting is usually covered with oil and dirt, and leaking. Extension tube or not, I like my design much better. And as I've experienced, most people lose track of that hose....
And if ya do misplace the drain tube you can get another one for $6 on Amazon. Small price to pay for being too dumb to put yer stuff away when yer done with it.
you stick the tube on and pull it out and rotate
@@Keepnthemwhat about the people like me who bought it used and didn't get the hose with it? Some of you are so arrogant, like you didn't go Google it and then came back like you knew something everyone else didn't. 😂
I have a 25 HP but it looks similar. It is a 2018 model. The yellow drain assembly is on the same side as my oil filter. I noticed on your video that you have a square drain plug below and to the right of you oil filter. Next time you change oil, see if you can swap the location of the yellow drain assembly with the square drain near your oil filter. You will have to remove the square drain plug on the side with your oil filter (this is where you will put the yellow drain assembly) and then move the square drain plug to the location under your starter. After the swap, it should be a lot easier to drain oil the next time. Hope this works for you!!
Excellent~ thank you!
@@Buckwsr
I discovered yesterday that the female end of a 1/2” socket set fits perfectly over the square engine drain plug. I used a 12 inch extension with a 13 mm open end wrench on the male end to tighten my square drain plug located under the starter without having to remove the starter.
I’ll try to attach pictures.
This was a Friday at the engine factory, put the oil drain on the wrong side of the engine before quitting time.
If it's like mine, you need to push the yellow barrel IN, then twist it counter-clockwise, then pull it outward.
You just tried to force it to twist then, from the low flow shown, I don't think you even pulled it out fully.
The point of the video is not how to open the drain plug...that's easy enough....but when you do, since it doesn't extend past the tractor frame, the oil just spills all over the place. That's the real problem....
Thanks for the pushing info.
Should note that some of the drain plugs come in 2 parts, the yellow plastic part and a black metal part that screws into the engine. You need to take both parts off to get to the engine drain port to add the drain improvement.
I just saw your oil change video, a piece of plastic hose 1/2 " id should fit over the end of the drain plug then you can open the valve and let it drain into the drain pan.
Yes, you're right. Easy enough. I just hate these drain valves....
I believe you are supposed to have a rubber hose to slip over the fitting to extend it out.
It is intended to be used with a rubber hose
True. And most of us have no idea where that plastic hose is anymore! I just think it's a lame design....
Thanks for the help. This shit crazy lol
A length of tubing attached to that makes for an easy oil change
I get to change my oil AND worship along? Heck yeah!
Dang I love my horses and equipment but goats are my favorites
When mower was new, there should have been a clear hose 12 to 16 inches long, that you could slide on the yellow fast drain fitting.
Good point. That would have helped. This tractor owner had no idea where that hose was, and I suppose they are easy to lose....
Bless the Lord oh my soul!
You got it!
Bless the Lord oh my soul
Good job! Matt Redman, song entitled "10,000 Reasons"
@@Buckwsr I listen to that song alot
10000 reasons.....knew it right away
You are correct! A great Matt Redman classic. My daughter sings all the time, and I especially love it when she sings praise and worship songs. I owe you 10 bucks! If you get me your email address, I'll paypal you the money. Thanks for watching the video!
@@Buckwsr ....keep the money, treat your daughter to a cone or shake on me haha. I was happy enough to hear her sing the song and was going to comment any way. Ps.....tried it the factory way. The plug itself would turn loose when trying to work the valve/with hose by design. Had reach in behind the drain valve with needle nose vice grips to pretighten the fitting. I proceeded to open the valve to only have the tabs snap and it resulted to not having it "work by design". The mess.....ugh.
@@steelers32972 Thanks so much. We'll go out for ice cream! She'll like that. So yeah, I replace these oil drain fittings whenever I can. In fact, I did so at a later date on this very tractor. I did it as a favor to myself since I'll be the one the owner calls when it's time for another oil change!
@@Buckwsr .....gotta do whats best for you Buck haha. God Bless and congrats on raising girls that love Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's the shittiest set up I've ever dealt with. I locked the motor up on my Husqvarna due to the oil leaking out of that crappy valve that had worked loose from the heat of the engine on the last mow of the season. That drain valve was not real accessable. Now I have to buy another motor or mower, whichever is cheaper here.
I get rid of those drain valves whenever I have the chance....
It's not fun I did mine on a hill . Need to take the plastic engine cover off and blow out around the heads . And keep the valve's adjusted . There a good tractor l like mine a lot .
My Kohler dose not have drain any were under starter or any were
Singing is great. Instruction...so so.
Ha! I love my little singer!
First off its simple take a pair of pliers and turn it counter clock wise .. no need to mess with the starter .. I have the exact same tractor just grab onto the yellow fitting and turn
You can order a hose for this problem for 20 bucks
You can replace it with fittings for less than that
Put a hose on it before u open it
I bought my lawn tractor used so didn't have the plastic tube mentioned by ApprenticeGM. But I do have a oil extractor like this www.amazon.ca/Hydro-Turf-Oil-Extractor-6-Liter-OIL01/dp/B000GU0MMU/ref=sr_1_50?dchild=1&keywords=oil+extractor&qid=1623207960&sr=8-50 that I use on all of my cars, boats,and allterrain 4wheelers. I haven't touched a drain plug in 20 years, just suck it up out of the dipstick opening. Much less mess & bother....
Shes singing a church song.
7 minutes for 30 seconds worth of info
Thank you. Keep watching!
Worst design ever in the history of engineering. Kohler should be ashamed.
Such a stupid design!