How to Change the Easy Change Oil System | John Deere

With the new John Deere Easy Change™ 30-second oil change system for certain 100 Series models you can easily change the oil in just a few simple steps – no more oil messes! We'll show you the basic steps! You too can change the oil in your John Deere mower.

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[Justin]

Thanks for making a video that is short and simple. Straight to the point without a 10 minute intro. Seems rare these days.

[prelude]

Thank you all! Yay $3500 CAD mower and I get to spend a day taking it to my local dealer 50 KM away to spend more on to convert to a more reliable system. Will be concerting ASAP. As a service tech when I first saw this I was very sceptical, glad their is a fix to go back to tried and true methods. The upright design makes debris removal seem unlikely in theory.

2003 L130 seemed simple and bullet proof. Wish I had saved my money and continued to maintain my old guy, my ego got me:(

[sptrader]

I think this "easy change" system is for people that don't normally change oil at all. It makes it very quick, clean and easy, to at least change the filter and part of the oil. If it's easy enough, more people will do it.

[haweater]

It's a way for Deere to short-circuit the aftermarket filter replacement market and lock you into an expensive proprietary system you must buy from the dealer.

[scorpio]

Thank you for the video. I will say that it ain't quite as easy as the young lady makes it look, though.... Or, perhaps, I have lost a little strength in my grip at my ripe old age of 66. I love this system.

[freecycling]

This "system" costs $45 as of 5/26/22. If you buy oil in five-quart jugs, it's about $8 per oil change (Two jugs = $40, enough for 5 oil changes). The oil filter's about $8. So the "Old Way" costs $16m versus $45 for the "Oil Change of the Future" way. Not to mention you're stuck with .8 quarts of oil inside a big slug of metal that the auto parts stores 'round here won't touch. Disappointing that the only guidance Deere gives is the "dispose of responsibly" boilerplate.

[christopherrickers]

Looks easy here. It took me about 10 minutes to get mine off and then spent about 20 more minutes trying in vain to install the new filter - finally gave up because I didn't want to break the oil filter mount. Took the new filter back to the dealer and they said sometimes they stick so they gave me a replacement. Haven't installed that filter yet - will do so in the summer and hopefully all goes well. If I can install the new filter, I will leave it until it's time to replace it and that's it. I'll convert this idiotic system back to a regular oil filter system (there are videos here on Youtube showing how to do it) plus my dealer sells the kit for 20 bucks but you only need a few parts anyway so you can source them yourself. The quick change system changes out about 0.4 liters of oil. With the conversion back to a regular oil filter you will be able to replace all of the oil plus I won't have to spend 70 bucks plus tax (Canada cost) for this "Hard Change" oil filter and deal with the frustration.

[ss]

What do you do about the quart and half of old oil still in the motor?

[tomn]

You will never convince me that leaving 75% of the dirty engine oil in the crank case, at oil change, is a good thing. One quart of premium oil in about $8.00. The easy change filter runs about $30 for 1/2 quart of fresh oil.

[johndillon]

It took me close to 2 hours to remove the original filter! You will probably need a wrench to turn the filter off the first time! It required al lot of hand strength to get the filter to turn. I hope the next oil change goes easier. I do not have a wrench to turn the filter but am going to get one!

[NoName-qtwb]

Im a 6'1 245 lb former football player/weightlifter and it took all my strength to get the original filter off at 18 hr. Then took me a hour to get back on & lost all the oil in the mower on my garage floor!!@

[agpawpaw]

Hm. Remove spark plug wires for change oil??? How about deflate tires and remove seat?

[Foomba]

Sounds great but replaces less than half the oil and the price is exorbitant. Not a feature I would recommend to anyone.

[gyrsriddle]

How is this changing the oil since there is almost 2 qt in the bottom of the engine?

[THEMOWERMEDIC]

50$ for an oil filter ? No thank you. And what about all the dirty oil in the crankcase? Not a feature I would sell to anyone.

[msd]

What is the point of this if I have to add additional oil to the engine where the dip stick sits?

[WestyMain]

Question:. My mover wants the oil and gas out of the mower. How do I remove the oil that is stored in the mower, and can I put the filter back on- as opposed to replacing it way earlier than I need to?

[mikeprince]

Looks so easy. I can only get mine to go halfway. Don't know what is holding it from turning rest of the way and coming off. Waaay past the 30 seconds.

[hankaaron]

I love it. The people who work for John Deere actually engineer and manufacture tractors. I’m guessing they may know more than anyone in the comments.

[altermad]

As a small engine mechanic for 10+ years... This idea is a bad deal for consumers and a great deal for John Deere. Consumer will accumulate grime and sludge in engine over time, more than likely delay of skip filter changes due to outrageous cost of filter leaving these machines with a smaller service life. The customer see's a new huge oil filter and thinks they are winning until they bring it in for service and get billed $40+ for a filter that use to be $6-9. John Deere I'm guessing has a good margin on these giant filters (That they bought from Briggs). Please don't become a Craftsman... John Deere you are better than this!