+850i oil filter

[ghackler]

Is anyone having a problem with their 850 leaking oil. I bought mine in March and it had to newest oil filter on the machine and when I took it home it leaked oil in my garage. I had to put a pee pad on th floor to catch the oil. It hasn't leaked enough to add oil but it makes a mess. I took it back to the dealer with the transmission raking when I put in in gear and when I got it there it quit raking (of course) they changed the oil filter and it still leaks like it always did. The machine has about 80 miles on it.

[Bunky]

Where is it leaking? Are you sure it is at the oil filter?

[ghackler]

It is coming out the hole on the belly pan under the oil filter. The mechanic said it was leaking down the side of the filter

[ghackler]

I took the gator back to the dealer and they changed the filter and it still leaks. Does anyone know how I can get in touch with John Deere and talk to someone or don't they care enough about their customers to talk to them.

[Bunky]

It sounds like it is leaking at the base where the filter gasket meets the engine. Did the mating surface get damaged from a previous filter removal? Without a good light, it may be hard to see.

[ghackler]

It came from the factory leaking and it has just been changed 1 time at the dealer it only has 80 miles on the machine

[ttstockdogs]

Mine had a leak and they fixed it when it was almost new! This was when they first came out with the PIP for the oil filter!