Fiche calls a lot of things a drain plug. Follow the manual and change your oil like you have done in every other vehicle. Lowest sump bolt is usually it.
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SE owners who change their own oil
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I follow the recommended every-other-oil change for the shifting filter. The last time I pulled the oil with the engine nicely warmed up, pulled the engine drain plug and filter, the resevoir tank drain plug and the shift filter. Then left it sit overnight. When reassembling the next day, a substantial amount of the oil had drained from the hydraulic shifter.
It would make sense that one could use the side plug to drain in the 'tween oil changes like BR stated - hey, man, I agree!!! But it would create a royal pain for oil cleanup down the side of the ribbed cover.
The drain plug on my 27-hp Kohler lawn tractor engine has a neat right angle brass gadget that could work nicely to move the oil out far enough so as not to run down the case ('cept I don't know about the thread size).
Happy Halloween!
Wayne
It would make sense that one could use the side plug to drain in the 'tween oil changes like BR stated - hey, man, I agree!!! But it would create a royal pain for oil cleanup down the side of the ribbed cover.
The drain plug on my 27-hp Kohler lawn tractor engine has a neat right angle brass gadget that could work nicely to move the oil out far enough so as not to run down the case ('cept I don't know about the thread size).
Happy Halloween!
Wayne
NancysToy
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Please note that the recommendation has changed to every oil change. There was a service bulletin to this effect, i believe.
krb1945
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Service bulletin 2010-12 dtd June 2010
States HCM oil filter replacement (SE5 Models) 2008 GS SE5 (all) 2009 GS SE5 (all) 2010 RS and RT SE5 (all). It states: The HCM (HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE) is sensative to oil cleanliness for optimal shifting performance. It is now recommended to replace the HM oil filter at every oil change. *(replace every 3,000 miles). Ken krb1945
States HCM oil filter replacement (SE5 Models) 2008 GS SE5 (all) 2009 GS SE5 (all) 2010 RS and RT SE5 (all). It states: The HCM (HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE) is sensative to oil cleanliness for optimal shifting performance. It is now recommended to replace the HM oil filter at every oil change. *(replace every 3,000 miles). Ken krb1945
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