Rico
New member
I just turned 45 hours on my L39 and did the ten hour lube job on the FEL and BH and decided to also check the engine oil & UDT level. To my surprise the UDT level did not even make it to the bottom of the stick! I have fifteen new gallons of super$$ UDT which I had ordered for the 50 hour service and used that to top it off. I was not very happy when it swallowed about 2 gallons of the stuff. Had I known I would of just done the 50 hour service a bit early although I am in the middle of grading and trenching and rushing before winter sets in. I was more concerned about the fact that I have been working the machine with the level so low. I am also at a loss as to where it has gone. I did have a leaky stabilizer piston replaced but the mechanic added a gallon of UDT and exercised the stabilizer after the addition and we checked the level. I also checked it the next day and it was fine. I must have been using the machine for fifteen hours with the level low if it was due to that repair. I still cannot believe that the stabilizer piston would swallow more than a gallon and the mechanic had some line caps that he screwed onto the lines to prevent leaking while replacing the piston. I know that the machine has a nearly 15 gallon capacity of UDT but cannot help wondering if any premature wear was occurring during this time. What do you think and where could of all that UDT gone?? I have a very clean garage floor and see no leaks anywhere.
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