How To Reset Air Filter Message On Cub Cadet

Will the Cub Cadet experts out at that place please answer the post-obit rookie questions:

1. How many hours tin can I become earlier I should change the oil in my new Cub Cadet 1046 (2005)? Some on this site say 10-12 hours, I recollect the transmission says 25.

ii. When should I change the oil filter. Every time I change the oil, or every other?

3. What is the proper Kohler oil filter function number for the Cub Cadet 1046. TSC sold me Kohler part # 1205001-S1, only it looks smaller than the Cub Cadet filter that came from the factory?

iv. Once I've changed the oil, how many hours can I become before the side by side change?

five. How much oil should I add later on draining the electric current oil?

6. Any tips on changing the oil?

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My 3235 transmission said to modify the engine oil and filter after 5 hours and and then to change both every 100 hours. My 25hp Kohler holds two quarts of engine oil.

Bob B.

Hi,

I too have a new LT 1046, and in answer to your questions, I believe the following is correct:

1) I would modify the oil and filter at 5 hours.
2) I don't know how many hours you will put on your tractor during a cutting season, but for the next ii oil changes I would change the oil and filter again after each 25 hours. Like any engine, the almost wear happens early. In a car, you have more than habiliment in the first 1000 miles, than in the next ten,000 miles and information technology is important to remove the fine metal particles that effect from the interruption in process. After this time, an oil alter with filter at l hours should take you through the cutting season. Again depending on how much you have to mow. I like being conservative with the hours.
3) The Kohler oil filter part No. 1205001-S1 is correct for the LT 1046, simply I plan on using Wix filters, part # 51056 after the second filter alter. I feel the Wix filter is superior to the Kohler filter in construction and micron level. Also Carquest sells a "Blue" premium filter, made by Wix, which has role number 85056. When I have looked up the Kohler filter number, it seems that the -S1 at the end of the part number is non necessary and will cause problems in finding a cross reference filter.
4) I would not go over 100 hours on the oil/filter. Inexpensive insurance in my stance.
v) Its a good idea to fill the filter with oil until it is saturated earlier installing it. This helps the engine from starting "dry" and volition help in edifice up oil pressure faster. This is recommended in the possessor's manual. I would add slightly less than two quarts and allow the oil settle for a few minutes before checking the dip stick. Of import!! When checking the oil level, the dip stick is start wiped off, then the dip stick cap is only placed on top of the oil fill tube, Non screwed downwardly as yous would expect. Please refer to the owners manual as information technology points this out. If the remainder of the oil in the second quart is needed, add together equally needed. (1.7 to 1.ix quarts)
vi) Change the oil when hot as afterward mowing. I employ a minor half gallon laundry detergent canteen to place the vinyl drain tube into when draining. Be careful later on removing the yellow dust cap on the drain valve. You exercise not want to rotate the valve before the vinyl tube is installed or go ready for a existent mess and or burn down from the hot oil. The vinyl tube has a nice smooth bend that will bend into the laundry detergent bottle nicely. Make certain you push and turn the valve counter clockwise to open information technology.
Once more be sure the vinyl tube is installed before you rotate the drain valve.
Hope this helps with your questions, and I hope you lot enjoy your machine as much as I practice.
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I'd do your first engine oil change somewhere around 5-10hrs. And then once a year or every 50hrs. Whichever comes commencement. Any quality off the shelf 10w-30 volition exercise fine. I'thousand non sure virtually the oil filter size or orientation on the kohler backbone, but there are a bunch of oversized (longer) filters that volition fit the kohler command engines. I would'nt bother trying to pre-make full the new filter unless it mounts open-end up.
Grand/luck
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JTKub nailed it. Proficient solid info for nearly any lawn and garden tractor.

Here's a copy of 1 of my posts on this topic from a few weeks ago. It might save you some aggravation.
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I but did the aforementioned thing every bit I had to exercise my first oil modify.
I learned a valuable lesson:

The directions say to pop the drain cover. No problem.
They then say to attatch the provided hose and button in on the
drain plug while turning counterclockwise. Again no problem.
But and so.... It says pull outward to release the oil.
What they neglect to mention is that if you pull out with more than merely a very slight tug, information technology'll pop off completely and you lot will experience the joy of watching your oil cascade out on your barn floor.
Do NOT pull too difficult on the oil drain.
Hope my feel helps yous to avoid the cleanup I just went through!

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Cleaning my mower last night and noticed onthe dorsum side of the air filter cover is a maintance schedual. seams starnge to me, they had soem hight hourly numbers to do stuff.

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The engine manufacturer and tractor manufacturer about always quote different maint. schedule numbers. Follow the tractor manufacturer numbers, but in one case a year or 50hrs is always a safe bet for oil changes.
G/luck
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I'thou glad to see I'm not the only 1 mentally challenged past the oil change apparatus on the cub cadet! My daughter (20) and I (her mom) changed tractor oil for the first time today. Our black pinnacle driveway is saturated with oil later the plastic port, when slightly pulled out, pulled out all the style. Why couldn't the oil drainage spout be directed downwardly so gravity could do its thing and go directly into a oil pan? I don't know, information technology only seems kind of intuitive, ya know? :confused2::confused2::confused2:

The only difference between the 12-050-01-southward and the 52-050-02-S is the length. If you tin fit a 52-02, by all means, do so.

Filter and fluid at 50 hours, or every year.

I apply Shell Rotella in my OPE. It'due south an cheap quality oil.

Virtually vesture in an engine occurs immediately after an oil change. This is counter intuitive, but supported by much data.

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