John Deere S100 Lawn Tractor Complete Service How to Perform Seasonal Maintenance on your JD Mower
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- Parts used (purchased from Lowes Home Improvement):
-John Deere Turf-Gard SAE 10W-30 Engine Oil
-John Deere Oil Filter GY20577
-John Deere Fuel Filter GY20709
-John Deere Air Filter GY21435
-Champion Spark Plug RC12YC 
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Excellent video sir. Thanks for posting for all of us DIYers!
Glad to help! Thanks for the feedback!
This was great. Detail, pointers, well done.
Thanks for taking the time 👍
Thanks Juan! Good luck with yours!
Enjoyed this video immensely. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you! Getting ready to do early maintenance on my 1.5 yr old s100. This was very helpful!!
Glad I could help Kayla!
Thank you so much for this video, your video helped so much that I was able to take of the maintenance myself.
Good! I’m glad I could help!
Just bought a S100. Going to keep this bookmarked. Thanks!
Awesome! Enjoy it! I love mine. Go look for my other video on how to disable the reverse safety switch for the blades. That feature is so annoying!
@@MicahMartinDIY I've got it qued up 😅
Thanks man, nice to have some tips and pointers before I do maintenance on mine.
Glad to help Zak!
Thanks for the simple to the point explanation. I bought the complete service kit probably a year ago but haven’t done the service. With your video I don’t feel intimidated to take on the job and it needs doing. I’m at 130 hours!!
Oh wow! Better get it done! You will do fine and your Deere will thank you!
Changed the oil on my S100 for the first time this morning. Just like yours, the oil filter was screwed down ridiculously tight. I have a pliers type oil filter tool so I could get ahold of it just fine, but it took a lot of force to get it turning, and I had to crush it pretty badly to get a tight enough grip on it.
Someone at John Deere must be hitting the gym!
Same here on mine. totally destroyed mine trying to get it off.
that was clever with the sandpaper
Thank you! It worked like a champ!
good stuff
Thank you!
Love your comment, "I guess they put their strongest man on the oil filter."
Haha! They must have for sure! I never use filter wrench to tighten. Hand tight plus a half turn, nothing more. I have never had a filter leak and it is much easier to service next time!
I have a flat 3/4 of an acre. I don't need a big mower, it can be 30" but nothing bigger than 42", because right now I use a push mower, while that is great for a excellent work out, I'm not getting any younger (60 yrs) and anything is better than walking for 3 hours especially in a North Carolina summer. By the way, I don't need to have a Zero Turn mower, just a solid and not expensive vehicle. I was leaning towards a John Deere, but open. Thank you for your suggestions!
Thanks Erich! I'm in NC as well and I hope I'm still moving as much as you when I turn 60! This is a great mower for medium size yards such as yours and mine.
@@MicahMartinDIY , I came to the decision not to buy a riding lawn mower, will keep cutting using my push mower which is an 15 year Honda.
@erichvonmolder9310 my mechanic at work has a Honda push mower with a bagger, he told me that's one of the best push mowers on the market. It will last many years.
@@jameslomenzo1139 , A great push mower in the past, but they have had a lot of problems the last 2 years.
For the oil filter I use aluminum foil to catch the oil into bucket.
Oh wow that's a great idea!
Gracias .👍👍👍
You're welcome!
Good info
Glad to help!
alot of people don't know about the first oil change, all new engines have metal shavings in it.
I change my oil after running it for a few hours to get rid of the metal shavings.
I like that Mulch shield you have on there.
Back in the old days we would hammer a screwdriver in that filter take it right off.
I run pure gas also.
Yes the ethanol free is the way to go on small engines. I love that mulching kit too, it works really well!
@MicahMartinDIY I paid $5.29 a gallon for pure here in Nashville, Tennessee, for my John Deere S100 the other day. I have a 25 year old Craftsman push mower 4.5 HP with 21 inch cut, I have use ethanol in it for years and will continue to, it starts on the first pull and don't burn a drop of oil.
Thanks for commenting. I will be subscribing to your Channel.
I had the same problem with my 1st oil filter. My only thought was maybe they do it to discourage DIY. Also I thought maybe it's to prevent theft because many big box stores have these tractors stored out side where it would be easy to come along and steal the oil filter. I had a different type of filter wrench that tightens onto the filter the more your turn it with a breaker bar. It worked.
Both of those ideas are plausible, even though I can't picture stealing an oil filter, but you never know these days. Glad you were able to service yours!
Great vid thanks! Just bought my first Deere (super used lol…about 15 years old). It’s an L100, but I’m assuming a lot of your methods will be the same for mine. Wouldn’t start yesterday, so I’m hoping a tune-up will do the trick!
There you go, yes I'd go through all of these things, it should help. Especially the fuel filter and the spark plug. I'd drain the old gas out too.
On the oil filter not coming out, just jam a screwdriver thru it. One of those long thick ones will give you the torque you need.
I thought about it, but I didn’t want to damage it in case it wouldn’t come off.
One question: Do you really need to replace everything every season ? For example, lets say I mow my lawn once a week for 1-2 hours. Do Spark Plugs need to be changed after just 1 season or is it just recommended ? I can understand oil and filters but spark plug sounds excessive,.
I do it every year to be safe, but check the maintenance frequency on your maual and refer to your hour meter. I run mine about 25 hours per season.
My spark plug boot is broken… Can’t find it where to bought it! Any suggestions?
Ooof. Good question. I’d check Amazon. They have everything! Good luck!
Hows it do mulching? Ive got an old cub cadet ltx1040 thats comparable, but its a little lacking in cut quality. Its 11 years old and im wantin a john deere next
It mulches great! I don't even rake my leaves anymore, just mulch them and it does it nicely in just a couple of passes.
@@MicahMartinDIY that's awesome, glad to hear that. Thank you
I am assuming this oil change kit works in the S140 as well?
I'm sure it is silimilar if not the same.
Nice video. What was the spark plug gap?
Good question. I have no idea. Guess I should have checked it!
@@MicahMartinDIY .30
@@donfinkey692 I hope you mean .030
Pierce a screwdriver thru and twist it. Truckers way to get the stuck filters out
Thanks, but I didn't want to risk not being able to run it if that didn't work.
Yes I do need it if work good how much is it I'm on palm bay
I'm sorry, I don't service any one else's machines, just my own. That's why I make these videos to help out other DIY'ers.
How many quarts did you add? Can't find it in the owners' manual.
I believe it took 1 1/2 quarts. Make sure to check the dipstick after the 1st quart.
Yep, 1.5 quarts is what is called for.
Should have loosened or removed filler cap to aid in flowing oil out better!!
Not a bad idea!
Stick a screw driver through the filter…..it will come off. 😄
I thought about that, but didn’t want to risk it!
I had the same issue with my John Deere, the filter was way too tight. Come on John Deere educate your designer's and tech's.
Seriously. Anyone who has ever changed oil knows you don’t torque filters that tight.