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In Reply to: engine gaining oil posted by michael on Sunday, March 02, 2008:
This is from tractorsmart.com-----
Engine oil level is increasing
Call Exxon and stake your claim! No, what probably is happening is that your hydraulic pump is transferring oil from the transmission to the engine. This usually happens when the 3 point lift is "out of whack" and is trying to raise the lift arms further than Mr. Kubota ever intended for them to go. This is a very common problem with mid-mount mower deck tractors. Often the deck lift system gets out of adjustment (or was never right to begin with). Don't sweat it. Move the little do-hickey, at the rear of the slot that your lift lever works in, forward so that the lift will quit raising sooner. With the lift all the way up and nothing mounted on the 3 point hitch, you should be able to raise (with your hands) the lift arms another inch or so before they "bottom out". If you have corrected this and are still "making oil", it may have progressed to the point that the hydraulic pump is too worn to contain it. The cure? You guessed it. A new pump. Another less frequent cause of this problem is a stopped up transmission breather. (Look under your seat for this.) Least frequent of all is a defective fuel lift pump allowing fuel to get into the engine. It's somewhat hard to tell but generally the engine oil will be thinner if fuel is the culprit. The nice thing about transmission fluid is that it has about the same viscosity as the engine oil so it won't harm your engine as long as you don't get too much in there. A large amount of fuel in the oil, though, can cause loads of problems so let's keep a sharp eye on those oil levels mates!