water in transmission oil

Larry B 1486 · Apr 7, 2010

I had a post on here a couple of weeks ago about the 1466 that I bought in feb of this year about the transmission oil looking milky and like someone dumped a five gal bucket of 80w90 gear oil in it also. I drained the oil out of it, about 19 gal came out and changed the filter and put 20 gal in it and that put it on the full mark. When I pulled the filter it was just white but no steel or and other objects and the inside of the housing coated white. Is there anything made that you can add to the rear end oil that will help with out running the new oil I just put in it? After driving it around for about ten min and pulling the stick it already looked a little milky already.

NawlensGator · Apr 7, 2010

I dumped xmission oil then ran a couple batches of diesel in it for a while to flush the white emulsion. Then added clean oil.

I would drain and save the oil and do a similar flush.

Cameron Smith · Apr 7, 2010

This trick is from another tractor forum and has worked well. Put the oil in the largest pot or kettle you have and put it on a heat source that will raise it to about 180-200 degrees(below waters boiling point)and let it sit until the water evaporates away. Let it cool(believe me, you don"t want to make skin contact with hot oil) and reuse it. I use a large electric hot plate but I"ve been told a turkey frier works well(I"m wary of an open flame but turkeys cook on/in them all the time). DON"T overheat! Take your time and save some money. I haven"t tried it with engine oil- only with transmission/rear end.

erik dekeyser · Apr 7, 2010

Why would you do that when all you have to do is wait a day and the oil and water will seperate. The water will stay at the bottom and the oil will float. Just open the plug at the bottom and the water will come out first.

MN Scott · Apr 7, 2010

Take it out and work the snot out of it for 12 hours. The transmission will get hot enough to cook the water out.

teddy52food · Apr 7, 2010

I think the hy-tran has additives that won't let it separate. I would carefully heat it & boil off the water. I have done this with 80-90 gear lube.

powellcrazy · Apr 7, 2010

(quoted from post at 16:19:55 04/07/10) Why would you do that when all you have to do is wait a day and the oil and water will seperate. The water will stay at the bottom and the oil will float. Just open the plug at the bottom and the water will come out first.

only if the emulsion will allow separation. Some oils mix with water to not allow a pocket of water to corrode part or worse, not lubricate.

erik dekeyser · Apr 8, 2010

Well i found with hytran it will seperate. Once a year in the spring on my 656 i will loosen the drain plug and let any water out thats in there and that seams to work for me.

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