Well I operated for 2 hrs got out to look over the machine and I noticed it was dripping oil out of the drain tube checked the drain valve it was closed so called dealer and they had to come out and installed a new drain valve found the seal bad on the drain valve lucky I caught it also have a couple of fault codes up on the monitor for the left and right reverse lights mechanic didn’t tell me much other then he’d look in to it.
My engine oil drain tube always has oil/dust on the end of it. Won't leave a puddle on the concrete or anything, but is seeping.
In regards to the fault codes. I'm afraid to ask, but are they these codes?
TCU 516773.06 TRANSMISSION RIGHT REV LAMP CIRCUIT FAULT
TCU 516770.06 TRANSMISSION LEFT REV LAMP CIRCUIT FAULT
I've had this code problem since new. Still codes periodically. I submitted my Deere Customer Satisfaction Survey and outlined this problem that's ongoing. No response yet from Deere.
To address mine they replaced the shifter and both rear lights. I think it's a problem in the Computer programming in the machine. With LED lights there is a slight hesitation before they come on.
I think the computer diags the shift into reverse too quickly. One of the diags is to test for load on the reverse light circuit. I think it detects no load before the lights have a chance to come on. Throws the code.
The most aggravating part is once it codes it won't reset without shutting the machine off and restarting. Until it resets you have no reverse lights......
Deere blamed me for shifting to reverse too quickly. How the hell are you supposed to slow that process down?? The shifter toggles to Forward or Reverse, there's no neutral in the middle........ That one really Pi**ed me off!!!! Tried to blame their problem on me. Our machine threw this code the first time while it was still at the factory. Threw it the second time while it was being prepped at the dealer. Code was active when they backed it off the trailer at delivery to me.....