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Pulled the hose with the connectors off the bottom of the hyd tank and found a pretty big wear spot on the bottom of it. going to replace it today. keeping my fingers crossed....

its getting worse. the bucket will barely go up and the bubbles in the foam that gurgles out the fill tube are getting bigger. What hoses, etc are considered on the "suction side" of the pump? and why does it get foamy right away? all i have to do is start it, i dont even work the boom or move...

how can i trouble shoot to detrermine if it is the seals? if i have to bring it to the shop is it a big job? any idea what it might cost?

Been looking for leaks but have not found any yet. I found a hose that had a bad worn spot on it so i replaced it thinking it was the problem. $70 dollars for hose and didnt do a damn thing. worked on it today for a while and noticed something that might be an indicator of the problem. I checked...

were the hydraulics real slow when you had foamy fluid?

The level was down from the leak / foaming. I put the 10W-30 in and same problem. I guess i will start looking for a leak per your recommendations. Thanks. More to follow.

OK. So i think i know what my problem is. I used the cheapest hydraulic oil i could buy at Walmart. Super Tech i think its called. Now i have foam. it foams right out the filler tube and the hydraulics are slow. I now look at the manufacture specifications and it says use 10w-30 motor oil...

I have the same problem with my LX 665. Ran fine in the summer, got cold and had foamy oil flowing out of the filler tube? So are you still convinced tightening that hose fixed your problem?

Thanks for the info. I was not looking forward to pulling the pan. I did that once and getting it back on was a pain....

Good idea. I will do that. thanks. I will check my oil and breather cap too. Happy New Year.

So, i replaced the 5 amp fuse in the motor compartment fuse box and my eic panel lights up as it should. it fired up for me for just a second and then would not restart. its sitting out in the open and it was about 5 degrees.......damn cold. put the charger on it and plugged in the tank heater...

just went and tried it in "service" mode and the engine turns over.... That was good news. the lights and heater fan, etc work but none of the dashboard indicator lights?????

Started plowing snow this am for the first time this year. Had not run it for a month or so, but it started right up. The last time i drove it hydralic fluid was foaming out of the fill tube so i was keeping a close eye on determining if that was going to happen again. i plowed for a couple of...