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Read articles →This is a straightforward DIY oil change on a 2025R, filmed start to finish by an owner doing it for the first time. It covers removing the mid-mount mower for drain plug access, draining the oil, wrestling off a stuck filter with channel locks, installing the new John Deere filter, refilling with 2.9 quarts of 15W40, and checking the dipstick level. Good for owners planning their own first oil change.
Posted by Cory's DIY Auto, an owner filming his own first-time maintenance rather than a dealer or professional mechanic.
It takes 2.9 quarts of 15W40 oil, which is meant for the diesel engine.
Yes, the mid-mount mower had to be removed to get access to the 17 mm drain plug underneath.
The drain plug is 17 mm.
The owner could not remove it by hand and used channel locks instead of a filter wrench to loosen it.
