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Read articles →This is a real hands-on repair filmed while troubleshooting an actual running problem (rough idle, dying after a few seconds) on an owner's L3400. It covers buying a cheap Amazon filter housing/cartridge kit instead of pricier Kubota or NAPA parts, pinching the fuel line, swapping the whole housing, O-ring placement, and bleeding air from the system after reassembly. Useful for owners troubleshooting similar symptoms or wanting a budget filter option.
Posted by the Dirt Road Life channel, an owner sharing a DIY repair on his own tractor rather than a dealer or professional mechanic.
The video assumes a plugged fuel filter causes this symptom, so the owner replaces the fuel filter housing and cartridge to fix it.
Kubota says you can rinse and reuse them, but the video does not recommend it because dirt could get into the outlet side and reach the injectors.
The Amazon housing and cartridge kit cost about 15 dollars with two extra filters, versus 30 to 40 dollars for Kubota or NAPA cartridges alone.
Yes, open the bleed screw counterclockwise, start the tractor, and leave the bleed screw open about 30 seconds per the Kubota manual.
