John Deere EZ change oil filter conversion 

Thanks for your time and the video. After learning the "Easy Change" filter is $40, I almost didn't purchase the JD tractor. Finding out you can convert to a standard filter and change method was quite helpful.

You saved me some money, now and in the future. For my first oil change on an E150, I got the 2 jugs of oil, the filter and the two required parts from the John Deere dealer for less than the cost of the ez change filter alone. thank you, well done.

I never comment on videos, and truth be told I could've figured this out myself with the instructions included in this kit. That being said I still appreciate the added confidence I get from seeing your video so thank you very much sir

Hey man, Great Video and absolutely no need to apologize for "unprofessional" . Speaking for myself you helped me out big time.

Can I Smack the guy who invented the "Easy Change Oil Filter System"

Oh man!! I wish the gold will stick to your arms like a sugar! You just saved a lots of money to a lot of people in North America! God bless you!!!

Great video, just completed the upgrade and it took about an hour and most of the time was spent cleaning up my mess. Don't understand how anyone could agree w/ the original design of leaving all this dirty oil in the crankcase and calling it a "change kit". Great conversion kit from John Deere for less than the cost of one original oil / filter change!

Your dash cam video came out beautifully. I only cringed when you used a screwdriver instead of a hex socket. Thanks for the info.

Thank you so much for sharing this. I bought an E130 new this year, and thought it was a great idea until I realized that it was not replacing all of the oil. Happy to know that the conversion kit is very inexpensive. I will be doing this as soon as I hit 50 hours on the hour meter.

I’ve only got 5 hrs on my D160, but I ordered the conversion kit. $30.00 for a filter sucks! Love the mower, had to break it in on 2 acres of 3-6’ tall grass. Very impressive, but hard on a mower! Checked the oil before mowing it the second time, & I was a quarter of a small bottle, low. Topped it off, & it impressed me again! It took me 2 hrs to mow 2 acres of that thick grass from the first mowing. I’m almost ready to lower the deck to below the 4” height on the machine. I had to wait a week to mow the second time. Thanks for the video, it showed me what was involved, to make up my mind. I bought the Deere, because the property is 45 miles away from my house. My home mower is a 42”, 24hp zero turn Craftsman z6000. I really like both mowers, but thought 42” deck was two small for 2 acres. This is my first John Deere, Satisfied so far. I might be able to use same parts on both mowers.

fantastic video, very well explained. i just bought my tractor and came upon the conversion kit on google- this is much cheaper and better for the engine. will order the kit today. thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the video. It was great. When I bought my E120 last summer (2018) they told me about the EZ Change System. I knew right away that it wasn't for the serious gear heads. I had always changed the oil in my small engines (lawn mowers, snow blower) once a year, every year. So I started looking for a way to convert it to a "regular" system. Your video was the first one I found on this and it helped me a lot. I just did the swap today (Sep 3, 2019) at the 8-hour mark. It went pretty much the way you laid it out. The John Deere dealer here in Ottawa Canada didn't stock the complete conversion kit like the Green Parts Store does but they did sell every part separately. I'm going to keep the EZ Change mounting bracket in case I get too old to use the tractor and have to sell it. It might attract a few more buyers when the time comes. Thanks again. Doug

This video TOTALLY helped me. The "Easy Change" idea SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS. An oil change should remove MOST oil and particulates, not just 45-50% of it. The engineer whom invented this at John Deere should be fired and the marketing person has no idea about what happens to an engine with debris in the oil. SHAME ON JOHN DEERE!!! Cub Cadet peeps are laughing at us. Thanks much for this video!! It got the job done and your video quality was straight to-the-point, sir!

I only have 4hrs on my E170 I purchased at the end of last summer but I think I'm going to do the same thing. Thanks for a great video.

Great video and very well explained. I too ordered from Green Parts Store. They had instructions noting how much to torque the drain pipe and filter nipple. Always good to torque any fitting to spec.

You did a fine job there Rick. Thanks for sharing.

Great video ! I watched it once and went out to the garage and converted my E160. Glad I saw all the conversation about how worthless the EZ change system is. Sorry I paid extra for it.

Thanks Richard . Awaiting arrival Of new JDE120 and ordered conversion kit . Now I know how to do conversion from your video. Your video was more than adequate .

Rick, thank you. I just got my parts and now I know how to install the kit! I too sure didn't ever want to pay $40 for a 1/2 Qt oil change!

Thanks, it was good to see the process beforehand!

Thank you very much!! Short, sweet, and to the point!

Great video. I just ordered the kit for my S120. When I bought it last June I thought the easy change would be great. Then I saw how much it costs and how little oil is changed. Will install the kit to be ready for spring.

Well done video, no wasted video time with bs thank you

Sir, this was a great video, especially if it is the first one you have done!!! Thanks

Found it on green parts store, look up your mower . Kit number fore 120 is AUC 12916 - kit . thanks again for the video.

Very professional first timer with dash cam. That’s awesome. Helped me out. Thanks

Thanks Rick, great video, I've had the kit for a year and now time for first oil change but couldn't quite see how until I saw your video. Joh from Hamilton Ontario Canada

Thank you for taking the time to do this.

I just bought this mower, and going to change it over in the spring.

Let me clarify my comments on RICHARDS SUPERB video here. My point that I was trying to make is that it is pathetic that John Deere did this stupid system. Richard is absolutely correct in that you need to get all the oil out. Great Video. Richard they should compensate you for the expense of the parts. There should be a coupon or some type of credit that allows you to get compensation for this. I run my lawn tractor for about 50 hours a season...I change the oil 3 times a year. Spring/Halfway thru the season and then Fall. 250 Plus Hours and I want to get at least 800 Hours. But...You never know with that damn K-46 Transmission.

That was an AWESOME video! Common sense solution. And those new fancy big green filters are over $40 as opposed to around $13 for the one you can use now!

Excellent video, I have the kit and now that it’s a little cooler I will be installing mine. Thanks

Great video ! Thanks for the time invested and helping everyone out.

Thanks been wanting to switch to john deere this summer but didn't like the ez change feature. Now I can!

Before this, I would never buy a new john deere coz of the filter which is too expensive and having to push the gas paddle all the while. But after seeing your video and getting one with cruise control, I might just buy me one. Thanks for that info.

Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to share. I use a qs3614 oil filter in place of the JD filter. You can cross the QS3614 to other brands I just prefer the Quaker State. The JD filter is puny and nothing special no check valve nothing at all. The QS 3614 fits perfect and is 2x the size and 1/3 the price and available anywhere and fits perfect. The oil supplied in the kit is a standard oil grade of API SM(automotive grade pre 2010). I use a quality API SN grade oil(the current automotive standard) Do it yourself cost with oil is less than 30$. BTW prefill the filter with oil before installing the filter don"t dry start the engine that applies to all engines all oil changes.

Excellent video my friend. Very informative. Hope to see more from you.

good video. The screwdriver did work but made me cringe a bit. The only real issue is that you should have lubed the oil filter seal with a bit of oil and HAND TIGHTENED it as tight as you could get it. Never ever use a filter wrench to tighten this type of oil filter. It can damage the filter if you are not careful, and it makes them incredibly hard to remove even using a filter wrench. Other than that you did a great job with good camera work and got right to it without the usual blah blah blah that most guys do!

Great video for a first timer; thanks this helped a lot.

Thank you for that video! I have the e120 that my wife bought me. I love it. That was he first thing I noticed was the ez filter. Like you said you only get 1/2 quart out if it. You are only changing the filter! I like the conventional method of oil changing. That has been around for over 100 years and their is a reason why. It works! I also liked the beeps on the end of each task. Again great video!!

Made it look easy....just bought a 130 and will do the same. Thanx!

Home Run. You did well. Thank you

Thanks for the video! I was looking at Deere riders and my heart sank when I saw the crappy "Easy No Change" engine wrecking system had been installed. Thanks for providing clear instructions on how to delete this moronic invention.

great job and good video, it is to the point. I am currently in the market for a new lawn tractor and I've decided against any that has this system on it specifically for the reasons that you changed yours.

That was a fine video. EZ change system seems like a very bad idea to me also. Thanks.

I also switched to a Motorcraft FL-400-S oil filter which is a longer filter. It's a third the cost of a JD filter and can be picked up at Wally World. It requires a little more oil when you use one. Been running this filter for years on my LA130.

The ONLY part of the "Easy Change" system that I like, is the extra large JD oil filter. If money is no concern, continue using the Easy Change oil filter and drain the entire engine, with the drain plug on the other side of the engine as shown in this video. You'll just need to buy a couple extra quarts of oil with every "Easy Change" filter.

excellent content, don't worry about video quality - just fine... no BS, bring another when you have a topic... maybe "how to disable foot brake safety switch" ?

Thank you!!! Very helpful. The easy change oil filter is the biggest joke since Bradon.

Thanks. You did great. Its now on my to do list.

Thank you great job and no apology needed. Clear and precise directions and you saved me alot of John Deere money. Poor JD ;>)

Great video Rick! great, easy and $-saving tips!

Great Job with the Dash Cam!!!! Bravo Zulu OORAH

Great video sir. I am just doing my tractor now.

Hey great video, I also have a similar set up. So it helped out me very much

EZ Peazy, Thanks Buddy. Great first video!

Great video. Concise and useful info. Thanks for making and posting it. Brum

Great video I will convert my JD S130 too.

Many thanks, job done. No issues. Let’s cut grass !!!

Richard, Thanks for posting this video. I'm getting ready to take the riding mower out and start using it again. I've wondered how I could adapt the tractor to a regular oil filter. This has answered my question. I thank you and my John Deer thanks you.

Good job. Very helpful. Thank you.

Great video, made conversion easy.

great video and really helpful. thanks a ton!

Very helpful video. I am old school also and we can't imagine why some pencil pushing knucklehead came up with these 1/2 qt oil changes. AAAHHHHH, that's right!!! JD would love to sell some service to you or a whole new machine. During BREAK - IN all the metal shavings have to be removed from any engine to avoid damaging the Bearings, Cylinder Walls, Top end and your WALLET. Long term reliability and machine's life span depends directly on the correct "Break - In". (learn this skill) If the manual recommends 7hrs, do one oil change with "Dino" oil at 3.5 hrs and Mobil 1 at 7 hrs. Machine will smile and run forever.

I thought the same when I bought the new e-160...I bought the conversion kit (less oil) for lest than $20.

One issue. The oil drain bolt removal seems impossible. Could not get it off. Seems to be a square pipe plug with Red thread lock which will be hard to remove without a proper socket. I saw another video recommending a 14mm socket might work but it didn’t. The plug metal is too soft and it starts to strip the head....Just be prepared for that.

Yes it did help me decide to get the e140 tractor because it is the same as the e150 but doesn't come with the easy change oil kit

thanks bud!!! $45.00 oil change sucked!!!

Great video. Thanks

Thanks. I might look into this because I wound up adding oil after installing the EZ

Awesome video, Thanks.

I see a lot of hate for this system, and sure I'm not a fan either, but it helps a lot of homeowners at least half maintain their stuff, which a lot of people do NONE of.

This is what Deere says... John Deere Easy Change 30-second oil change system The John Deere Easy Change 30-second oil change system makes changing the engine oil easy, quick, and clean. Changing the oil is as easy as twisting on a new oil-filled filter. Oil does not need to be drained from the engine. The John Deere Easy Change filter is an additional engine oil reservoir. Changing the filter removes the captured contaminants and replaces about 0.8 qt (0.76 L) of the engine oil. Compared to the 100 Series traditional oil filter, the Easy Change oil system uses a synthetic filter media material, has more filtering capacity, and has more oil flow capacity, � and the engine system has 40 percent more oil volume. Everyone who uses the John Deere Easy Change system saves time and avoids the mess of a traditional oil change. In the past, many 100 Series Lawn Tractor owners rarely or never got around to changing their engine oil. With John Deere Easy Change, even owners who previously would not consider changing the oil themselves can easily do it now. So, I say to deere if this is so why don't they use the quick change system on the E140?

I like the video. Good informations.

PS I just ordered from the "Green Parts Store". I hope they give you kudos!

Great video! Well Done! Thanks!

Great tutorial. Thank you for sharing.

Good job on your 1st video Can't believe John Deere would even consider such a ridiculous idea. Anyone with any knowledge of motor maintenance knows full well leaving half the DIRTY oil in a motor is just plain stupid. Great idea and would be the best thing IF you removed ALL the oil !

Since most small engines don't even have an oil filter, why can't we just leave on the one filter it comes with and just drain and refill the oil conventionally a couple times a season? Anyone have any thoughts on that?

I have one question. when you replace the drain plug with the longer extension. Does the side panel fit or does it hit the drain plug? It looks long enough to prevent the panel from going back on.

great video. dislike the new system. could do without the beeps on the scene changes though. :)

good job and to the point..doing mine now

I just ordered the oil drain tube So I can drain the oil.im keeping the big oil filter its pricey but I think it's better then the small ones that's my opinion no one get mad lol

It was a great video! Thanks!

Nothing unprofessional about it at all. Thanks for posting it, sir.

Thanks. I'll be doing this conversion. Also interested in how you removed the side shoot from over the mower deck.

thanks for that, quick and helpful, any idea what filter options there are other than the JD as another after-market option?

When you take that 1 1/8 plug the entire ez filter assembly comes off with it?

Nice job, great JOHNDEERE marketing to the rescue ? At 60 buck's a pop I don't think so. Oddly they also supply the swap kit.

Great job

Important video... when it was time to show anything being done all we saw was a click and it was over... very frustrating.

You got to wonder why John Deere would make a oil change system that doesn't get all the used oil out. I guess they are counting on repairs after warranty runs out.

Hi Thanks for the info, I'm gonna do the same thing for my john deere. I have a question though, why use permatex on the drain tube and loctite for the filter nipple?

really helped. thank you!

Very good video. I am getting ready to do the same conversion on my E130. One question....the instructions don't mention using thread sealant. Is it really necessary in your opinion? Thank you.

Great video, thank you. Question, how did you know that the small filter you used is the correct filter for this motor? Thank you.

Would you share the torque specs of both the oil drain extension pipe and the oil filter adaptor nipple. BTW, good job!

Excellent video! Thanks. Looks like you have a mulching cover. Does it work? Do you have special blades?

Smart move on converting it. Easy change filter is another one of briggs and strattons planned obsolescence schemes.

Great video. I have John Deere S160 riding lawnmower. Can you tell me how to search the oil change conversion part in green parts store?