Oil drip behind oil filter

[Bobbyu]

I recently purchased my first Kubota a b7200HST D with 543 hrs. It has a oil drip behind the oil filter. I changed oil & filter. Wasn't sure if it was the filter. Inspected everything with the filter off and cleaned the area behind it, reinstalled the filter. Still got the drip. It's not bad but annoying. I think it looks like the housing the filter screws onto. I've found a few threads where owners have had a plug blow out and oil comes out at a pretty good rate. I don't see no plug. I have downloaded the b7200 wsm but yet to find any detail on that area. Any ideas or someone else have the same issue?

Thanks

bob

 

[rentthis]

Could it be that someone left a gasket from another oil filter on the machine? Check under the filter for an unseen gasket. They only need one.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

If it's leaking off the side of the block then the oil galley plug is leaking and will need to be replaced.

 

[Bobbyu]

When I changed oil there was no extra anything there. It's not much of a drip but messy. I will try and find the galley plug or what ever it is called and see if that is it.

Thanks

 

[cviola2005]

When I changed oil there was no extra anything there. It's not much of a drip but messy. I will try and find the galley plug or what ever it is called and see if that is it.

Thanks

The plug that NIW is referring to is on the front of the block, below the front cover. If there's easy access to the area, it'll be hard to miss. If you can't see it easily, it may be hard to investigate/replace.