Hello, I recently purchased a Pel-Job LS386 excavator. I’ve been trying to find manuals for it online (user manual, technical manuals), but I haven’t been able to locate anything. Would anyone happen to have any manuals available? I would be very grateful. At the moment, my excavator has a problem: I noticed that there is quite a lot of water mixed in with the hydraulic oil. I’m wondering how it could have gotten there and how to properly change the oil. It seems like a bit of a tricky task. Does anyone have experience with this and could share some tips? Thanks!
I am going to guess the smart fellers on here are going to want a serial number to give you educated information. Hopefully your hydraulic tank has a drain plug, oil floats on top of water, let the machine sit for a day or so and pull the drain plug to see if any water comes out first. Probably a good idea to do the same with the diesel tank.
Unfortunately, there has been so much water mixed with the oil that it has emulsified and no longer settles at the bottom. As far as I understand, the entire system needs to be flushed a couple of times with new oil. The serial number is partly worn off, so I cannot provide it. However, I’m interested in any LS386 documentation if someone happens to have it.