John Deere F735 oil leak

Nexus92900

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So I wanted an John Deere mower, and one I could fiddle with a bit, but got more than I bargained for. My F735 got a Yanmar 2 cyl V-diesel, and I noticed that when it was running under heavy strain (long, wet grass), it dumped engine oil. After a quick inspection I found it had to come from the rocker cover. So I started my disassembling of the rocker cover, and sure enough, engine oil came pouring out. This was when I was over my head here, I have never taken an engine apart, and dont have the slightest clue where to go from here. I can see that there is a drainage hole in the rocker cover, and assume excess oil comes out here. Any ideas of where to go from here? I could pay an expert to fix it, but where is the fun in that? Bear in mind that english isnt my main language, and technical stuff aint my strongest side.

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Have you checked your oil level on the dipstick?
 

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Yes, I can clearly see that the level is going down after each run (I assume that I have been running the engine fora total of 60 minutes, and the oil-level has dropped approx 30%. And my green lawn has spots of blackness randomly spattered around)
 
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