Draining the oil
#1
Draining the oil
I have a 00 sportster. When draining the oil I know you need to drain the oil tank but how about the crankcase does that need to be drain as well? In the Manuel it says no you don't and even the guys at the Harley says no but don't you want to get as much oil out as you can.
#4
If you want to get all of the used oil out (about 24 ozs) you need to buy some type of scavageing system, or make one yourself. There is a thread here that discusses both:
http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s....php?t=1092007
http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s....php?t=1092007
#6
I drain the oil from the oil tank change filter. Add 20-50 Harley syn oil it took about almost 3 quarts put 4oz in filter went to start it up but it won't start. Crank it over twice as soon I left off the starter switch it backfired as a little smoke came out of the air filter. Took the air filter off took choked off crank it again it tryed to start but no luck and it backfired again. Only think I can think off is I put too much oil in it.
#7
I am new to the bike world but I don't think the hose drains the crankcase. That's why there a bolt on the crankcase to drain the oil. I think
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#8
The bolt on the bottom is to drain the Primary oil. You may want to get a factory service manual. There is no crankcase drain plug, just the oil tank drain hose/plug. If you want to remove the oil that still in all the oil hoses/passages/return lines you need to scavange it. Look at the link I posted.
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Dry sump. Most cars and imports are wet sump. Harley's are dry sump, hence the oil tank and not an oil pan. Touring and Dyna models are a little different, as they have an oil pan, but it is located such that it still is dry sump.
Last edited by Scuba10jdl; 01-02-2012 at 12:55 PM.