Possible oil pump issue? Video inside.
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Possible oil pump issue? Audo inside.
I was riding for a few hours yesterday when i noticed the idle "tempo" on my fxlr spend way up. I had been riding the bike pretty hard and when I came to a stop light the idling went through the roof. I'd rev the engine real quick and the idling would return to normal for a minute before increasing again. Heres a video of what i'm talking about. Does anyone have any ideas?
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I was riding for a few hours yesterday when i noticed the idle "tempo" on my fxlr spend way up. I had been riding the bike pretty hard and when I came to a stop light the idling went through the roof. I'd rev the engine real quick and the idling would return to normal for a minute before increasing again. Heres a video of what i'm talking about. Does anyone have any ideas?
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I would doubt it's an issue with your oil pump. It may, however, be from an air leak from somewhere giving false reading to the computer. Just a guess here as my bike is a 96 and doesn't have all those fancy gadgets on it. 
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I was riding for a few hours yesterday when i noticed the idle "tempo" on my fxlr spend way up. I had been riding the bike pretty hard and when I came to a stop light the idling went through the roof. I'd rev the engine real quick and the idling would return to normal for a minute before increasing again. Heres a video of what i'm talking about. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Check your engine oil level asap. My 2019 fxbb started showing and "eratic" idle at around 700 miles. Brought the bike in and they found it was a quart low on oil. I felt stupid for not checking it myself. I check it regularly now and after my 1,000 service and replacing with Amsoil, I noticed I still lost another 1/2 quart by the 1,900 mile mark. Seems my bike (possibly all of them) vaporize oil into the breather quite a bit when they're new. H-D told me the oil loss should decline over time and by around 2,000-3,000 miles I should see minimal losses.
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No i did not believe it had anything to do with the oil level. It was barely low at all.
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