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New Motor
I went to grab my bike and head out for a ride the other day. It had been sitting for a bit and not on a battery tender, so it was cranking for a bit without starting. Luckily, before it did start, I noticed it was pissing oil. Looked like about a half quart ended up on the ground.
I checked for obvious things like a loose drain plug or oil filter, but those are all tight. The leak seems to be at the very front of the motor, maybe on the bottom, or maybe where the oil filter bolts into the block, or maybe both.
Thinking the block may be cracked, but I can't really do much where I store the bike, so for now, I just threw some oil dry on the puddle and left it.
Thinking I might need a new motor. Really just too broke right now to do much about any of it no matter what it is. I guess I'm just kind of ranting/moaning here.
It's a 2002 Wide Glide TC88. Thinking if I do end up having to replace the motor, I should go with a 103 if possible, just because I think it would be about the same cost as replacing it with an 88.
Any suggestions or ideas?
I checked for obvious things like a loose drain plug or oil filter, but those are all tight. The leak seems to be at the very front of the motor, maybe on the bottom, or maybe where the oil filter bolts into the block, or maybe both.
Thinking the block may be cracked, but I can't really do much where I store the bike, so for now, I just threw some oil dry on the puddle and left it.
Thinking I might need a new motor. Really just too broke right now to do much about any of it no matter what it is. I guess I'm just kind of ranting/moaning here.
It's a 2002 Wide Glide TC88. Thinking if I do end up having to replace the motor, I should go with a 103 if possible, just because I think it would be about the same cost as replacing it with an 88.
Any suggestions or ideas?
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I went to grab my bike and head out for a ride the other day. It had been sitting for a bit and not on a battery tender, so it was cranking for a bit without starting. Luckily, before it did start, I noticed it was pissing oil. Looked like about a half quart ended up on the ground.
I checked for obvious things like a loose drain plug or oil filter, but those are all tight. The leak seems to be at the very front of the motor, maybe on the bottom, or maybe where the oil filter bolts into the block, or maybe both.
Thinking the block may be cracked, but I can't really do much where I store the bike, so for now, I just threw some oil dry on the puddle and left it.
Thinking I might need a new motor. Really just too broke right now to do much about any of it no matter what it is. I guess I'm just kind of ranting/moaning here.
It's a 2002 Wide Glide TC88. Thinking if I do end up having to replace the motor, I should go with a 103 if possible, just because I think it would be about the same cost as replacing it with an 88.
Any suggestions or ideas?
I checked for obvious things like a loose drain plug or oil filter, but those are all tight. The leak seems to be at the very front of the motor, maybe on the bottom, or maybe where the oil filter bolts into the block, or maybe both.
Thinking the block may be cracked, but I can't really do much where I store the bike, so for now, I just threw some oil dry on the puddle and left it.
Thinking I might need a new motor. Really just too broke right now to do much about any of it no matter what it is. I guess I'm just kind of ranting/moaning here.
It's a 2002 Wide Glide TC88. Thinking if I do end up having to replace the motor, I should go with a 103 if possible, just because I think it would be about the same cost as replacing it with an 88.
Any suggestions or ideas?
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Find the exact source of the leak before throwing the motor out. Clean it up, put more oil in, sprinkle baby powder all over the suspect area, run motor, locate the problem. Could be as simple as a crank sensor o-ring.
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Tell us honestly...do you really want the case to be cracked so you can upgrade to that 103!?! If so, I really doubt it's cracked. Most likely a simple seal.
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