Is that stuff really $18/qt?

 

That's what I said!

 

So to continue this little saga, I went for a ride last night and checked the oil, COLD, and was at full HOT level. WTF. I thought, ehh, maybe it's not fully circulated, etc. Let me ride and then check it again once I'm home.

Proceeded to and was FULL +, so back to the siphoning oil out again game until I reached the FULL-COLD level today on a cold engine.

Moral of the story, on a drain and fill from jiffy stand, and HD oil cooler, no way in hell it drains out near 2.5 qts. maybe 2qts. At normal/proper COLD-FULL now, so after next ride will check once the bike's hot.

 

... and the drain plugs are 20 INCH lbs... not foot lbs... as you noted, almost too late

 

 

I would say if they are not leaking right now, enjoy riding it... unless you got a bit more shavings than you mentioned... then.. yeah, I'd drop the plugs to make sure there weren't any internal shavings as well, and inspect the threads really good. Maybe chase the threads with the appropriate tap, if they're not too bad.

 

 

NEVER use a torque wrench to tighten your oil plug...snug it up and then give an extra twist w/socket. Torquing the plug is asking to strip threads...