oil drain plug O-ring?
Advanced
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 80
Likes: 1
From: Moyock, NC
RE: oil drain plug O-ring?
There is an allen head that goes into the engine crankcase. But it will not drain all of the oil. The oil plug should be a socket, not an allen plug, and it drains the oil tank.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,299
Likes: 2
From: By the "Betty water and the Wire"
RE: oil drain plug O-ring?
You've got me really scratching my head. Very perplexing there, sniper. No O-ring and no magnetic tip. It sure does not sound like a drain plug. You buy your bike new?
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 138
Likes: 0
RE: oil drain plug O-ring?
When I got home I checked my manual plus looked at my bike. Just like I thought earlier and SM 49 said it the oil plug faces out at you on the kick stand side. You removed an engine plug not the oil drain plug. Again the oil plug is on the side of the oil pan not on the bottom facing the kick stand.
Leavenworth Jeff
Leavenworth Jeff
Thread Starter
|
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 3,352
Likes: 4
From: Augusta, GA
RE: oil drain plug O-ring?
Okay, thanks.
I just went out and looked in the area several of you have mentioned and whala! there it is.
I pulled a bull plug out of the front of the pan, not the oil drain plug on the rear-side of the drain pan.
It had been several hours since I had posted my question and with me having to go to work at 2am. I needed to get things back together and re-installed the bull plug with a bit of blue locktite and refilled the crankcase with new oil. It took about 2 2/3 qt so I did miss a bit in the draining process.
I'll just change the oil again in a couple thousand miles using the correct drain plug and we'll be back to normal.
Thanks to each of you for your help.
I just went out and looked in the area several of you have mentioned and whala! there it is.
I pulled a bull plug out of the front of the pan, not the oil drain plug on the rear-side of the drain pan.
It had been several hours since I had posted my question and with me having to go to work at 2am. I needed to get things back together and re-installed the bull plug with a bit of blue locktite and refilled the crankcase with new oil. It took about 2 2/3 qt so I did miss a bit in the draining process.
I'll just change the oil again in a couple thousand miles using the correct drain plug and we'll be back to normal.
Thanks to each of you for your help.
RE: oil drain plug O-ring?
Glad you got it sorted out. It was nice of the dealer to give you an o-ring. Even though they are only a few cents a piece my dealer has never done that.
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 500
Likes: 0
From:
RE: oil drain plug O-ring?
You have probably removed the wrong plug. The drain plug for the engine and the tranny, both have hex head and allen drain plugs. Do you have a owner manual. If not, get the repair manual.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Southpaw Super Glide: A Left-Hand-Drive 1979 Harley FXE Built to Fit the Rider
Verdad Gallardo
The Best and Worst Harley-Davidson Moves of 2025
Verdad Gallardo
Banned
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,899
Likes: 7
From:
RE: oil drain plug O-ring?
ORIGINAL: Rebel Ryder
for this and other reasons I say take the guess work out of it and to- [sm=icon_rtfm.gif]
for this and other reasons I say take the guess work out of it and to- [sm=icon_rtfm.gif]