Harley oil
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From: Ellenwood, GA - The Ghetto Part
It's not the oil. It's who ever did the change and the person who does not check his oil who is at fault. If a dealer must do your changes for you don't be shy about checking the oil right in front of them and you should go over everything the did while looking for damage before you leave the shop.
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From: along the shore of Mishigami
If your oil capacity is only 2.5 qts, I would drop another qt. in there before riding it back to the dealer and I would have some firm words with the service manager in the G.M.'s office then they both get the same story and nobody is left out.
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I change my oil about every 7-8k miles and use Mobil 1 v-twin oil... looses maybe 1/4 of a quart...I never let the dealer change my oil...I buy my oil at advance auto parts... right now they are running Mobil 5 quarts and a filter for $30.00...buy the v-twin oil and a car filter fro your car...Best deal around....
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I guess i should have clarified. I DID do the service myself and it WAS full. No dealer to blame it on. On 2 different occasions after, I had to add oil which amounted to about 2 qts all together. Absolutely no leaks any where and no smoke. I'm tending to blame it on the oil itself. Gonna try mobil 1 or amsoil this time.
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From: Snow Hill, NC
I use to loose about 1-2 quarts on my XL883C in 5000 miles but with the EGC almost none and i ride back roads a lot and the mountains...lot of stop n go...Sounds like a problem to me...
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Wow, my brain must be scrambled as this was a hard thread to read 
Anyway I have never had a problem with HD fluids but I did buy a case of Mobil 1 V-Twin going forward. I would't blame it on the oil. Something else is wrong or you didn't add enough to begin with.
Anyway I have never had a problem with HD fluids but I did buy a case of Mobil 1 V-Twin going forward. I would't blame it on the oil. Something else is wrong or you didn't add enough to begin with.
Last edited by golfblues; Mar 12, 2009 at 06:57 PM.
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Thats pure BS. I been using it for a long time and never had a problem.
What, does it evaporate?
Check your engine. You must have a problem.
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I've been told that synthetic oil doesn't smoke. So if you have engine problems and are burning oil you won't know it by the lack of smoke. Used car hustlers will change an old car to synthetic oil to get rid of the smoke that comes from burning oil. Just a thought.