Oil leaks
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Oil leaks
I own a 2008 Softail custom With A little over 5000 miles on it, I have had to have oil leaks fixed twice since I bought it. The leaks were in 2 different areas of the engine.
Is this just sloppy work from the factory or is this a design flaw?
Is this just sloppy work from the factory or is this a design flaw?
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I bought it new in 2008 and is still under factory warranty. The first leak was at the top of the cylinder head on the front cylinder, the second leak was at the bottom rear cylinder, both times new gaskets were installed.
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well then definatley keep them on this. Shouldn't be anything major. The stock gaskets are (or at least used to be) pretty crappy anyways.
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Harley has been working to resolve this problem for over a century now. I heard from a factory rep that it should be fixed beginning with 2011 models.
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