Oil Change Question
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I've tried everything from cutting bottles, using lexan, stuffing shop rags, manila folders etc. As much as I hate to admit you can by a special tool from your local Harley shop designed to do this. It has a little nozzle on the end with a hose that you stick in the bottle to catch the oil. Basically place the device under the filter, spin the filter off into the plastic piece...have a beer and let it drain. It works. And if I remember correctly, it was under 20 bucks.
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From: SF Bay Area
Ive tried everything from cutting bottle, using lexan, stuffing shop rags, manila folders etc. As much as I hate to admit you can by a special tool from your local Harley shop designed to do this. If has a little nozzle on the end with a hose that you stick in the bottle to catch the oil. Basically place the device under the filter, spin the filter off into t
he plastic piece...have a beer and let it drain. It works.
he plastic piece...have a beer and let it drain. It works.
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From: SF Bay Area
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Connecticut
Back when I had my 2000 Road Glide, it was easy enough to cut up a cereal box and make a "chute" to diver the oil into a drain pan.
But not so easy with my 2007 Road Glide.
As far as I can see HD changed the shape of the oil filter mounting bracket when they introduced the TC96 engine.
Something about the lower part of the bracket makes it difficult to get something underneath it into a position to "catch" the dripping oil.
I've tried the "punch a hole in the filter before you take it off" approach, and it STILL leaks down onto the motor mount, frame, and floor.
The only solution is to put the new filter on, then hit the area around the filter with carb cleaner or a similar shop cleaner spray.
HD ought to re-design the filter bracket so that it has a small "lip" underneath, to channel and divert the oil when the filter is removed. Doesn't need to be anything special, just get the oil moving "outward" (i.e., toward the left side of the mc), so you can put a piece of cardboard or something to "trough it" towards the drain pan...
But not so easy with my 2007 Road Glide.
As far as I can see HD changed the shape of the oil filter mounting bracket when they introduced the TC96 engine.
Something about the lower part of the bracket makes it difficult to get something underneath it into a position to "catch" the dripping oil.
I've tried the "punch a hole in the filter before you take it off" approach, and it STILL leaks down onto the motor mount, frame, and floor.
The only solution is to put the new filter on, then hit the area around the filter with carb cleaner or a similar shop cleaner spray.
HD ought to re-design the filter bracket so that it has a small "lip" underneath, to channel and divert the oil when the filter is removed. Doesn't need to be anything special, just get the oil moving "outward" (i.e., toward the left side of the mc), so you can put a piece of cardboard or something to "trough it" towards the drain pan...
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Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,510
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From: Connecticut
Back when I had my 2000 Road Glide, it was easy enough to cut up a cereal box and make a "chute" to diver the oil into a drain pan.
But not so easy with my 2007 Road Glide.
As far as I can see HD changed the shape of the oil filter mounting bracket when they introduced the TC96 engine.
Something about the lower part of the bracket makes it difficult to get something underneath it into a position to "catch" the dripping oil.
I've tried the "punch a hole in the filter before you take it off" approach, and it STILL leaks down onto the motor mount, frame, and floor.
The only solution is to put the new filter on, then hit the area around the filter with carb cleaner or a similar shop cleaner spray.
HD ought to re-design the filter bracket so that it has a small "lip" underneath, to channel and divert the oil when the filter is removed. Doesn't need to be anything special, just get the oil moving "outward" (i.e., toward the left side of the mc), so you can put a piece of cardboard or something to "trough it" towards the drain pan...
But not so easy with my 2007 Road Glide.
As far as I can see HD changed the shape of the oil filter mounting bracket when they introduced the TC96 engine.
Something about the lower part of the bracket makes it difficult to get something underneath it into a position to "catch" the dripping oil.
I've tried the "punch a hole in the filter before you take it off" approach, and it STILL leaks down onto the motor mount, frame, and floor.
The only solution is to put the new filter on, then hit the area around the filter with carb cleaner or a similar shop cleaner spray.
HD ought to re-design the filter bracket so that it has a small "lip" underneath, to channel and divert the oil when the filter is removed. Doesn't need to be anything special, just get the oil moving "outward" (i.e., toward the left side of the mc), so you can put a piece of cardboard or something to "trough it" towards the drain pan...
Road Warrior
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From: North Dakota & Minnesota
I put a zip lock bag around mine(Electra Glide) -- and it catches most of it if I take care -- thats when it is on the side stand. However, I just changed my oil when it was up on the motorcycle jack and had very little dripping and what did drip, missed the frame almost completely
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