M8 Failure count?
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Road Master
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From: Colorado Springs
And for what it's worth, cost of goods sold (oil purchases) ARE a "certifiable tax write off".
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Latest news on my 2017 Tri Glide is that I'm getting a new motor! The dealership found metal fragments when they tore my motor apart. Out of an abundance of caution, it was decided an engine replacement was the best course of action. While I'm bummed that I didn't get to ride last weekend and might miss riding this weekend, I am happy with how Harley has taken care of the problem. My dealership is also top-notch and has been on top of the issue. In the grande scheme of things, this is but a small bump in the road.
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Good deal ! That's the best course of action. After all is said and done, make sure you take the scoot back after an agreed on set of miles between you and the dealership so that they can check the torque on all the mounting bolts. Better safe than sorry !
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Great idea! And I'll likely be changing the oil more frequently for the 1st 5k.
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Heh. Once the new engine is installed, I'd yank the filter after the first 50 miles. Then at 500, drain and fill all the fluids just like the old brake in schedule used to call for. After that, you should be good to go. This 1k brake in the MoCo is now using is pure bs imho.
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5,100 on mine. 1K at 1,200 miles, 5K at 5,100 miles. Mineral at 1K and Rotella T6 at 5K.
Strong oil pressure. It's the oil cooled RGS with stage I. It was an early build. Zero issues of any kind. From day one the mpg was never below 50 and high was 56. HD states combined mpg is 45.
The tracking of pump failures is meaningless. First no data on total number of bikes on the road. Then most HD owners are not on this forum. So what does the failed pump number mean? 25 per cent of those on the road or a fraction of one per cent?
It appears to be to be a fools errand without any factual numbers.
Strong oil pressure. It's the oil cooled RGS with stage I. It was an early build. Zero issues of any kind. From day one the mpg was never below 50 and high was 56. HD states combined mpg is 45.
The tracking of pump failures is meaningless. First no data on total number of bikes on the road. Then most HD owners are not on this forum. So what does the failed pump number mean? 25 per cent of those on the road or a fraction of one per cent?
It appears to be to be a fools errand without any factual numbers.
Seriously, I wanted to ask you about using Rotella Diesel Oil, isn't your warranty now, null & void ? Good Luck, BJ
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From: WORCESTER,MA
All M8's that are water cooled share an oil pump regardless of displacement. Then, all oil cooled models share and oil pump too. The pumps are built the exact same way with only one difference, the supply gear rotor set is thicker in the oil cooled pump. Everything else is the same between them.
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I don't understand the 100, 500 mile oil changes, it used to be 1000 mile, 1st service ! What's different, is the MOCO, not washing & blowing out all the oil lines & cavities after machining the cases ? I've been telling TC owners to open up their dirty oil filters at oil change time, for 15 years ! They should spread out the dirty pleats, looking for yellow, orange or white plastic, pieces of the deteriorating Cam Tensioners ! I like the New Evo with 8 valves ! Whats Old is New again ! BJ