Any truth to this oil migration rumor?
#11
06-12-2018, 12:57 PM
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Well due to all the information I have been reading here on this issue I have decided not to purchase the 2018 softail. It's too bad as the dealer just received the bike from Harley today and I was going to use my $1,500 of coupon to purchase the bike.
I just can't pull the trigger with these issues in mind.
Thanks to everyone who replied to my posts, you may have saved me some headaches.
I just can't pull the trigger with these issues in mind.
Thanks to everyone who replied to my posts, you may have saved me some headaches.
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06-12-2018, 01:07 PM
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Tony P (06-13-2018)
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06-12-2018, 07:44 PM
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06-12-2018, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by HD_fan
Same here and ride this bike hard every single time I take it out. almost 7k miles for me. I use redline trans oil and that pink stuff is EASY to see.
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06-13-2018, 07:47 AM
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The oil migration issue or transfer does not seem to affect models that have the cable actuated clutch. Don’t know if it is the slinger on the pushrod or just that the side cover is open to the main body of the transmission, but the cable models don’t have the problem. The cable actuation is the same as what has been used by Harley for more than three decades, so it is a proven system.
All M8 models have been known to sump oil which means oil collects in the crankcase and is not returned to the oil reservoir. This can destroy an engine. There is some rumor that the MOCO has redesigned the engine cases for 2019 to alleviate the problem. If that is so it wouldn’t surprise me to see a class action suit by the purchasers of the 2017-18 models to get the MOCO to update the cases on those machines.
Two, going on three, MY's in and still no closer to fixing the problems than they were when they started. People won't put up with that crap forever.
Massive lemon law suits and the resulting buybacks might get their attention, too.
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103Eagle (06-13-2018)
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06-13-2018, 07:58 AM
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06-13-2018, 07:58 AM
My 2018 Softail Slim, although a completely different style of bike than my Street Glide, has one of the best, smoothest and most powerful motor right out of the box that I've ever owned . I've been riding Harleys for 40 + years and this is without a doubt the best motor to date.
Last edited by Rickr01; 06-13-2018 at 08:01 AM.