EITMS engaging
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I was also surprised to find my fan assisted oil cooler fan kick on year around every single trip out providing engine gets to operating temps which is almost 100% of my riding, 30's in the Winter, etc..these M8 settings are more sensitive
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AFAIK non-faired bikes still use engine temp sensor, as described by BigT.
Last edited by Hammz; Jun 26, 2018 at 04:35 PM.
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That would get on my nerves. Ive had my 17 Heritage since September and the EITMS never engaged until a couple of weeks ago (at 11,000 miles) on my way home from a long trip to Georgia. I was beginning to wonder if it even worked. I came through Lexington KY and got in a hellacious traffic jam. Ambient temp was above 90F and I had been creeping along in stop and go traffic for at least half an hour before it started kicking in. It engaged 4 times before I got where I was going. Hasnt done it since. The bike was so hot I could smell oil vapor from the crankcase breather. Even though I had 20w50 full synthetic in it I was still starting to get worried. Once I got back home I changed the oil just for peace of mind even though the oil that was in it was only in there 3k miles and the level didnt go down any. I know EITMS is a good feature but when mine kicks in my motors way hotter than normal.
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I also have an '18 Low Rider. EITMS for me was really annoying. When it would kick in at a stop light, when it turned green and I roll on throttle the motor would stumble before the EITMS kicked off. According to the owners manual FXLR's are delivered with it disabled but mine was enabled. I disabled it and am leaving it that way. It shouldn't stumble, I'll have the dealer check it out at the 1K service. To the OP, the manual also says certain models of softtails need to have the dealer enable or disable. That's wrong, you can do it per the instructions in the manual. It uses the cruise control light to show the status. Even though the Low Rider doesn't have cruise control, the light is still there and works as the manual says. Green enabled, amber disabled.
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Dont surprise me that they have the new bikes kicking on way sooner. Harley recently lost a lawsuit from some guys who felt that heat between the legs hurts and the design was faulty. Snowflakes, buying bikes they have no business riding, crying (and suing) because the engines are too hot. Like always a few crybabies ruin things for the rest of us.
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Dont surprise me that they have the new bikes kicking on way sooner. Harley recently lost a lawsuit from some guys who felt that heat between the legs hurts and the design was faulty. Snowflakes, buying bikes they have no business riding, crying (and suing) because the engines are too hot. Like always a few crybabies ruin things for the rest of us.
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So, EITMS is for rider comfort?
I had thought it was to help protect the motor. Maybe it does both. I kept it on all the time on my 2016, and can't remember it helping much with how much heat cooked our right legs on a 100 degree day. It was fierce.
The M8 gets nice and hot, too, but not like the 103. That 103 would heat right thigh to the threshold of agony.
I had thought it was to help protect the motor. Maybe it does both. I kept it on all the time on my 2016, and can't remember it helping much with how much heat cooked our right legs on a 100 degree day. It was fierce.
The M8 gets nice and hot, too, but not like the 103. That 103 would heat right thigh to the threshold of agony.