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Been about three years now since I bought my 2019 road king and one of the questions keeps coming up in my mind is that oil pan down underneath looks like a regular oil pan you’d see on a car although smaller….. I look at older Harleys and I see an oil tank just under the seat? Does the oil pan that I’m looking at work the same way? I wish I could find a video on how the oil system works on the new M8 engines.
Last edited by King dreams; Dec 22, 2022 at 09:44 AM.
Been about three years now since I bought my 2019 road king and one of the questions keeps coming up in my mind is that oil pan down underneath looks like a regular oil pan you’d see on a car although smaller….. I look at older Harleys and I see an oil tank just under the seat? Does the oil pan that I’m looking at work the same way?I wish I could find a video on how the oil system works on the new M8 engines.
Actually, I miss the oil system on my 1989. I used to do a 5 quart oil change. I'd change the oil in the tank, Put on my oil filter with a drain installed, watch the old flowing out until it was clean oil, essentially flushing all the old oil out. Then I'd refill the oil tank to the proper level.
I haven't looked, but the service manual used to have an oil flow diagram and written description.
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M8 engine oil system??
