Oil out of breather
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Tourer
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Oil out of breather
Have had a DK customs system installed for 1800 miles and have not had any issues. Went out for a ride today and had a smallish amount of oil spew from somewhere on the system onto my pipe and cases. I understand some may be normal, but curious why all of a sudden? No recent changes with the bike. Pic of my set up
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Try cleaning that filter.thats not a good spot for it.my hose runs out the bottom of the frame.imho,those filters are nothing but a pain in the a$$.also make sure the oil level is'nt overfilled.
Last edited by whocares; May 27, 2017 at 08:33 PM.
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Nah man. With that few miles you are almost certainly fine. You are always going to get some build up in the filter. It's just the nature of the beast.
I was talking about the little umbrella valve/filter up in the rocker box. No way you wore those out in 2900 miles.
I was talking about the little umbrella valve/filter up in the rocker box. No way you wore those out in 2900 miles.
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If my *cold* oil level is higher then 1/2 (midway on the dipstick) I'll get a little carryover to the external breather. As long as it's at 1/2, all I get out of the breather is the water vapor burning off, and maybe a drop of two of oil. Same on both bikes.
I put a little catch can on the end of a T between the two hoses, but honestly, it still pukes out the water when running. No matter what foam or whatever I put in it to absorb. May go back to the dual inlet filter and just live with it, or run a hose down to the deck.
I put a little catch can on the end of a T between the two hoses, but honestly, it still pukes out the water when running. No matter what foam or whatever I put in it to absorb. May go back to the dual inlet filter and just live with it, or run a hose down to the deck.
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In other words, if you fill your oil up to the full mark when the motor is cold, you probably will have oil drip out the hoses into the air filter.,,
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Clean it with K&N air filter spray cleaner then rinse it using hot water; you'll be good to go.
Clean, and ready to roll
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