Real sorry to hear about your troubles. I've been running Syn3 in all three holes of my 08 Bones and so far no issues to speak of...

63K miles and counting.

 

I wouldn't use Syn3 period.

I switched to it in my 02 Road King about a year after Syn3 came out. My trans shifted much harder.

For years now I've run Amsoil in the engine, Mobile 1 in the Trans, and regular Primary oil in the primary. I don't see any justification for using synthetic oil in the primary. It lubes a chain and some clutch plates, not rocket surgery.

I just now doing the 1k service in my Fatboy Lo and plan to use the factory HD stuff in all 3 holes. At 3500 miles, I'll switch to the above setup.

 

Sorry to hear about all that trouble.. But since you got all that work done for that price ,well good for you and good luck with your bike...
As for your question about oil and all 3 holes Amzoil and mobil 1 are about the top oils for your motor. If amzoil is hard for you to get they sell mobil one v twin 20/50 at auto zone.. About tranny and primary, spectro and bell ray make a primary oil and a big twin tranny oil that are very good. you could buy it on line, I do. Hope that helps.......swifty

 

If you add up the ESC of $1482.29 plus your deductible $1480 plus the cost of the bike when you bought it new, Id say where is the good deal you speak of? You should have gotten twice the mileage out of that motor.
I feel there is more to this story.

 

I run syn in all 3 also but the engine gets motor oil and the tranny gets gear lube. I only use Amsoil 20/50 in motor and primary, 75/90 in the tranny.

 

I'm not sure I follow you here. Add up the ESC of $1482.29? Plus my deductable of $1480?

Can you explain what you mean? I didn't pay a deductable at all. The $1480 was items I purchased myself to have installed on my bike that wouldn't have been covered. These items were not needed. I wanted to upgrade to the 103 and 255 cams plus hi-vol. oil pump plus a few other bits.

If I would not have upgraded to the 103 then I wouldn't have paid a cent.

I figured since the engine was being rebuilt I may as well purchase the 103 and kit. Had nothing at all to do with my ESC. Was done outside of it.


I agree and was in shock when they told me all this other work needed to be done. But my bike was already torn apart. I asked them why this was needed and I explained how the bike was running so good other than the clutch. In fact the trany shifted perfectly, smoothly and the engine ran great. I had absolutely no issues when I rode the bike into their shop other than a clutch that would not adjust properly. They just said that the crank was worn, that my flywheel had spun, that some shaft was missing a tooth etc etc..stuff that sounded legit to me anyway.

I've already explained how much I paid for the ESC and all of the work I've had done on the bike over the past couple of years that was covered. My initial purchase price for the ESC had paid for itself long before I went in recently and had all this work done.

Hell the dealer didn't even ask me. I went in one day to get a update because they never return my calls (shop is super busy and suck at answering the phone and returning calls) and when I arrived he said, don't cry but come see your bike.

When I walked up to it it was completely torn apart. I was like WTF is going on? Thats when they told me the engine needed a full rebuild.

Let me tell you I wasn't happy about all this. I was pissed because I had expected my bike back in a couple of days.

This process ultimately took over 4 MONTHS! Why? I have no idea. Most likely due to them fighting with the ESC if I were to guess.

It sucked. But I was kinda in a bind. So I waited and now I have my bike back.

Did it really need a complete rebuild? How in the hell would I know? I'm not a mechanic and have to trust those that are.



Anyways...Thanks to those that responded about the oils they use. It makes me feel better knowing that this is not considered normal by any means. In fact I'm starting to think more and more that the dealer padded this.

 

Hats off to you, WhiteNoise. People here have dished out some tough stuff, and you've taken it in stride and stayed reasonable.
Plus, you've got an exceptionally nice-lookin' scoot.

 

I'm sure the dealer saw in the system that the bike had the ESC via the VIN. They might have figure they would get some work and you'd get a new engine. Now you should be good to go for at least 100k miles with proper maintenance (and staying away from Syn3).

 

And avoid the stealer too.

 

Thanks man.


Yeah they knew I had the ESC because it was the first thing out of my mouth after explaining my clutch issue. I needed to get a loaner while they worked on my bike.