Issues after Stage 2 Upgrade
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Issues after Stage 2 Upgrade
Hey there,
I decided to upgrade my 2018 Softail Heritage Deluxe over the winter at my local HD dealer. I picked it up two weeks ago and got about 2 miles before there was a full oil blow out all over the bike and road. They took it back into the shop and said that it was an O ring issue and said that it was fixed. Took it out yesterday and its blowing black smoke and spitting oil again so I take it back in. They now state that something was not properly aligned and that my fuel pressure regulator needed to be replaced.
When I dropped off my bike in November, it ran beautifully, I just wanted more power. I do regular maintenance at the HD Dealer where I bought the bike new.
They now want to charge me for the fuel pressure regulator replacement and labor even though there were zero issues prior to them doing the upgrade. I am finding it hard to believe that the fuel pressure regulator went bad from sitting in a heated garage in HD storage over the winter. Is this an issue that could have come as a result of the work done on the engine for the upgrade?
Thanks!
I decided to upgrade my 2018 Softail Heritage Deluxe over the winter at my local HD dealer. I picked it up two weeks ago and got about 2 miles before there was a full oil blow out all over the bike and road. They took it back into the shop and said that it was an O ring issue and said that it was fixed. Took it out yesterday and its blowing black smoke and spitting oil again so I take it back in. They now state that something was not properly aligned and that my fuel pressure regulator needed to be replaced.
When I dropped off my bike in November, it ran beautifully, I just wanted more power. I do regular maintenance at the HD Dealer where I bought the bike new.
They now want to charge me for the fuel pressure regulator replacement and labor even though there were zero issues prior to them doing the upgrade. I am finding it hard to believe that the fuel pressure regulator went bad from sitting in a heated garage in HD storage over the winter. Is this an issue that could have come as a result of the work done on the engine for the upgrade?
Thanks!
Last edited by SBricker; May 6, 2022 at 11:45 AM.
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Given your customer history and how it blew oil after the upgrade my thought is they should forego the labor on the regulator ( although I`m not sure how that makes it "spit oil" )
JMO
Last edited by eighteight; May 6, 2022 at 01:29 PM.
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Welcome to the forum.
I’d be more concerned with the impact to the motor running dry. And I don’t see how a fuel pressure regulator, whatever that is, would cause the bike to barf out motor oil.
I’d be more concerned with the impact to the motor running dry. And I don’t see how a fuel pressure regulator, whatever that is, would cause the bike to barf out motor oil.
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Stage II
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It's just upsetting that it ran perfectly prior to them having it over the winter for the upgrade. I'm regretting my decision to have the upgrade done now. $3500 was the cost of my confidence in my bike's ability to make it from Green Bay, WI to the Trail of the Dragon in July.
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