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Old Apr 16, 2024 | 08:44 PM
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Engine drain plug.....

Duh, just read the OP again and realized he put it right there in the first sentence...
 
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Old Apr 18, 2024 | 08:26 AM
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Checked today and still find oil on the frame where the engine drain plug is located.
I think I have managed to locate the source of the leakage. The drain hose.
Will update if that is confirmed.
 
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Originally Posted by slonez_sg

Checked today and still find oil on the frame where the engine drain plug is located.
I think I have managed to locate the source of the leakage. The drain hose.
Will update if that is confirmed.

Seems more likely... and an easy fix.....

Keep us posted....
 
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For those interested, I just recently drained the virgin motor oil out of my recently acquired 2001 Springer Softail with 422 miles on her. It is a time capsule. The oil drain plug had never been removed and I found it did have a thin band of white paste thread sealant around the plug. It appears to be PTFE paste so this is something Harley did at the factory.
 
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From a HD manual - LOCTITE 565 THREAD SEALANT
 
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From a HD manual - LOCTITE 565 THREAD SEALANT
I use this stuff on NPT fittings @ 2000+ psi hydraulics. Its great expensive but great.
 
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I have replaced the oil drain pipe.
Wipe off the thread sealing paste & install a new o-ring.
No more oil leakage for past 2 days.
 
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Originally Posted by slonez_sg

I have replaced the oil drain pipe.
Wipe off the thread sealing paste & install a new o-ring.
No more oil leakage for past 2 days.

Good job..

 
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