Oil dripping from air filter
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What kind of oil filter did they use?
Hopefully (and especially with the EVO engines) they didn't use a newer 5 micron filter, or even a 10 micron filter for that matter.
The two filters shown below, either short or long depending on your specific application, is what they should be using....
And also, like others have mentioned, make sure the hot oil level is below the full mark. The cold oil level should even be lower, usually about halfway between the 'half fill and fill mark'.
Hopefully (and especially with the EVO engines) they didn't use a newer 5 micron filter, or even a 10 micron filter for that matter.
The two filters shown below, either short or long depending on your specific application, is what they should be using....
And also, like others have mentioned, make sure the hot oil level is below the full mark. The cold oil level should even be lower, usually about halfway between the 'half fill and fill mark'.
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Joined: May 2008
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From: Elkhorn Mnts Oregon
Did you change the butterfly gasket ?
Jst one more reason to do it yourself !
Same problem on my 91 Sporty1200 Shorty carb and S&S ail cleaner, tried piece of
heavy towel on lower part of cleaner, did not work, had to constantly clean air Clnr
or could not count on bike running as it should. and periodic pulling plugs showed engine running a bit rich due to oil soaked air cleaner.
So I got two hoses with one end formed at 90 degrees from H-D, fit over breather fittings and other end into old medicine bottle, drilled a number of holes
into bottle only half way around the upper half of bottle and oil collected into bottom
yet the crankcase is still vented into the atmosphere, cleaned r side of engine, went
a hundred and came back, a bit of oil in bottle and engine still **** 'n span clean
heavy towel on lower part of cleaner, did not work, had to constantly clean air Clnr
or could not count on bike running as it should. and periodic pulling plugs showed engine running a bit rich due to oil soaked air cleaner.
So I got two hoses with one end formed at 90 degrees from H-D, fit over breather fittings and other end into old medicine bottle, drilled a number of holes
into bottle only half way around the upper half of bottle and oil collected into bottom
yet the crankcase is still vented into the atmosphere, cleaned r side of engine, went
a hundred and came back, a bit of oil in bottle and engine still **** 'n span clean
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I have a 1997 Fatboy that I recently bought with 43K miles on it. I had the dealer service the bike including cleaning the air filter. During a ride yestereday I noticed that I had oil dripping from the air filter. They may have put oil on it after it was cleaned. My owners manual says not to put air filter oil on it. Will this hurt the performance and should I reclean it myself?
I can not see any other reason why I would have oil coming out of the air filter. Any ideas here?
Foot
I can not see any other reason why I would have oil coming out of the air filter. Any ideas here?
Foot
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