strange Engine oil change ...
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strange Engine oil change ...
I just changed my engine oil yesterday. No lift this time , I left the FLHX on the Jiffy stand. Drained the oil into a pan, removed the filter, and fiddled around the garage while it drained. No dripping oil noted from the oil pan drain, I even stood the bike upright for a minute or two. I replaced the plug, put on a new filter, poured in 3.5 quarts of Syn 3 (exactly). I checked the level, (which was over full), rolled the bike out of the garage and fired it up. I let it run for a few minutes. Shut it down an rolled it back in the garage. After a few minutes, I checked the level and it was still over full. I figured it was still needing more run time. So I cleaned it up, and took it for a ride. Stopped for a brew, checked the level, STILL over full. Dip stick indicated at the level of a hot upright level ?
I rode it home, checked again this morning, same level noted. I siphoned the excess oil off till the oil level, cold, is at the jiffy stand hot level. The only thing I believe I did wrong was not heating up the engine sufficiently before I drained the oil, I ran it, but the oil wasn't hot when I drained it... Do I drain it and re change the oil/filter ? Or run it till the next oil change. I'm at 35,000 miles on this service...?
I rode it home, checked again this morning, same level noted. I siphoned the excess oil off till the oil level, cold, is at the jiffy stand hot level. The only thing I believe I did wrong was not heating up the engine sufficiently before I drained the oil, I ran it, but the oil wasn't hot when I drained it... Do I drain it and re change the oil/filter ? Or run it till the next oil change. I'm at 35,000 miles on this service...?
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I have drained mine cold more than a few times. Have always added the same amount of oil and have not over filled. I could get hammered for this question, but here it is: Is there more oil in the pan when the motor is cold or after warming up?
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Did you just dump it without starting it? I know on a Softail, it will slowly get some in the cam galley from the bag. Not sure how a tour can do that unless the oring in you oil pump has some wear on it and it may be sumping when hot and running and it was there. I only see about 1/8 change in oil level from cold to hot however in the oil level on the stick. I sure would not worry about it. There is more then a quart scattered in the heads,oil pump and cam galley that does not come out. It's just stained oil. It's filtered and clean. Few more ounces is not going to matter. Till the tin man sees this and promotes his complete oil drain system.
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I don't want to fret over it, but it did seem strange. I never noticed it before this change... I always tried to be accurate on fluid levels, etc.
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Stupid question alert.... My apologies....
Did you make sure the fill/check plug was removed when you drained the pan. My nephew did the same thing but forgot to pull the fill plug. Had the same situation.
Did you make sure the fill/check plug was removed when you drained the pan. My nephew did the same thing but forgot to pull the fill plug. Had the same situation.
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Oh ya, The fill plug was out. It creates a vacuum, if not. I think from now on I'll start with just 3 quarts. The oil in the drain pan was poured back into the bottles. There was less oil, the only variable was the old filter oil, and there didn't seem to be a lot of that oil noted.
