Engine oil in Starter
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Engine oil in Starter
2010 Ultra Classic, 120k miles.
To the point... I have an oil leak and a wrench at the dealer said there's oil leaking into the starter from the engine. Is the oil slipping past the O ring between the case and the starter? Or is there something more devious here? If that's all it is, seems like that's a backyard fix.
Thanks for your thoughts!
To the point... I have an oil leak and a wrench at the dealer said there's oil leaking into the starter from the engine. Is the oil slipping past the O ring between the case and the starter? Or is there something more devious here? If that's all it is, seems like that's a backyard fix.
Thanks for your thoughts!
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If that dealer wrench really believes there's engine oil getting into the starter you need to run far from them. There's no direct connection between the engine oil and the starter.
Primary yes, engine no.
Primary yes, engine no.
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Or it would leak behind the inner primary the starter bolts to the inner primary either way if the tech was right he would have had to pull the starter to find it and if it was just the o ring he should have seen it. I you don't do your own work please find anouther mechanic
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Thanks for the replies, boys. That was MY bad for wording it to sound like he said there was "engine" oil... I was typing too fast. I didn't ask how he came to the conclusion that there is (primary) oil in the starter. I just told him not to do the repair. Wanted to figure out if it's something I can take care of myself. I do a lot of my own work... it's just that the stuff I haven't done before, I try to get as much info as I can.
And yes, there's oil on top of the transmission.
Looks like a pretty straightforward job to replace that O ring.
And yes, there's oil on top of the transmission.
Looks like a pretty straightforward job to replace that O ring.
