Using oil
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Using oil
I have a 2014 Street Glide 17000 miles. Perfect shape. I maintain it myself.. It's starting to use oil. Like a quart every 2000 miles. No drips. (not on my watch) runs perfect. I see a lot of oil in the crankcase vent line to the breather. Normal???
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Ewww......that's a bit steep, IMHO. I have a 2014 Limited with more than double your miles and I have yet to top off between oil changes. It must be going somewhere if it's not leaking it's being consumed. Not sure what to think about the vent line.
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Are you sure your using? Stupid question I know. You are suppose to fill to mid-fill on the dip stick. There is actually a very specific proceedure to check level in the owners manual. If I “over-fill” meaning above 1/2 stick I will get excessive blow-by until it goes back down to 1/2 stick. Doesn’t budge from there.
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my 09 uses about that amount., it has a 124 in it. took 3 quarts to Sturgis and used them all. had to buy 1 more on the road. I don't baby the bike, and my speed isn't usually below 80.
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Check your manual, it should explain not to fill to the full line. 3 qts. is the initial fill on the TC103 engine, run the engine till hot then add a little bit just to go halfway but not full hot. What oil won't go in the intake from the vents in the heads will dump in the air cleaner. May I suggest researching External breather Systems from DK Customs, one of our vendors on this site.
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I never fill it more that half way on the stick. I checked the plugs to see if they are oily, and they are fine. (Cinnamon color) I don't run it hard. Seems strange to me.
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Have Chrs Rivas in fresno check it out if you are worried.
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