Going thru oil
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Going thru oil
Have a 2005 ultra classic only has 17,000 and I am going thru 1 qt of oil ever 1500 miles or so. No smoke out the pipes,small amt of oil in in air cleaner. Pulled the plug some build up on plugs.
Any ideas??
Any ideas??
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05's are known for valve seal issues. Do a search on here I'm sure you will find some good reading. just 1 of the many.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/engin...l-problem.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/engin...l-problem.html
Last edited by Mike07FLHTC; May 18, 2011 at 06:14 PM.
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Valve guide seals. Mine was on the rear cylinder only and that was the only one I replaced seals on several thousand miles ago. If you have deposit build up on both plugs, then you have the problem on both cylinders.
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A buddy has an 05 with the same issue. Started showing up at around 12K. So far it's not real bad. Just replaces the offending plug every so often.
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The other suggestions are probably a more accurate fix but I too was going through a quart to a quart and a half between oil changes when I was still running dino. Since I switched to Amsoil I have zero oil loss.
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