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Old Sep 17, 2013 | 10:34 AM
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What are your thoughts on using this oil in all three holes on a 2014 street glide?
 
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Old Sep 17, 2013 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Spur56
It is the crappiest oil out there. I would never do it. Use the search for oil and you will get pages and pages. I use a mixture if chicken **** and hydrogen peroxide. Kind of tired of oil threads
Well then don't post or more so even read the thread. What's so hard about that?
 
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Old Sep 17, 2013 | 11:26 AM
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I'm sure it lubes just like all the others. Oil brands are a personal preference for most, if you want to run it...throw it in.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2013 | 12:12 PM
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I use it in my engine and primary, they are now recomending gear oil in the trannys, this is because of shear, the gears shear the oil and thicker specific gear oil is better, I use amsoil 75/90, am sure some will argue this, but my race car engine builder and my HD indy mechanic prefer to use specific tranny oil in the tranny, so thats what I do.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2013 | 12:15 PM
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75-90/140 would be better than 20/50 in the transmission. prefer mobil 1 over any amzoil product.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2013 | 12:16 PM
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good stuff here for your tranny...


 
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Old Sep 17, 2013 | 12:26 PM
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Amsoil evangelists show up right on cue. Plenty of good oils out there. Do your research.make your choice
 
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Well then don't post or more so even read the thread. What's so hard about that?
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So do the haters.
 
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Originally Posted by fwb35
the gears shear the oil and thicker specific gear oil is better, I use amsoil 75/90,
You do understand the 20/50 and 75/90 are the same weight oils.
 
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