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Old May 27, 2014 | 08:36 AM
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Default Oil Change @ ??
How often are you guys changing oil/filter ?
 
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Old May 27, 2014 | 08:39 AM
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I change mine when the top end noise gets more pronounced. Usually around 2500 miles. I use conventional oil from Autozone.
 
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Old May 27, 2014 | 08:41 AM
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Do a forum search. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of threads on this subject. SJ Ron
 
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Old May 27, 2014 | 08:45 AM
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When mine gets dirty.
 
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Really??
 
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By the book. No need to second guess the MoCo or its engineers on this one.
 
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around 5 thousand for the eng.
 
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I follow the service schedule in my owners manual. The published schedule from HD regarding the equipment they manufactured seems to work best for me.
 
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I follow the recommendations in the owners manual, although I change all 3 holes each time. I do the work myself, and use the SYN3 oil, cost me 100 bucks and I know its done right. Oil changes are money in the bank.
 
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I change mine at about 7500-8000 miles. I use whatever v-twin full synthetic is on sale. 2010 EGC, 51000+ miles. No issues and running strong.
 
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