Can you use red line oil on a Harley?
I have never used Red Line in a Harley. I will send the oil off to Blackstone Labs after a period of time running in the bike and see what they say. It should give a decent outcome, but the bike is new, so I am sure there will be some wear of course. The Lucas is hands down the most impressive oil I have ever used in a motorcycle engine.
What happens when you drain the engine oil?
When I drained the engine oil, it was fairly clean until right down to the end of the drip and it started coming out a little powdery looking, hard to describe. No metal shavings period on the drain plug, which was different. The transmission seemed like it only drained about a half quart. It wasn’t even reading on the dipstick.
How do metal shavings get into the engine oil?
Oil filter and Oil replacements are majorly affected by metal shavings. These are fine metal debris that finds their way in oil and hence the engine. When metal shavings enter your engine, it is a matter of when and not if your engine will stall. How do metal shavings get into the engine oil?
What kind of oil do you use on a motorcycle?
I do recommend using the 5/8 and not the hex bit on the transmission drain plug. It is wedged a bit to one side of the shocks, so it makes it really hard to get the hex to go up in the slot good, easy to strip. I used Lucas 20w50 synthetic motorcycle oil in the engine and the primary.
How do you drain oil out of a Harley Davidson?
1. Remove oil filler cap again and visually check for oil in the tank. 2. “If oil is not visible in the tank”, install the filler cap. If the oil pressure lamp stays lit after starting engine, immediately shut the engine off. 5. Start and idle the engine for 30 seconds. Stop the engine.
How can you tell if there is oil in a Harley?
Soooo you can’t tell if there is oil in a Harley unless you start it. If there is no oil, then the engine is running dry until you turn it off. If all the oil is in the sump does it have to be pumped back into the tank before it gets to the engine? If the motor is run daily or every few days, there will likely be oil in the tank.
What happens when you shut off the oil in a Harley?
(a deep whine that increases in pitch until it disappears). After shutting it off 30 seconds or so later the oil in the tank is fine. A guy at the dealership even said he pinches off the oil line from the tank to stop it from happening. By virtue of the change in the owners manual it seems like Harley knows this can/does happen.
Why does the oil drain down into the engine?
A guy at the dealership even said he pinches off the oil line from the tank to stop it from happening. By virtue of the change in the owners manual it seems like Harley knows this can/does happen. Everything I read says it’s because a check ball gets stuck/dirty and lets the oil drain down into the engine.