Finally fixed the oil overfill problem that the previous owner of my bike created because he didn't read the dipstick nor the manual on oil changes.
It's pretty clear from the previous measurement the idiot measured with the dipstick sitting uptop and didnt screw it in for the check, even though the dipstick says to check the level with the dipstick screwed into the fillport. Because it was perfectly measured if you didnt screw the dipstick in.
This is how much extra oil was in the bike:
That's a good 17~18oz of overfill.
Good for removing rocks, cigarette butts, and shop rags. If you want clean oil, stick to the H-D super premium synthetic media filters. The Amsoil H-D filters may be even better.
Good for removing rocks, cigarette butts, and shop rags. If you want clean oil, stick to the H-D super premium synthetic media filters. The Amsoil H-D filters may be even better.
They filter consistently down to 35microns. that's a fair bit smaller than the width of a human hair. that's smaller than extremely fine sand particles.
Paper filters can get smaller in particle filtration but they have more drag and have filament failures that can leave particles much larger than 35 microns though.
Steel filters will ALWAYS capture particles 35 microns or larger. And the filtration media is very unlikely to ever fail.
There's really no recognizable risk to running a steel mesh reusable filter, and they create far less parasitic drag.
They filter consistently down to 35microns. that's a fair bit smaller than the width of a human hair. that's smaller than extremely fine sand particles.
Paper filters can get smaller in particle filtration but they have more drag and have filament failures that can leave particles much larger than 35 microns though.
Steel filters will ALWAYS capture particles 35 microns or larger. And the filtration media is very unlikely to ever fail.
There's really no recognizable risk to running a steel mesh reusable filter, and they create far less parasitic drag.
Harley filters are not paper media. They use a synthetic fiber media. Synthetic fibers are very small and the media can filter down to 5 microns without risk of blockage or high pressure drop.
Approximately 80% of road dust is smaller than 25 micron.
An extensive study by GM showed big increases in engine wear life with filtration down to 7 micron:
Rectified the oil level issue with my bike. Pulled another 2oz of oil out of the bike for a total of 20oz extracted out of the bike.
Now the cold level is proper and now I don't have to worry about the issue any longer.
Oil looks pretty old and bad. Will be nice to replace it with good clean oil at 5000miles.
Did you see where the cold level is on the dipstick when on the side stand? With the proper level of oil, one should be able to measure it hot or cold.
Did you see where the cold level is on the dipstick when on the side stand? With the proper level of oil, one should be able to measure it hot or cold.
That's measured cold on the side stand.
The manual states oil should never be above 1/2 way up the measurement marks when measured cold.
So my bike is now at a perfect oil level.
12-06-2021, 06:32 PM
