First Home Oil Change Today, What a MESS!
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It must have because I just looked for the third time, and 09 is 3 1/2 wet. I dont peer check myself this much at work, and I write work plans at a nuclear facility.
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Maybe the 09 Softails have a 1.0 qt larger oil tank ????
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http://www.ernstmfg.com/products_oilfunnel.php
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Yep, big mess first time: big change in 15 years from 1995 to 2010.
Learned on my own nickel and built a custom pan out of a floor degreaser jug to catch the primary. Use a 2x4 to lift the bike so the oil pan went ALL the way under.
Let it drain for 3 hours before pulling the filter: minimal ran on the oil cooler.
Lots of floor dry the first time: virtually none the second.
Already had a huge funnel to get the SYN3 in without missing and knew it would not that 4 quarts: started with 3 and brought it up slow after warming him up to operating temp. Checked next 2 days after riding to be sure.
Now just once a week.
School of hard knocks works every time!
Learned on my own nickel and built a custom pan out of a floor degreaser jug to catch the primary. Use a 2x4 to lift the bike so the oil pan went ALL the way under.
Let it drain for 3 hours before pulling the filter: minimal ran on the oil cooler.
Lots of floor dry the first time: virtually none the second.
Already had a huge funnel to get the SYN3 in without missing and knew it would not that 4 quarts: started with 3 and brought it up slow after warming him up to operating temp. Checked next 2 days after riding to be sure.
Now just once a week.
School of hard knocks works every time!
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I called a guy at one of the aircraft supply houses I've done business with. He pulled one and gave the measurements.
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Changed my oil this afternoon on my FXSTC. (First one after the 1000 mile service.
First, nice location on the filter HD! You CANNOT not spill. Next time, I am making a small tin funnel.
Next, filling it up. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN you cant dump 3 1/2 quarts right in like a car, half of it went on the ground!
UGH! Oh well, mess cleaned up, oil changed.
That is all,,
First, nice location on the filter HD! You CANNOT not spill. Next time, I am making a small tin funnel.
Next, filling it up. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN you cant dump 3 1/2 quarts right in like a car, half of it went on the ground!
UGH! Oh well, mess cleaned up, oil changed.
That is all,,
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yeah, but he has a dedicated area that he uses to do this in, so he is not trying as hard to keep the area clean like you would be at your house. also, he's trying to do this as fast as he can so he can move on to the next job. again, keeping clean is not the top priority on his mind.
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First oil change or service? Did you check -adjust the fallaway?
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I always loosen the filter enough with the the wrench so I can remove it by hand. Then put one of those ^*&% plastic bags you get at the grocery store around the filter and the mount. Then take the filter off and just let it and the oil go into the plastic bag. You will get some oil drops but a paper towel is more then enough to clean that up.
You can always wipe some oil on the floor to make it look cool.
Jim
You can always wipe some oil on the floor to make it look cool.
Jim