So if you're concerned about the warranty and want to stay with SE stage kits, who suggested S&S lifters as part of the parts list?

If you ARE concerned about the warranty, just have the supplied parts that come with the SE stage kits installed.

But to answer your question, the aftermarket parts may fall into the gray area of "may" void your warranty. Which basically means if the find that those specific parts were the reason for the failure, then yeah. No coverage.

 

my understanding is the factory limited powertrain warranty covers OEM only parts and subsequent damage that occurs as a result of their failures. when installing SE or updated Harley parts that are tested and approved for each particular model within the first 60 days of purchase, they are considered OEM parts, if installed after 60 days they are not and damage caused by them will not be covered by the warranty.

 

The general rule is if you tune with anything other than the SE tuner or put any non EPA compliant parts they will void your powertrain. However every dealer is different.

I personally have V&H exhaust (non EPA) and mufflers (EPA compliant) with a SE heavy breather on my 18 M8. It's programmed with the SE tuner. I've been emphatically told by the head of service at my dealer and the service writers that my powertrain is NOT void. I also have it in writing via e-mail communication from them. I think they value the relationship especially since I spent $25k there this year. At least I hope. Could they void it....I'm sure they could for my exhaust. Unless I have an inspector come from Harley for a major problem on my bike I shouldn't have an issue. If that was the case I would probably just put the factory parts back on. Am I taking a risk...maybe. But I feel it's a small one and my dealer would come through for me in case of an issue. YMMV. If you are putting on all SE parts with the SE tuner installed by a HD dealer, I can't imagine you would have any warranty issues at all.

Honestly, I can't wait until the 2 years are up so I can get a power vision and dyno it. Then have any extended service done by privately owned shops that do the ESP's for Harley where I have a relationship with the owner.

Kind of makes me wish I bought a used 16 sometimes.

 

 

 

 

I think I would call the HD customer service to speak with a rep on that one..."automatically void upon install' sounds funky..might fall under the "may" void warranty in the event of a problem category..but get clarification straight from the HOG's, er' horse's mouth

 

That is exactly what I did. They stated that installing those parts would not void my powertrain warranty. If a problem was to occur and the lifters or blocks were found to be the cause, they nor any damage they may have caused would be covered.

 

Exactly right. The only immediate warranty--voider is an aftermarket tuner. Installing parts that defeat the emissions control system or a trailer hitch are also listed in the printed warranty as causing a voided powertrain warranty. But replacement parts like lifters should have no effect whatsoever on the warranty except for these:
1) your lifters are now excluded from warranty coverage, and
2) if something breaks, and Harley can trace the failure to having been caused by your new parts, then that repair will not be covered.