my 99 fatboy has oil comming out of the air cleaner.i drained the oil to just touching the dip stick and still oil leaks.what is the best fix for this

 

my brother said it my be my rings are bad.it only has 13500 miles on it.he also said it might be the umbrella valve.i have tried removing some oil but didnt change.any addvice would be great.

 

Did you take off the vent hose and clean it out? When was the last time you changed the oil? How much did you put in? Have you added any oil because the engine is using oil?

FWIW, I really doubt the rings are bad. You probably have a clogged vent or wet sumping issue.

 

i picked up this harley tecks card and called him he said that harley davidson shop sold me the wrong oil fiter?

 

Change it out and see if that is it. Don'tuse a 5 micron HD filter (get a 10 micron) as those can cause too much restriction in an EVO motor. You might try going to your local NAPA auto parts store and have them get you a Wix Napa gold filter. The part number should be 51348 (napa 5134) or if you want a chrome one 57348 (napa 5734). Try that on there and see if it works. If your dealer has a 10 micron HD filter that would work as well. The wix is a 19 micron rating but will work.It will only cost you a few bucks to try it.

 

The WIX filter is actually as good as or better than HD's filter.

 

For an EVO yes. But it is a paper filter and the HD filter is synthetic 5 micron media. Which is better for a twinkie motor.

 

i used the oil filter with part #63796-77a, went on 100 mile ride and no oil leak.thanks for the use of the forum. and those with single cam evo's this might help.

 

Glad to see it worked out for you! Stick around this forum and you will learn a lot about your bike.

 

I have the same problem with my 04 Wide Glide. You just changed the oil filter and that corrected the problem? I'll try it but it doesn't make sense but the whole problem doesn't make sense to me. How does the oil reach by air filter??? Crazy.

Did you do anything else or just change the oil filter?