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Old 08-16-2011, 10:07 PM
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Bike is a 2007 Road King Classic. I'm usually pretty good about using exact amounts of oil when I do a change. On a recent change, part of what I added came from three partially empty bottles, and I was careless about the measurement. As a result I overfilled. Dip stick measurement on cold engine shows oil coming up to the 'hot' line. I'm seeing no oil leaks. Air filter is fine. What unseen damage might I be doing? Worth it to drop what's in there and do it right this time? Thanks for your reply.
 

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I wouldn't do anything. If you are worried go buy a $1 turkey baster and suck some out of the fill tube. If you overfill it too much the engine will give it back via the air cleaner....you'll know...trust me.
 
 
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