I have a 2012 flhtcuse7 110. Stock motor. I now have 32k on it bought it with 8k from dealer. I use Sprectro Oil for my changes. I also have an extended HD warranty until 2025 that I just renewed. (due to the possibility of the engine failure, and all the other CVO extra stuff) So I was thinking of doing pre failure insurance of replacing the lifters and maybe pushrods. Since HD got their hand slapped about using the non HD parts and not covering warranty issue I was thinking of going with NON HD lifters and maybe this would prevent the lifter failure in the first place. Questions...... Are the latest SE lifters any better thank the 2012 ones i have in the bike now?
If I use after market I want a USA high quality brand they can withstand the cam and higher spring tensions that seems to cause the lifter the fail in the first place.
What good After market brands are reliable? thanks Jeff

 

I would go w S&S lifters. I have never heard of any failures from them. While you are in there put in new cams and pump up the performance. Labor will be the same. I have done many a project w support from @fuelmoto


my favorite cams for twin cams are Woods TW-222 or in a CVO 110” the Woods TW-777. Fuelmoto will give you a good recommendation for your riding style and setup. Their Tech Support is first class.

 

You have an extended warranty. Leave it be if it blows they fix it. You put in better aftermarket lifters they may not.
HD SE lifters are the same low end stuff the factory ones are in quality.
No HD did not really get their hand slap as hard as some think by the FTC.

 

I agree with smitty, you paid for the warranty just wait and get them fixed if they go bad. I didn’t get the extended warranty with mine and had my lifters replaced at 20k miles. My indy put in fueling hp lifters, nothing wrong with my stock ones and he said they looked fine when they came out.

 

ok thanks, Yes i bought the extended warrant for the 2nd time due to the amount of things done during the first one while covered. I paid then 2800 when i bought the bike in 2017. During the 5 yr timeline of having that warranty things that got replaced were... radio, 2 voltage regulators, Ipod Module and wiring harness, complete ingnition systen along with the new cvo gold key, Stator, and another voltage regulator, at that time I got the inner primary chrome plated, and had them change all the seals while in there anyway. Exhaust seals and brackets. If i include the labor for all this i was well over 2800. So that made me rethink getting another one due to the engine issue, i was just trying to avoid all the down time if it does have the lifters go and take out the motor. thanks Jeff

 

SE lifters are crap.

 

I have a '13 CVO Ultra that I bought new.
I had heard so much talk about lifter failure on the 110 S/E engines that I decided to have mine replaced in early '18 at about 34,000 miles as a PM measure using my own money even though I had the extended warranty.

To me the expense was worth avoiding a total engine failure and then hoping that my dealership could hopefully put "Humpty Dumpty back together again"!

I haven't put very many miles on the bike since the new lifters were installed (I got a new Tri-Glide in '18) so the only thing positive that I can say about any difference between the OEM's and the replacements was that a little rattle that the OEM's had under low-to-moderate acceleration disappeared.

 

thanks So how much did they charge you to replace them just curious thanks Jeff

 

The total cost parts and labor was about $ 400 bucks, but keep in minds that that was 4-1/2 years ago.