I didn't get any oil blowing out. Not a drop.

 

I was told by my dealer when I bought it that 3.5 quarts was te perfect amount.

 

I run my back wheel up on a piece of 2x4 so all the oil drains to the front. Put 4 qts in it and it's right on the money.

 

My bike was on its side-stand facing downhill on a floor dropping a couple inches over twenty feet. I have no doubt whatsoever that all the oil drained from the rear tank. I don't know that much about the configuration of the rocker boxes. I know they drain out the pushrod tubes, and with the bike on the side-stand it might not all (however much may be up there) drain out. In any event, I don't think that drainage is to the rear tank anyway. Half a quart in the crankcase, cam box, heads, oil passageways? Probably so.

 

Gheez ... do you think we make lubing the cables as difficult as an oil change?

 

I had this very same question,,, but after rereading the manual...
a engine say new or after a complete rebuild takes 4 qt.s
if you do just a oil and filter change its 3.5 quarts,
you guys are adding to much if you put in 4
thats why you get oil out of the air filter.
same as prim'y you only need 36oz's.. I think?
not what the capacity amount says,
read the book,,, the capacity's are diff/more than a oil change amount

 

When I dropped the oil & filter in my '02 { with a built 95" motor } , at first put 4 qts. in and she would puke oil out the air cleaner. Then if I changed it and only put in 3.5 qts it was always fine, never puked regardless of how hard I rode her . Will soon change them both in my '07 { 1K miles } and plan to again put in 3.5 qts and go from there [sm=icon_quiet.gif]

 

So the "Full" mark on the dipstick really means "Too Much?"

 

Glens,

I've read enough of your post's to know that you know the answer to that!

 

NO you won't be ok with 4 QTS! 3.5 QTS when you change the oil & filter!!!!!!! If at some point you have a oil cooler installed then it goes up to 3 QTS & 20 OZ.