Delboy's Garage, Harley Softail Service #5, 'Full Purge' Oil Change.
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- How-to change your Harley Softail oil, and get 30% more out.
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Very enlightening. The amount of extra dirty oil you got from the purge is an eye-opener for me. Excellently explained as always. Thanks!!
Thanks Richard, I thought this would surprise a few people !
I just have to say that I watched all five oil changes videos from Delboys Garage and I must say I am very satisfied about all of them. He was very precise and straight forward how each one should be done. Thank You very much for your expertise!!!!
I would have never known this until this video , I always thought that what I was doing just draining the tank was a complete new oil change , thanks for this .
I just finished purging the oil on my 14 Softail Deluxe. Pretty easy following Delboy's step by step. Thanks
I am a retired mechanical engineer, new to biking and soft tail Harely, love your videos,very informative please make some more.
Thank you .L..f.
Just completed the oil change and purge following Delboys excellent instructions. Thankyou Delboy, my 2009 Fat Boy is now running on clean oil and filter.
I just did my 1st full purge change. Stock 2002 FSXTDI Deuce 8560 miles. I rode my bike 5300 miles on 2 tank and filter changes. It took me about 2hrs cause finding my filter wrench was a 30min waste. My return line had Oring/hard spacer/Oring. The magnet was clean aside from the normal spec of black dust after 2500 miles. Thank you! Your podcasts are so well edited, even a mechanical idiot can do it! I feel very reassured, knowing for a fact that my engine is wear free and clean inside. I am an endless haunt about clean engines, inside and outside, because I owned and repowered 7 different types of boats over 45+yrs skiing and on open water. There ain't no tow trucks at sea! When the pair of engines under the deck suddenly stop, start paddling! 😂 I have never been towed back to the dock since I stepped on a boat in 1967. Other people's boats for sure, but never mine. Blue Skies and Rubber Down Everyone!
Thank you for sharing your kind words buddy.. !
I just bought a 2003 Springer Softail that has not been run in several years. This video is exactly what I needed to know to purge the oil system.Very informative and easy to follow. Looking forward to checking out more of your videos. Thanks
Glad it helped, and welcome aboard.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! Congratulations for the channel and the new garage! As a mechanic, your videos are helping me a lot here in Brazil in order to provide a better service to my customers.
Hey Marcelo, so good to hear from you - it makes us very proud indeed, that our videos can reach out to the 'trade' and help the professional side of the bike mechanic world...
You are the best mechanic ever.
Thanks for being thorough. Changed many oils, but first time for Twin Cam. Very simple thanks to you! Purged well over a quart of the old stuff (Syn3). The only suggestion that I have is to try 100% synthetic. I used Amsoil and am very impressed with results. Engine runs quieter and shifts smoother. Thanks again mate, and CHEERS from South Carolina, USA.
I am absolutely gobstruck. I have been paying for regular servicing and I don't believe they have ever done this, probably because I didn't ask them to purge ALL the oil. I love this video, it has added to my knowledge so thank you. I will be watching all your other videos now.
Most welcome, glad it helped you.
My search is over. These videos are the most informative and easy to understand that I have found.. I won't be going anywhere else. My Fatboy, my wallet and I thank you!
Most welcome Sir, glad it helps you.
Excellent video! Did a purge on my 2001 Heritage Softail Classic and what a surprise. All that old oil that would have been left behind at any dealership.
I will be watching all your videos. You have that straight forward approach that just makes sense. Thanks!
Thanks buddy, you're very kind, there isn't actually that much dirty oil left in the engine, if you were to scrape out the dirty oil in some way, it'd probably be less than half a cupful, but when you get almost 1.5pints of dirty oil out, much of that is actually new oil that's rinsed the linings of the oil ways and all the hoses and cleaned them, like a detergent, so you are sacrificing, maybe, a pint of your new oil to wash out the old stuff, but as you no doubt agree, it is so worth it... your new oil will stay clean for at least 1000miles before it even begins to discolour so the next purge you do will run clear in, maybe, half a pint... thanks again, ride safe, Del
just did my 1st oil change with a dude i met who was willing to show me what to do we didn't do this but i will the next change ty for the great info man much appreciated
your plug wires need to be grounded when cranking
to prevent risk of over voltage damage to the ignition coils. You can also unplug the coil. Best practice is to remove the spark plugs to ease the starter and driveline when cranking with zero oil pressure.
My only quibble with this is unnecessary decoupling of the spark plugs. It is simpler and faster to just engage the kill switch before cranking it. No spark is going to the plugs.
@@MikeTomillo Typically, the engine will not crank from the handlebar switch with the run/stop in the stop position. I will typically jump power to the starter solenoid directly if I don't want the ignition system or fuel pump doing anything when cranking.
Are you sure it does damage to the ignition coils?
People call me crazy for purging my oil in my softail.. better safe than sorry I say
Not at all. I salute you and would do the same if could in my twin cam.
Dels and Penny videos are awesome- what an inspiring guy.
Just purchased a 2009 softail off my brother, He recommended that I watch this series on servicing as he knows I'm too frugal to take the bike to a stealership, Thanks for your great information I'm glad I followed my bros recommendation. Top job!
Thanks Ando's, am glad you could find the series useful and good on your for taking this servicing on yourself, it expands the pride of ownership and puts you better in touch with your bike... good luck with your projects and have fun!
Thanks for all 5 series Softail!
What a fantastic video..I had no idea I was leaving so much dirty oil in the engine. Without a doubt the best series for Harley Softail oil change maintenance. Thank you to you and you lovely camera woman .
Thanks buddy.... It is surprising how much is left behind aye... many disregard the procedure thinking its just a small splash left behind... but they change their tune when they realise its almost a litre... Thanks for your kind comments mate.
Thank you so very much Delboy, now I know where all the dirty oil came from, when I draint the crankcase, (the plug under the engine in the middle)
Your way of changing oil is, in my opinion the only wright way. I found the plug accidentally, and when I got it out, there came more than a liter out of the engine (after the 'normal' oil change)
I have a 2005 fatboy didn’t like leaving all that dirty oil when I changed it I liked your idea on purging it read most of the comments to see if anyone else stated this my bike has two o rings and a plastic spacer in-between on the return line so be careful so you don’t lose any of it when disassembling
I cant believe the harley owners manual mentions nothing of this purge procedure. Excellent video. Thanks for the enlightenment. Almost a third of the oil is left behind otherwise.
I have watched 4 of your videos. Im a new harley owner and you have saved me so much money. Your directions are easy to follow and make it seem super simple. Thank you!
Glad to help Waldo, and welcome aboard sir..
Awesome series!! Its a great feeling that these 5 video's will be available for review as many times as needed to do a proper servicing!! Thanks again!!
Thanks Rob, im glad you enjoyed the series, and can use them later.. really appreciate your kind comments..
Thanks Del, just bought a ‘14 Fatboy Lo and will be doing a 3 hole as soon as I get it home. Hope all’s well with you too. You’ve been a boon to me over the last few years as I have an 865 Thruxton (with Meteor chair) too. All the best from Putnam Valley NY.
Congratulations on the new bike Ian, ive had one of those and they're awesome.. good call doing the oils, you never know what previous owners have done (or not done), Hope it's not too cold over there for you yet, we know you get snow pretty bad in winter, so keep safe and warm.. all the best.. D&Px
Thank you!! What a huge difference purging makes. My oil is cyrstal clear!! Thanks Delboy!!
You are so welcome
Mission accomplished Del... Managed to drain sump with engine on and checking the level adding as I got until the return was all clear
Congratulations Andres, sounds like you had fun, glad you got it done!
Nice tutorial! A tips,
When installing a new filter, slightly moisten the sealing edge in the filter with new oil to be sure a rubber surface isn't torqued towards a metal surface, it can cause the rubber seal to do unwanted flexing.
And thx for great process videos!!!
This is an excellent tutorial. So no need for a hot engine, then. There was something about particles being suspended in hot oil that has been running for a bit. But I guess that's also purged out here. I actually got replacement upper oil retainers just in case. I might as well replace them!
I just watched the entire 5 video series and being a 2008 Softail owner I found them to be excellent!
Thank you for all the knowledge and advice 👍
Most welcome Harold, It's great to know that these videos can be used to help and benefit our fellow riders.. Take care my friend.. Del.
man.....I'm no mechanic, but I feel very confident to change my oil now!!! Thanks!
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you, and well done.
So simple yet never thought about it.. fantastic!
Thank you for answering my question about engine flush. Great explanation and reasoning. So good to know why as well as how.
You are excellent.
Thank you so so much. 😊
Safe rides 👍🤜
You're most welcome John. Glad to help, good luck with it. !
Thought purging was faffing around for a few ml of dirty oil. The jug full at the end corrected me. Cheers.
Yes indeed mate - on most dry sump bikes, it is not much to speak off, but a Harley big twin motor is a monster - as you saw for yourself !
Thanks for a brilliant concise video. I will be purging every oil change from this point forward.
Good move on any Softail Bobby..
Well Done ! Shared your "Full Purge" video with my Softail Friends... They all loved the hands-on technical information !
Most welcome Sir, glad the video could help you all, just spreading a little housekeeping knowledge.
Watching this for the second time ,well numerous reasons anyway my dad was very good harley wrench unfortunately passed away in 06 he would always show me the right way of doing shit on motorcycles you are very good like he was. Anyway I subscribed and have been showing all my buddies w softtails your video why the manual doesn't tell you how to change it like you do is beyond me anyway keep up the good work mate from ft Collins, colorado
Hi Stephen, good to hear from you, sorry to hear of your Father's passing, it sounds like he was your mentor as well, and it's good that you kept those lessons and use them in your life... thank you for subscribing and welcome aboard Sir!
My first bike 2016 Fatboy S and will be changing the oil of my bike this weekend with more confident. Thank you .
watched tour videos on how to work on my sportster years ago.I sold it and just got my
H-D softail deluxe and had to find you! Glad you are still doing the vids done the full service myself thanks to you keep them coming would love to see a vid on cam swaps and such.
thank again🍻
not many tubers out there willing to share such good, clear and damn interesting fun to watch instructional videos. I hope you're making a quid from this game I'd be sure happy to spot you a few bob in your kit in appreciation! thanks for everything!!
Thanks buddy, if you look under the video, there's a few options... you can buy yourself a t-shirt or hoodie, which shouts us a small commission... if you don't fancy one, you can drop a dollar in the 'tip cup', or you could even become a Patron and join the other 350 or more viewers that support every video we do... it's up to you buddy, and we plough every penny we get back in to the channel to not only make the videos better to watch, but also to invest in tools, and equipment, that mean we can show you more things to learn !
I will do the 5000 mile oil changes myself then, I told them that when I saw them last. Purging is one of the best things I've seen in ages, amazing how much more dirty oil you got out 👍😎
Very interesting to know and well explained. I watched the vide last night and today i did the exact thing as you showed on the video. As you said it is hard to believe how much the old oil actually comes out from purging the system. Keep up the good work
Most welcome Darren. Glad it helped you.
Thanks I’m learning from you,always took 2006 Heritage softail to dealers,on budget now so got do own work
Hi Joe, thanks for watching mate, am glad the video helped, enjoy your projects!
Two years on and about to do my fourth service, I still haven’t done the full purge, although I don’t argue it’s better. I’ve never wanted to risk losing or breaking the fitting parts, but I might actually have a go at it this time. What’s funny however, is not having found one technician, or DIYer who even knows about this, and I’ve asked a bunch of people. What’s important however, is your videos more than any others inspired me to do all this work myself, and I’ve learned so much. Everything in this series of 5 is so, so easy, and my bike is in tip top maintenance wise all the time. Thank you for making these and making it look as easy as it is.
Most welcome indeed Patrick, and im very proud the our videos have been such an inspiration in keeping your bike in top condition. It's not critical that you purge the old oil out, but as you can see there is a fair bit left behind with the dry sump system on the Softails, and ive found over the following miles after the purge change that the new oil stays cleaner for longer, which naturally means it is less contaminated with old oil.. Who knows why the Dealers don't bother to support the practice, im not really interested as to why, im just looking at my oil, and using common sense to make sure its as clean and free from the old sump oil as possible.. Ride safe my friend, and thank you for your support .
Don't be afraid of getting to know your bike. It's another level of satisfaction.
That was a huge gigantic tip 👏 thank you so much Delboy,definitely going to do that on my 2013 heritage soft tail ,awesome 👌
Yesterday I changed my engine oil and purged it just like you did. And your absolutely right, the old oil came out, and I felt so good about it. Thanks again
Thanks for doing this I just got a 2008 Heritage Softail and I just change primary gearbox and engine oil by watching your videos you have Ben a BIG help and yes my first Harley Davison
That's great news Jesse, glad the videos could help you, and that it went well, much appreciate your kind support, ride safe!
Quite detail oriented. Not cut rate. Performs craftsmanship quality work.
Thank you.
Good information.
Thanks for the post.
I'll be sure to do this sooner than later.
Oh man... I'm gonna have to buy a Harley now! You're costing me a fortune Del. Love the videos! 👍
Absolutely amazing amount of dirty oil after draining the case. Great thing to know, great video as always.
Doc from Spokane Valley Washington.
Certainly was a lot more than I thought it would be... good to get rid of it aye !
Thanks for yet another AMAZING instructional video! I just changed all three fluids and now I’m feeling like I wasted some time and money bc I did not purge it all! I usually don’t subscribe to anyone unless it’s well worth it! And you my friend have fed a lot of knowledge my way! Again, thank you! ....and my Nana was from Scotland but grew up in England so I love listening to y’all talk since I’m from the southern states of the US! Haha
Thank you for your kind support Sir, and don't worry on the oil purge, it's not essential and as long as you change your oil at 5k miles, it will be fine, and you'll know for next time... great to hear the story of your family history, I guess we all come from somewhere and what a beautiful place you live now! Ride safe...
absolutely brilliant series of video's, thoroughly enjoy watching them all, look forward to seeing the fighter build continue, regards Stu
Filmed a return to the fighter today, should have post-production done by the weekend !
Thanks for sharing this! Great learning.
Awesome video, my friend has told me about how this is how he does his oil changes....I didn't really understand what he meant. I do now and will always be doing my oil changes this way from here on out.
Thanks for the great lesson.
Glad it helped see the visual buddy, best of luck with your porjects! All the best, Del
Great explanation on all your videos. Blown away with your video on a full engine service, I feel
like I’ve been deceived by Harley Davidson service agents when running old dirty oil or not through my new clean filter.
Hi Peter, please don't take a downer on the dealers, they're doing nothing wrong, the factory doesn't stipulate that you must purge a Softail engine as the 5k oil change interval is probably more than it needs to be, you can push them to 10k in the right climate and it won't hurt them, they're a very robust engine, but purging is just a purist practice to make sure you've removed all oil and I'm sure if you asked your Harley dealer to do this for you, any technician would be happy to oblige, and probably wouldn't charge you any more money... all the Harley techs I've ever met have been dedicated enthusiasts and bikers just like us, and they care about what they do.
Hey Del,
Can’t believe you got back to me so quickly, thank you.
I didn’t want to sound out HD like I did, they have been really good to me in the past, sending a text can be taken in the wrong light sometimes.
I have a 2006 Fatboy 88 FLSTFI only done 19,300 Klms, do I need to worry about OIL Pressure Mods at this stage? I am looking into filter options ie vapor hoses from top end covers being redirected into Catch Can/filter instead of going directly into intake manifold. What’s your take on these mods? Do you have any videos on these subjects?
I’ve got hundreds of questions to put to you but these will do for now.
Cheers
Peter
@@peterfox6447 Breather hoses are directed in to your air box, so that the fumes and vapour can be re-burned through the engine, and then cleaned by the cat convertor, it's designed for the control of emissions, unless you've tuned your engine to create more power, you don't need to open up the breathers to run more freely, they're perfectly adequate as standard, and running them in to a catch tank is to prevent any oil drips or spray making it the road... but it serves no purpose other than that... just make sure your air box is clean and free from any oil build up and that your breather hoses are free flowing and not kinked or blocked.
An excellent series. What a great idea of breaking it all down.
Awesome info. Accurate easy to follow and concise. You are a true gent!
Is there a way of purging oil from a twin cam and M8 please?
Keep it up 😊
Cheers
John 👍🤜
Hi there John.. this bike was a Twin Cam.. and the purge is only relevant on the old model Softails with dry sump and oil tank.. it's to purge the external oil lines which gravity can't drain... but the M8's don't have them, so no need mate. !
You are the man! Just picked up my first Harley...2005 Deuce. I get itchy if I’m not wrenching on something. I’ve always done my own maintenance. Stoked that I found your
vids. They cover everything! Rare to find this level of attention to detail these days. I am always a fan of a full oil change. Never understood why people would change their oil with a simple drain and fill. Really just mixes some new oil with some old resulting in a minimal increase in protection. Thanks for helping us yanks out on this side of the pond!
Thank you brother, you're dead right on the purge change, at least a pint of the old oil never comes out, and that shortens the life of the new oil, not an issue on Dynas, but on the Softails it's a great practice... glad to be of service Sir, stay tuned and keep in touch, we think you will rather like hte next project to be revealed this weekend!
Thanks for your videos I feel abit more confident on buying a Harley and maintaining it myself
Thanks for the video
Its explaines perfectly why i had last week old oil in my system instead of all new after the change.
Next year first your video
Then the changes 🤙🏼
Thanks Robert from Holland
Glad it helps Robert, it's great to get your feedback, hope it goes well, ride safe!
Very thourough and helpful! Thank you for covering all the small important details. Great job!
Glad it was helpful Bill!
Del thanks for this video, great info. very well explained. Definitely gave me confidence in doing this stuff on my own. The little tips and tricks you share are great. This series is awesome!
Thank you Travis, am glad it helps you, it's fantastic to know the videos have made it possible to look after your own bike!
Great video, modern engine with overhead cams, VVT, turbos, coolers, etc in your cage can also retain up to a quart of oil after a normal drain and refill. That remaining oil will contaminate the new oil, and increase wear, reduce viscosity and increase oxidation, varnish and sludge. Perform a second oil change after running 15 minutes and get a 99% fluid exchange in most cases. Then use the same oil for the next flush or use it in your grocery getter. WIth a full sump of clean oil, it can now do its job much better in protecting and cleaning your engine.
Del, wow!...just looking into softail maintenance and I’m so glad i bumped into your video. I have a 21 Street Bob arriving at the end of the month and I’m really looking forward to tinkering. I normally change the oil in my other few bikes between dealer services because i just do and ive never thought about purging.....astonishing how much soup is still sitting in the engine. You may not get this comment as its 4 years ago you broadcasted. If you do many many thanks for such an important well made video. Kind regards Beans.
Whats That?.. a Brand New Street Bob coming this month?.. CONGRATULATIONS Brother.... Welcome to the Dark Side ! and the good news is.. that "purging" only a[[lies to the older Softail models because they are 'dry-sump' and have a separate oil tank...the purge process flushes out the oil trapped in the motor and delivery pipes... but your new Dynatail Harley has a regular Wet-eump design with a sump plug under the engine, so when you take the plug out, ALL the oil comes out, just let it drain out, replace the plug, and refill.. Take care and have lots of fun with the new Pony.!
@@Moonfleet41 ah mate thats good news but i must say i would of enjoyed doing that. Yes the 21 street bob this year has been introduced to the 114 M8 engine so should be a little lively. I will post a vid on my channel when we are out of lock down, the r18 hasn’t been ridden yet either 😂
Thank Del for the info.
Cheers from Boston MA, thanks for the help!!
IV been working on cars and bikes for years and I will 100% say you have the best info in your videos, keep up the great work dude.
Thank you most kindly Sir, that's very good of you to say.
Brilliant series Del and Penny, there would not be many people know about that extra bit of oil in the motor and that it needs to come out. A lot of my mates didn't This video will help lots of people for a lot of years to come, job well done.
Thanks buddy, we do hope this becomes an evergreen video that can service riders, like you said, for years to come !
Sweet vid . Nicely explained . Will always service my bike like this . Happy riding from NZ
Glad it helped mate, and thanks so much for your feedback!
Thanks for this. Been using a scavenger system to do this. Has a oil filter bypass to allow you to drain the dirty oil . But your detaiIed info especially on that rubber O ring in the return line hole, didn't know that. Mine been leaking out for years. Awesome. Really glad to have watched your video. Cheers from Nova Scotia!
Thanks Greg, glad the tip helped out, it's amazing how the little things can cause problems aye.!
Good video and much needed info. I'll be keeping up with your videos. Keep up the good work. Thanks.
pretty cool way you go about things delboy. you are certaintly on to it. thanks for thw tips and all the little tricks. love your work.
Most welcome buddy, Glad to help!
Great ending to a fine series of how-to vids. I really enjoy your videos. It's taught me a lot about my first Harley, '11 Fatbob.
Thanks Greg, honoured the vidoes have helped, enjoy your bike, many safe happy miles mate!
Superb, absolutely superb, thank you brother for all the valuable information...My '94 HST lowrider thanks you.... genuine...God bless you and yours...
Thank you again brother, you are so welcome, aside from the entertainment value that is inherent in any You Tube content, what we want the very most for our videos is that they can help guide our fellow riders to take on a little more of their own maintenance and servicing, and enjoy that pride of ownership that comes with it! Take care and have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you for the great video series. Definitely helped.
Love your channel Del & Pen! I'll definitely references these vids for my future Softail Slim servicing. Thanx again, Jaxson.
Thanks Jaxson, exactly that my friend, put all 5 videos in your saved box and use them for later !
well del that was a pleasure to watch in the new surgery and coming from a triumph that harley of yours looks the beez neez all the best dell and penny
Much appreciated, I had no idea about the dirty oil left in system. Thumbs up on your video.
Most welcome, thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
@@Moonfleet41 Keep up the through bike maintenance instruction videos. I refer back to them often.
Great video, well presented and informative, thanks mate and well done - keep up the good things!!
Enjoyed this series for the Softail. Thank you. Wouldn't read too much into the lack of metal on the drain plug magnet. Its location isn't really ideal for picking up particles. I put neodymium magnets on my filter. That's much more effective. Thanks again.
Thank you! Awesome information.
Great Videos. I'm going to give it a go on my own bike. Thankyou
Thanks for the tip bud! Awesome video 🤙
wow, that's a lot of dirty oil. I used to change oil in my Road runner when I was a teenager, run it a bit, then change it again, I thought it would help, same conceot. Great info
thanks for a great series..really informative
Thank you so much for the Softail videos. Thanks to you I was able to do a service on my Harley Davidson fxstc 1995 today, and I have never worked on a bike before 👍😊. Thank you! 🙌
Hi Magnus, thank you for that feedback my friend, welcome to the world of tinkering, and it's great to hear that you're taking care of your Harley at home, by far the best way to do it, stay subscribed, there's plenty of Harley maintenance videos to keep you busy!
Do you have the 1340 Evolution in your FXSTC? If so, how much oil did you use for the engine flush/change? I have a 1997 FLSTC
Excellent vid!!! Thanks a bunch!!
I enjoyed this video, very interesting and informative .
Fantastic Video's. All of them. I was confused about one thing though.
After the 10 revolutions then replacing the oil filter, I noticed the oil level in the tank was not dropping the way I thought it would. I watched you cycle engine, then add oil, cycle, add oil, etc. Basically I was cycling 10 rev's, stopping, cycling 10 more, stopping, etc. Never saw the level in the tank drop until about the 4th or 5th cycle. So my question is, if I'm watching the level in the tank carefully, do I really need to stop at 10 rev's to add more or can I keep cycling until I see the level drop?
Thanks again for these Video's!
Great info on the oil purge...
I almost never trust a dealership to do anything if it isn't profitable to them...
So purging the oil would be a loss to them, if the oil change is a fixed price, and not based on doing anything right.
Love these videos.. Explains everything to detail one of the best sites out there
Thank you so much Bruce.. you are most welcome.
Hi Del
just finished doing this oil change, i followed all your instructions, the only problem i came across was removing the oil filter, there was no room to get your hands in and the same person must have done it up that did the clutch jam nut up, so it was a quick drive over to the dealership to purchase the filter removing tool (£12 not to bad) so that i could finish the job. thanks again as now through your videos i have done a complete oil change on my bike, look forward to the fork oil video to expand my knowledge.
Awesome Del..I did not know this..I Been servicing my 2007 softail deuce for years now.but,I have never done or seen this before..Great info as always..We learn something different every day,don't we?..tell penny that we appreciate her work as well..cheers!! Joe
Hi Joe.. Thank you for your kind words my friend, im glad you can use this, its amazing how clean your new oil will stay once you purge it through.. and Penny says thank you.. she puts a lot of work into this channel but its rarely seen in the videos..(although the post production quality is all down to her hard work..)... take care and keep in touch.. D&Px
Excellent video!! Thank you!
Hi Del,
eXcellent video that inspired me to purge the oil on my sportster 48.
On a sportster things are a little different.
The oil return hose is below the oil level, so if you pull it you will make a mess.
I prepared a spare hose and suspended one end higher than the oil tank and connected it
to the return of the tank.
The oil-tank is made of plastic, you must be very careful when removing
the clamp.
The sportster has a weaker battery which has not enough capacity for cranking the engine
when flushing the oil that collects in the sump so I ended up using the power of the engine.
Fill the new oil filter with oil.
I was very careful not to run out of oil, watched the oil level and the oil pressure light.
I topped up the oil tank and flushed one liter until fresh oil apeared, which leaves
about 1.5 liters in the oil tank.
All other procedures were the same as in your video.
Thanks for your great videos.
Oh my goodness, I wished you had asked buddy - you don't do this to Sportsters! Mainly because you can't return the oil properly and there is only a fraction of the oil left in the system anyway, you may have run a litre through it, but the pipework on a Sportster holds barely a cupful of oil, if that... I wouldn't do this again my friend, a) because it's not necessary, and b) if you break that outlet pipe off the tank, they are about £200... ! Glad you got away with it, but I wouldn't prod that dog again mate...
Moonfleet41 you're right there's only one cup of oil in the hoses.
Breaking off the outlet pipe from the oil tank would have made up an excuse
for fabricating a custom one ;-), now the return line has a removable clamp.
One cup of oil stays in the sump which is located below the level of the oil pump.
Another cup drips down from the rocker boxes and timing gears.
3.6 us quarts (3.4l) of oil in the system of which only 2.6l get changed.
This was a part of the 20k mile service I did for the bike.
Excellent. Absolutely some of the best vids on this subject out there.
Thank you Ross, much appreciated.
Delboy's thank you for the video, this was a question I've had for a couple of weeks. Now I can do it my self and save for some extra goodies for my ride. Great video Thanks Again.
That is exactly the point of the videos Joe, you can save cash for those important upgrades that are far more exciting that an oil change..!
Great video!
Thank you for your efforts.
Great advice, as always.
Another excellent and very helpful video, thank you both!
I will be sure to do the full meal deal "purge" oil change at my next service interval.
When changing the oil filter, I slide a piece of tin foil under the filter and then "mold" it to the shape of the engine. When you are past the edge of the engine case, just shape the foil into a funnel and voila, the dirty oil runs out into your oil pan instead of all over your engine casing. Carefully crinkle up the tin foil to catch any excess oil and 99% of the clean up is avoided.
I'm going to take you back to your first video in the series where you said you would be covering fork oil and brake fluid too. I'd be very keen to see how you go about changing the fork oil. Thank you so much for this series of videos, a big thumbs up!!!!
Cheers, Bob
Hi Bob - tin foil sounds like a faff, I just wipe the engine over with a cloth and stick the new filter on lol !
I will be doing the fork oil, but more towards the end of the season as more appropriately done just before the winter lay-up !
Thank God for the interwebs! Got a traslation of "Faff"!
Nice one D&P. Amazing the amount of oil you got out mate. Added to playlist!! 'See' you at the weekend. Al.
Sure thing Al, surprised even me, I've had them run clear in about a pint previously, so this was a bad one !