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polaris94 · Sep 13th, 2009, 07:10 PM

I had something strange happen yesterday. The oil cap/dipstick came/blew off the oil tank. What a mess!!!!!!!!!!! I had oil all over the place. Thankfully I did not loose the cap/dipstick.

I bike is 07 Heritage with 6500 miles. It had the oil changed within the last 1500 miles and has not had any recent modifcations.

Any ideas on what happened? Is it okay to drive or do I need to have it serviced?

glider · Sep 13th, 2009, 07:42 PM

Check the oil level, if it is overfilled this can happen.

NEWHD74FAN · Sep 13th, 2009, 07:53 PM

Kinda strange, but for 2010 several models including the Sportster received an oil tank "pressure release valve"...so apparently overfilling and high pressure are indeed a MOCO recognized...uhhh, need for an "enhancement".

Goofuss · Sep 13th, 2009, 08:00 PM

My brother-in-law's friend lost three of them on his sportster while riding. He started to wipe the oil off the rubber seal after checking his oil. Never lost another one.

00BUCKSHOT · Sep 16th, 2009, 05:53 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Goofuss69 View Post

My brother-in-law's friend lost three of them on his sportster while riding. He started to wipe the oil off the rubber seal after checking his oil. Never lost another one.

thats interesting enough

Sep 13th, 2009, 07:42 PM	#2
glider Frozen Account Ride: 07 Road King Join Date: Jun 21st, 2007 Posts: 25,999 My Mood:	Re: Oil Dipstick Blowout Check the oil level, if it is overfilled this can happen.

Sep 13th, 2009, 07:53 PM	#3
NEWHD74FAN Retired Moderators Ride: 2004 Sportster XL1200R Join Date: Aug 24th, 2008 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 8,270 My Mood:	Re: Oil Dipstick Blowout Kinda strange, but for 2010 several models including the Sportster received an oil tank "pressure release valve"...so apparently overfilling and high pressure are indeed a MOCO recognized...uhhh, need for an "enhancement". __________________ * Please click "Self Help Tips" tab for service tips, diagnostic codes & such * ;o) * Please click "Search" tab and keywords to find related threads *

Sep 13th, 2009, 08:00 PM	#4
Goofuss Warming The Wheels Ride: 2006 Softail Std Join Date: Mar 21st, 2008 Location: Muskegon,Mi Posts: 131 My Mood:	Re: Oil Dipstick Blowout My brother-in-law's friend lost three of them on his sportster while riding. He started to wipe the oil off the rubber seal after checking his oil. Never lost another one. __________________ "Music is like candy. You have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it."

Sep 16th, 2009, 05:53 PM	#5
00BUCKSHOT Community Star Ride: WIDEGLIDE Join Date: Apr 7th, 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 446 My Mood:	Re: Oil Dipstick Blowout Quote: Originally Posted by Goofuss69 View Post My brother-in-law's friend lost three of them on his sportster while riding. He started to wipe the oil off the rubber seal after checking his oil. Never lost another one. thats interesting enough

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