irpete
Member
Picked up my new 2008 FLTSC Heritage Softail yesterday. Between yesterday and today I put 170 miles on it and pulled it into the garage this evening to change the oil to the Mobil 1 twin cam and to swap out the transmission oil with Spectro 6 speed.
With the bike on the lift I noticed that there is a little oil on and around the transmission drain plug. When I remove the plug, I discovered that it wasn't tight. I could remove it with my fingers!! Once out, the oil emptied very quickly. I don't know for sure but I'm guessing it only had half as much as it should.
When riding, I did notice the 5th gear whine a little when riding but nothing else out of the ordinary. There were not any metal flakes on the drain plug so I'm hoping there is no damage.
Question is, do they add the fluids at the factory or at the dealership once they un crate the bike??
All I've got to say is I'm very thankful for this forum. If I hadn't read all the post about the Spectro oil I probably would not have changed it out with only 170 miles on it.
With the bike on the lift I noticed that there is a little oil on and around the transmission drain plug. When I remove the plug, I discovered that it wasn't tight. I could remove it with my fingers!! Once out, the oil emptied very quickly. I don't know for sure but I'm guessing it only had half as much as it should.
When riding, I did notice the 5th gear whine a little when riding but nothing else out of the ordinary. There were not any metal flakes on the drain plug so I'm hoping there is no damage.
Question is, do they add the fluids at the factory or at the dealership once they un crate the bike??
All I've got to say is I'm very thankful for this forum. If I hadn't read all the post about the Spectro oil I probably would not have changed it out with only 170 miles on it.