2012 Wide Glide 103ci sounds rattly (tapping) in top end.. gets worse when hot..

Had the local Harley Dealer in Toowoomba change ALL Oils n Filters after i brought the bike 2nd hand from Harley Dealer in Brisbane. Not Serviced - just oils..

Now it seems to Rattle (tap) in the top end.. and it gets worse when its hot..

I put in a LED Temp/Oil Level meter (oil cap conversion) and before the LCD on the died it was sayng 110Deg C when hot.. and the dip stick shows oil about 3/4 the way up to MAX mark when hot/warm.

Any Ideas ?

HD Dealers in Toowoomba say its normal for a 103ci Dyna..

This is my first Harley .. so i could use other people's advise please.

 

Cheers.

Tony.

 

Apart from the Stage 1 airfilter, V&H Big Radius Pipes and Screaming Eagles Pro Tune its Engine is Stock.

 

Hi,

Yeah buy castrol GTT20W-50 or whatever weight as specified for lowest temperature where you live, there a table in the manual i think that tells you the weight

Thanks
Robots

Yep....damn Synth oil turned my Evo into a rattle can. Back on the harley Dino oil now and she is getting better.

Thanks All,

I am going to convert back to a mineral Oil (dino oil..lol)... this weekend..

Is the Harley Mineral Oil and worse or better then say Mobil etc ...

 

Cheers.

Tony.

 

oil aint ya problem, 20w 50 syn or mineral its still the same weight

whats heaver a tonne of bricks or a tonne of feathers

hilly has already suggested the "C" lifters are crap so a decent set of lifters and some good adjustable pushrods and adjust accordingly is were I would start, might aswell do cams and inner bearings at the same time

+1...I would be inspecting the lifters as well.

I have a new noise on the Evo so its coming apart this weekend so i can inspect the lifters and primary side of things (just as well I buy gaskets by the 10 pack!)

-1 on the oil...On the older Evos the new Synth Oil a no go, whereas on your new twink the Synth will be fine. Bloody expensive, but fine.

Not sure about expensive
Penrite 10tenths 20W60,,,,,,,,,$215 FOR 20Litres at auto 1,,,,,$10.75/ liter and $43 per 4 liter

The bike only has 23,000km's.. is it normal for lifters to go so quick ?

seen them C Lifters fail with only a coupla thousand K's on them