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Oil dripping from Air filter Milwaukee 8

  • Moulis
    Moulis
    5 years ago
    Gday guys. 
    I've just picked up my bike after a performance kit upgrade. I rode it home last night and went for a ride today and when i got home I noticed an oil leak on my Garage floor. Not a huge one but leaking all the same. When i looked for the leak there was was a little drip on my pipe. I felt under the air intake (Heavy Breather) and there was oil dripping from there. This has only happened since yesterday afternoon.

    Any ideas?

  • Drac
    Drac
    5 years ago
    I had a similar issue when I first fitted a 110 kit to my fatty and it stopped in a couple of hundred ks once the ring bedded in
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago
    Quoting Moulis on 26 Jan 2019 08:20 AM

    Gday guys. 

    I've just picked up my bike after a performance kit upgrade. I rode it home last night and went for a ride today and when i got home I noticed an oil leak on my Garage floor. Not a huge one but leaking all the same. When i looked for the leak there was was a little drip on my pipe. I felt under the air intake (Heavy Breather) and there was oil dripping from there. This has only happened since yesterday afternoon.

    Any ideas?

    My street glide did it from new, had to put a external breather to stop it
  • Wideglider
    Wideglider
    5 years ago
    Quoting Moulis on 26 Jan 2019 08:20 AM

    Gday guys. 

    I've just picked up my bike after a performance kit upgrade. I rode it home last night and went for a ride today and when i got home I noticed an oil leak on my Garage floor. Not a huge one but leaking all the same. When i looked for the leak there was was a little drip on my pipe. I felt under the air intake (Heavy Breather) and there was oil dripping from there. This has only happened since yesterday afternoon.

    Any ideas?

    Quoting paulybronco on 26 Jan 2019 11:42 AM

    My street glide did it from new, had to put a external breather to stop it

    Hey PB, how exactly is it done? Got a pic?
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago
    Quoting Moulis on 26 Jan 2019 08:20 AM

    Gday guys. 

    I've just picked up my bike after a performance kit upgrade. I rode it home last night and went for a ride today and when i got home I noticed an oil leak on my Garage floor. Not a huge one but leaking all the same. When i looked for the leak there was was a little drip on my pipe. I felt under the air intake (Heavy Breather) and there was oil dripping from there. This has only happened since yesterday afternoon.

    Any ideas?

    Quoting paulybronco on 26 Jan 2019 11:42 AM

    My street glide did it from new, had to put a external breather to stop it

    Quoting Wideglider on 26 Jan 2019 01:13 PM

    Hey PB, how exactly is it done? Got a pic?

    I copied Ando with what he did, i have deleted my photos but have added the link to Ando mod. Go to the search fuction on the main HD forums page and type in  External Breather.
  • brash
    brash
    5 years ago
    check you are not running too much oil in the bike. Halfway up the dippy is fine.
  • Moulis
    Moulis
    5 years ago
    Quoting brash on 27 Jan 2019 05:30 AM

    check you are not running too much oil in the bike. Halfway up the dippy is fine.

    Yeah Ive checked the oil level and its fine. I'll just have to try to call them monday or tuesday and let em know. I wont be able to get it back down there until I get home in 3 weeks.

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  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago
    Ah its like a new puppy, just marking its spot!
  • steelo
    steelo
    5 years ago
    Fellow at work proudly bought his fatboy along and parked it in the car park. Some of his work "mates" used to drip oil on the ground under the engine when he parked it there. Drove him almost mad.
  • JFE
    JFE
    5 years ago
    Mine has previously dripped like that after the shop apprentice over-oiled the heavy breather. I wiped it away a few times and left a rag on the drip point over night (it went on my pipes).
    Lesson learnt - always check for mechanic enthusiasm post-service, and do your own air filter cleaning/oiling in between. And put the breather sock on - the air filter oil stays on longer.
  • brucefxdl
    brucefxdl
    5 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 27 Jan 2019 06:51 AM

    Fellow at work proudly bought his fatboy along and parked it in the car park. Some of his work "mates" used to drip oil on the ground under the engine when he parked it there. Drove him almost mad.

    years ago a bloke in spares had a new engine fitted to his nissan,some smart apprentice added a few drops[litre] of auto trans fluid in his muffler.he headed home that night [ 1/2 hr drive ] once the exhaust was hot enough.......huge white cloud of smoke behind....straight to the garage that fitted the engine and raised hell.....only be told of what probably happened....said apprentice took a quick few days off 'till things cooled off a bit.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 27 Jan 2019 06:51 AM

    Fellow at work proudly bought his fatboy along and parked it in the car park. Some of his work "mates" used to drip oil on the ground under the engine when he parked it there. Drove him almost mad.

    Quoting brucefxdl on 27 Jan 2019 07:45 AM

    years ago a bloke in spares had a new engine fitted to his nissan,some smart apprentice added a few drops[litre] of auto trans fluid in his muffler.he headed home that night [ 1/2 hr drive ] once the exhaust was hot enough.......huge white cloud of smoke behind....straight to the garage that fitted the engine and raised hell.....only be told of what probably happened....said apprentice took a quick few days off 'till things cooled off a bit.

    LOL Need to remember that one
  • Moulis
    Moulis
    5 years ago
    If I showed you guys the state of my garage floor youd be thinking...wtf is this dude concerned with... :P
    Fact is Ive only had 6 months experience with Harley Davidsons, the bike wasn't like that before the upgrade and I just paid 5K to improve an already impressive bike. I couldnt get hold of the dealer before closing time yesterday and knew I couldnt get it looked at until mid feb. I just thought I'd get some answers from people who might have had the same issue.
  • Stewy
    Stewy
    5 years ago
    If the heavy breather  air cleaner hasn,t been over oiled .
    replace the o rings on the heavy breather mount bolts, they are part of the breather system .
    they might look ok but still replace them..
    that is a fair bit of oil,, make sure the o rings have been fitted
  • Moulis
    Moulis
    5 years ago
    Cheers guys. Im not gonna touch it. They can sort it out. 
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    5 years ago
    Quoting Moulis on 27 Jan 2019 10:19 AM

    Cheers guys. Im not gonna touch it. They can sort it out. 

    I would not be concerned mate.
  • brucefxdl
    brucefxdl
    5 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 27 Jan 2019 06:51 AM

    Fellow at work proudly bought his fatboy along and parked it in the car park. Some of his work "mates" used to drip oil on the ground under the engine when he parked it there. Drove him almost mad.

    Quoting brucefxdl on 27 Jan 2019 07:45 AM

    years ago a bloke in spares had a new engine fitted to his nissan,some smart apprentice added a few drops[litre] of auto trans fluid in his muffler.he headed home that night [ 1/2 hr drive ] once the exhaust was hot enough.......huge white cloud of smoke behind....straight to the garage that fitted the engine and raised hell.....only be told of what probably happened....said apprentice took a quick few days off 'till things cooled off a bit.

    Quoting paulybronco on 27 Jan 2019 07:58 AM

    LOL Need to remember that one

    car owners face was not a pretty sight......come to think of it he never was really....but a good bloke just the same....tread careful pauly and pick your target wisely.....lol
  • Robbo_Townsville
    Robbo_Townsville
    5 years ago
    Mate had the same problem on my M8 Ultra. Possibly too much oil in the bike. My oil level was running up to the full mark, I drained  250ml - 500ml out. Mine now runs halfway between the upper and lower marks and no more oil leaking from filter.  
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    5 years ago
    Looks to me like the bike is buggered!  With the high mileage its got I'll do the right thing and offer you a grand for the bike as its obviously way past its best.
  • leachy
    leachy
    5 years ago
    If its an over oiled air filter it a lot of oil, what was the upgrade they did? 
    Regards
    Leachy
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