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[tmitchellofpg]

Things that make you go Hmmm.
I have the owner's and service manual. They state to fill with no more then 3 1/2 quarts. The 2 times I have changed oil it took a little less then 2 1/2 qts to bring to full mark on dipstick (Checked with engine at operating temperature  and bike on jiffy stand). The first oil change I assumed the engine was not hot enough, so the next oil change I made sure it was fully warmed up. I put about 2 1/4 qts in, drive it for a few miles then top off to the full mark.
I am just a bit confused as to why it doesn't take closer to 3 1/2 qts.
How much oil does your 2005 SE Fat Boy take?
Tom

[fatty4x4]

When they say 3.5 quarts or whatever the manual says it is referring to a dry engine. When you change your oil not all of it comes out.
Just go by the dipstick, just as your doing. The dipstick is accurate.

[murphy]

Change the oils hot... not just warm, it makes a difference!

[Screamin]

You are replacing the oil filter at the same time aren't you?

[tmitchellofpg]

Yes I change the oil filter  and the engine is up to operating temperature.

 It amazes me that with 42 viewings, of this post, not one  person could say how much oil they actually put in when they do an oil change.
I realize my question doesn't have much bearing on anything. I was just curious why my bike seems to take a quart less then what is mentioned in the owner's and service manuals.
Tom

[Screamin]

3 1/2 +/- quarts every time.

[Twolanerider]

It amazes me that with 42 viewings, of this post, not one  person could say how much oil they actually put in when they do an oil change.


I was just curious why my bike seems to take a quart less then what is mentioned in the owner's and service manuals.

Tom

Tom, a problem is that answering the former sheds no light on the latter.  Just about everyone's bike is going to be normal.  So it doesn't do a lot of good to keep saying that over and over again.

That 99.9% of everyone's bikes will take normal volume, however, has nothing to with why yours does not.  And that we can't really know since we can't remotely check out your bike or see inside your oil tank.

[Hoist!]

3 1/2 +/- quarts every time.

Yeap, with filter, and never bother to check it when finished either!

Hoist!

[iski]

3 1/2 +/- quarts every time.

Same here.  02 RK with a TC 88 & an 07 SEULTRA with a 110. Fill to slightly under full usually.

[sadunbar]

3 1/2 +/- quarts every time.

ditto...

[Twolanerider]

Yeap, with filter, and never bother to check it when finished either!

Hoist!

I used to change my oil with what blew out of Cybil.

[Coolbreeze]

It sounds to me like you have a BIG something stuck in the oil tank, OR,  (correct me if I'm talkin' out my a$$ guys),  If the motor is wet sumping a bit, could it trap a quart or so in the case that won't come out when you drain the tank?  (no,  that doesn't make sense because you'd still get 3 quarts out of the iol tank another 1/2 with the filter....)   

You got some  "thing" in in the oil tank...    my verdict.   (Just another lousy opinion by the way...)   

oh yea..  mine eats 4 full quarts when I overfill it.   Then it runs kinda warm....   

[Rooster]

Three quarts is what mine takes every time. That is half way up the checkered section on the stick. My old RK was 3 and 1\2 everytime. Don't know why but I just go by the stick. Oh yea, no oil puking at all.

[grc]

Tom, once the engine stops turning over no more oil is going to be pumped to the remote tank, so anything left in the engine isn't going to affect your dipstick reading.  Is the dipstick showing full before you drain out the 2.5 quarts?  If it is, you either have the wrong dipstick or the tank isn't draining completely for some reason.  Time to verify the dipstick and check the tank with a flashlight to see if oil remains after draining.

Jerry

[tmitchellofpg]

I think I may of figured it out. The original owner had the extended jiffy stand kit installed. It comes stock on Deluxe models. It should work fine on a 2005 SE FB, since they are both lowered in the rear. I have always thought that my bike doesn't lean over as far as the average Harley, when it's on the jiffy stand. If my bike doesn't lean over as far as it should, this would give a false reading on the dip stick.
Does it sound feasible that my dipstick would show the oil at the full mark, when it is a quart low, because the bike is not leaned over far enough?
Could someone do me a big favor and check their oil, when the bike is up to operating temperature. If it checks good to the full mark when it is on the jiffy stand, could you check once more to see where the reading is when the bike is stood up straight?
Thanks,
Tom