Well I’m off to a bad start with my new ‘19 Road Glide CVO. Less than two weeks old, with only 69 miles on the bike, (ride home from the dealer, a 65 mile trip), the first check of fluid levels showed no oil on the transmission dip stick, engine 1/2 quart low and the primary over filled to the bottom of the derby cover.
Draining the transmission resulted in only 18 ounces of fluid, 10 oz. short. Draining and refilling the primary to the correct level resulted in an excess of 9 oz. of what was drained. Can you guess where that oil came from???
So this all indicates a +/- 10 ounce transmission to primary oil transfer in less than 70 miles. WTF!
Visited the dealer whose service team responded, “gee, we never heard of this happening”. That actually made me smile, of course they haven’t!
So the next step is for me to correct the fluid levels, drive the bike the 65 miles back to the dealer and see if the transfer repeats. Stay tuned boys and girls, I’ll keep you posted.
Oh yeah, they knew nothing about the latest band-aid fix from the MOCO, the primary vent kit #94100065
And as I was leaving, a flatbed tow truck arrived with a ’19 CVO Street Glide with a seized engine.
Time for an adult beverage.
Tom P.