jwquinn
Member
Hey everyone! So I'm starting my big cam and push rod project this weekend, and of course there's a bunch of stuff that has to come off before I open the cam chest and cut out the push rods. I have a SE Stage one air cleaner installed. When I pulled off the filter, there was - what I thought at least - quite a bit of oil at the base of the filter back plate. Enough so that I could push my finger through it. The throttle body butterfly valve was caked in oil and a bit of dust. I was able to clean it up with a rag easily enough. It wasn't horribly thick, but it was more than I expected.
The only place the oil could have come from was the two breathers, and when I pulled those out, the tubes were wet with oil. Again, it didn't seem awful, and I know that there's oil in the gasses that are passed through the breather. I'm worried that I might be fouling my intake valves. I run Seafoam through the fuel system at every oil change. I haven't noticed any smoke coming from the exhausts.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how much oil is too much inside the air cleaner? I was thinking I might have overfilled the oil tank last oil change, but it didn't seem so at the time. I appreciate any thoughts and insight - thanks! Oh, and I'm riding a 2012 FLSTC. :rider
The only place the oil could have come from was the two breathers, and when I pulled those out, the tubes were wet with oil. Again, it didn't seem awful, and I know that there's oil in the gasses that are passed through the breather. I'm worried that I might be fouling my intake valves. I run Seafoam through the fuel system at every oil change. I haven't noticed any smoke coming from the exhausts.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how much oil is too much inside the air cleaner? I was thinking I might have overfilled the oil tank last oil change, but it didn't seem so at the time. I appreciate any thoughts and insight - thanks! Oh, and I'm riding a 2012 FLSTC. :rider