HI Guy`s
first service at dealers was at 1850km, they said all fluid changed on recipt
syn 3 oil used, next service was in murtle beach at 9500km . syn 3
after reading about the fluids here. changed them all out at 12000km before winter.
sorry never thought to get pictures .
put formula+ in in fall - has 14800 km on now.
slid tension tighter by 1 notch ,shoe looked smooth, tensioner seemed to be ok other wise
hi again - nothing is is broken just looked close at chain & noticed pit marks & tooth grooves marks on rollers. the real reason I removed cover was due to drive line noises & wanted to clean inside of primary.
due to the original condition of primary fluid I wonder if either dealer accually changed the fluid.
thanks
If you have a problem with the compensator it could cause metal to show as a fine Grey color in the oil.?? on misalignment of sprocket ???
There had to be more than Just OIL here,,, The tooth marks on chain say Way Too Loose at one time and the grey oil says a lot of metal like the chaincase made the color while the double chain Rubbed it,,,
You saying Drive line Noise.... Chain Way Loose would cause the noise.......
If the stator has a magnet broken-off and Rubbing, It could get a lot of metal color in the oil (grey) and Cause noise... but I really think the Chain was Way Loose at one time and caused the major problem.....
If it okay now, I would only use Good oils like Formal + or a specified oil for wet clutch applications Then pick a good synthetic oil for the engine.
20/50 Redline, Spectro, Mobil 1 V-twin.... Go for a good tranny lube like Redline shockproof heavy or Spectro , NOT Syn 3 please!!!!
I think you could run formal+ in A chain-case for 20,000 miles with out a color change like you say it has done... As long as the chain adjuster kept the chain taunt...
(not advising you go that many miles before changing)
But the tranny can go 20,000 miles saying so in the hd's service book.
Something Not right here and you May still have a problem...
What did the hd person claim the problem caused the oil to Grey..??
or did they see it?
signed....BUBBIE
Just added another thought... to add to the mess
How much oil did you drain Out???
could it have been Real LOW?
if so, this would cause a problem of not enough lube in the chaincase to start with... wearing the internal parts a lot!
signed....BUBBIE