Friday, January 8, 2010

Where is the oil drain plug on a 2006 harley 883 sportster?

The drain HOSE is attached by a clip to the frame under the bike on the left side behind the primary.


You need to buy a FACTORY service manual if you intend on doing your own work.


Proper oil change method......FOLLOW THIS ORDER!!!


Remove drain plug, then oil dipstick


Remove filter, install new filter with fresh oil on O-Ring


When oil tank is empty, pour in some fresh oil and allow a couple ounces to run out the drain hose (this will bleed out the air from the hose and prevent air from getting into the oil pump and causing cavitation)


Install drain plug.


Fill oil tank with 2 1/2 quarts fresh oil


Run bike for about 5 minutes to heat it up.


Stand bike upright, fill tank as needed to reach the full mark on dipstick.





At 2500 miles I recommend synthetic, NEVER BEFORE 2500. Same synthetic engine oil is ok for the primary/trans.


Below is my recommendation and info on syn oils....based on Big Twins, but same principles apply to Sportsters.....








Engine oil is obvious, check at OPERATING temp, standing upright


Trans oil dipstick is on the right side trans end cover, check upright


Primary oil is checked by removing the clutch(derby) cover while bike is upright, proper level is bottom of clutch diaphragm spring riding in the oil.


Here is some info on oils......


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You should really get yourself a FACTORY service manual if you don't know this basic info.....it will pay for itself very quickly, just by knowledge alone!!!!!!





You want to stick with 20/50 (MAKE SURE IT IS FOR V-TWIN MOTORCYCLES....NOT AUTOMOTIVE OIL!!!!)......you can also run the same oil the primary/trans





As much I love HD....I hate to say it, but HD doesn't know SH*T about synthetic oil. For decades, they said not to run synthetic in their engines.....because of popular demand by the public, HD finally came out with their SYN3 synthetic oil several years ago, but it is honestly not worth a crap. THE BEST 3 SYNTHETICS FOR A HARLEY ARE


#1-AMSOIL, #2-LUCAS, #3-MOBIL1(which is recommended by S%26amp;S). I have been working on HD's and building performance engines, drag racing and dyno tuning for 20 years and have been running Amsoil for years, but have recently switched over to Lucas because it is just as good, but a little cheaper. AND THEY DO NOT AND WILL NOT VOID YOUR WARRANTY


FIRST OFF.........DO NOT RUN HD SYN3.....IT'S JUNK.........I AM A CERTIFIED HD TECH, AND I WILL TELL YOU FIRST HAND....HD DOESN'T KNOW JACK ABOUT OILS!!!!!!!!!


For deacdes, HD said to never run synthetic in their engines, their reason....it will cause the bearings to ';skate';.........but ask anyone on the drag strip running a top fuel 800+ HP engine what they run.......FULL SYNTHETIC.......their bearings don't skate!!!


By popular demand of the public, HD finally released their SYN3 back in the early 2000's......manufactured by Sunoco. SO........


Second......why would you WANT to go longer between oil changes?......esprcially on an Ultra, the baggers are subjected to to more engine strain than the other models due to their weight, plus they run hotter from not as much aie flow, that's why they have a larger oil tank to aid in cooling. FRESH OIL IS CHEAP INSURANCE AGAINST ENGINE FAILURE. Standard oil you should change every 2500 miles. You CAN go about 3500 on synthetic, but why? Scheduled PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE set by the factory are based every 2500 miles, IT IS BEST TO CHANGE YOUR OIL EVERY 2500 MILES....SYN or STD. Keeping up on the maintenace, prevents major breakdowns. It's btter to spend $400 or so a couple times a year than spend a few thousand to repair something that was caused by lack of maintenance.


As the other guys have said, synthetic does make your engine run cooler and lubricates much better than standard oil.


The best synthetic to run is 1) AMSOIL or LUCAS 2) Mobil 1


It is ok to run the same synthetic in the primary as you do the engine.......but NEVER use that same oil in the trans. HD says you can, but it makes the trans hard to shift and noisy......run minimum 75/90 gear oil......best if its 85/140......the absolute hands down best trans oil on the market is RED LINE full synthetic Shockproof 85/140...it will make your trans runs smoother, quiter and shift easier.


Source(s):


20yr HD Tech. MMI Grad 1991 and 2009. Factory trained by HD, Big Dog, American Ironhorse, Titan and Indian


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Asker's Rating: Asker's Comment: All of the answers I received were great! Yours however went into great detail and was exactly what I needed to service my bike. Thank you! And thanks to the other contributers as well.Where is the oil drain plug on a 2006 harley 883 sportster?
It should be a rubber line that is attached to the frame bellow swing arm mount somewhere.
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