I have a XB12R that I have not used since 2012 due to family commitments.

The bike has been for a service this week at a local HD dealer and when they have come to change the oil what was in the bike as turned into a thick paste.
They said that they cannot drain all of this from the bike and the only way to remove this paste from the bike is to perform a complete engine strip.

Has anyone has this problem with engine oil before?

Any ideas on removing this oil/paste without stripping the engine?

i would disconnect the oil lines, then wash out the crud from the swinging arm
reconnect & fill with oil, run it , then drain it & change oil & the filter

what oil did you have in it that partially turned into a paste ?

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Feros Ferio

ok i will try that, thank you.

the oil would be hd-360 which was last changed in 2012

Sounds like old chip fat to me

Is it the engine oil (ie in the swingarm ) or the gearbox oil that is the problem? I'm guessing it's more likely the gearbox oil as old engine oil should never do this however long it's stood but the gearbox is very prone to emulsification due to water getting in via the clutch cable.

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2001 X1 2009 1125CR 2006 Uly X3 2010 Uly a fully Maz'd S1 and a 1991 RS1200 Westwind.

I've seen this many times with bikes that've been laid up for years......engine oil breaks down into whatever elements and even when warmed up, comes out of the drain in 'globs' of semi solid shite

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You ever have to strip a engine down because of it?

Do you recommend any oil other than the HD stuff?

No and no

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR