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Posted on Dec 17, 2008

Oil Pressure I just bought a 03 Ultra Classic, when bike is reved or we are riding, the oil pressure gauge is around 32, however when the bike is @ idle it drops way down. What could this be? The gauge, the oil sending unit, or hopefully not the pump? Have you ever run into a situation like this?

  • Anonymous Dec 18, 2008

    I just bought a 08 ultra classic with the same exact symtoms , I took it to the dealer and was told that its normal. I still dont like it though, know what i mean?

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Very common on h-d big twins for the last 75 years or so. These bikes have a dry sump oil system which means you have 2 oil pumps, feed and scavenge. The feed pump is very puny compaired to the scavenge, so at idle (especially when hot) it carries only a couple of pounds of pressure and that is all you need. The scavenge pump has a much greater capacity because if it can't keep up the crancase will start filling up and the crank will start slogging through the oil, killing performance. These bikes are equipped with hydraulic valve lifters which will start clanking loudly if you have a real oil pressure problem. Enjoy your ride and don't sweat it.

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I have a 2002 Ultra Classic with just over 20,000 miles on it. I just wiped it down and took off to ride and noticed the oil pressure gauge was motionless. I turned around and came home- about four miles...

Use an ohm meter to check your sending unit. Disconnect the wire from the front of the sending unit. Put your meter function switch in OHMS, R X 1 range. Put one lead to the stud where the wire came from and the other lead to the engine. You should read zero or very low resistance. Start the engine and you should read a very high resistance. If not, your sending unit, oil pressure switch, is bad. Other wise, you may have a problem with the wiring running from this switch to the gauge.

If your engine has no oil pressure, your tappets would be making a very loud rattling noise. Kinda like a tin can full of rocks. If your engine is running normal and quietly (mechanically) you have oil pressure.

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Your Bike is a dry sump system oiling system which simply means that the motor needs to be revved up to get oil to the top of the motor. The readings that you see are actually normal (look closely at the gage and you'll see that you are actually are around 5psi at idle and in the 30psi range while moving). Great Bike!
Also you might want to checkout the free website for harley owners www.hdforums.com for insight on your bike.
Be safe!
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