Back in action. The full oil drain hose replacement on Lilia, my 2018 Sportster Iron.
The new hose is reinforced. You can see the little dots at the end where the reinforcement sits. It's petroleum oil resistant, won't crack nearly as easily, and has a coating against weathering.
I got a stainless steel clamp kit, about ten of each size. One replaces the one-time clamp up top, which gets thrown out. The other original pieces can be reused.
Cut away from yourself when you open the packaging.
If the hose looks a little short, it still clips on. I had a couple of inches extra.
To make room, the front pulley cover comes off. The low bolt is hard to reach past the exhaust and heat shield, and the bolts are standard, 3/16, not metric.
Feed the fitting through with the clamp already on. Push the hose on, check for flow, make sure nothing's crimped, tighten with a slot screwdriver. Pull test. It's not going anywhere.
Oil is 20W50. A little in, wait, look down low. I'd done an oil change about 250 miles before, so I didn't do another.
No leaks at either end. Clear to start her up.
