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After oil refill and running, no oil in the HCM filter! Did I miss something?

Darrel

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I have a question. I'm working on a 2011 Spyder RSS SE5, putting a new stator on, then subsequently removing new stator because it was not putting out enough voltage also. So when I opened the HCM filter housing to get to the bolt in there, I noticed there was no oil in the new filter. I did of course refill with new oil, started the bike, and ran it as per the shop manual. My question - should the bike automatically pump oil through the HCM or did I miss something? I did not drive the the bike or try to put into gear.
 
Could you have put the filter in backwards? It can be done and that will give you the results you found. As long as you have not driven or shifted gears, I don't think you've hurt anything.

The rubber seal goes inward, the solid cap goes to the outside.

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Thank you for the suggestion I do believe it was in properly but I'll definitely take a better mental note when I reinstall the new stator.
 
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