When to change FD oil on BMW K1200GT?
Many of us simply change the FD oil when we change the engine oil at 6,000 miles, and carefully inspect the magnetic drain/fill plug for any signs of metallic contamination. To change the oil in these early final drives requires unhooking the drive from the Paralever upper torque arm and rotating it down 90° so it can drain.
What kind of oil do I put in my BMW K1200?
Go for 10w-40 for the winter, or even 5w-30. Why? The worst time for wear is when starting up the engine, as the oil has sucumbed to gravity, and flowed away. The lighter the weight, the easier it is to pump to all the nooks and crannies that need oil. 5w-30 starts off as 5w oil, and the additives bring it to 30w as it gets hot.
What causes a BMW K1200GT final drive to fail?
The reason being that the final drives are not vented, so as they get warm in use, particularly on long extended runs in hot temps, the pressure build up in the drive causes the seals to fail, this in turn leads to loss of oil and then failure of the bearings etc.
Where is the drain plug on a BMW K1200GT?
My 2007 K1200GT, built in April 2007, has the 3 o’clock drain plug. For my bike, the 2009 BMW repair manual DVD (RepRom) says that I should disengage the final drive and hinge it so the plug faces down for draining, then refill it through the speed sensor hole on the wheel side.
Many of us simply change the FD oil when we change the engine oil at 6,000 miles, and carefully inspect the magnetic drain/fill plug for any signs of metallic contamination. To change the oil in these early final drives requires unhooking the drive from the Paralever upper torque arm and rotating it down 90° so it can drain.
What kind of oil does a BMW R1200R use?
I changed the engine oil and the final drive oil today in my 2015 R1200R. Tin foil on the exhaust pipe kept the oil that drained out when the oil filter was removed from getting on the exhaust pipe. The oil filter is so much more accessible and cleaner to change that it was on either of my Harley-Davidson machines.
The reason being that the final drives are not vented, so as they get warm in use, particularly on long extended runs in hot temps, the pressure build up in the drive causes the seals to fail, this in turn leads to loss of oil and then failure of the bearings etc.
My 2007 K1200GT, built in April 2007, has the 3 o’clock drain plug. For my bike, the 2009 BMW repair manual DVD (RepRom) says that I should disengage the final drive and hinge it so the plug faces down for draining, then refill it through the speed sensor hole on the wheel side.