Engine Oil; Engine - BMW R 1250 GS Adventure Rider's Manual

ENGINE OIL

Engine oil, capacity
Specification
Engine oil, quantity for topping
up
BMW recommends

ENGINE

Engine number location
Engine type
Engine design
Displacement
Compression ratio
Nominal capacity
with power reduction
max 4 l, with filter change
SAE 5W-40, API SL /
JASO MA2, Additives (e.g.
molybdenum-based) are not
permissible because they can
attack coated components of
the engine, BMW Motorrad
recommends BMW Motorrad
ADVANTEC Ultimate oil.
max 0.8 l, Difference between
MIN and MAX
Crankcase, bottom right, be-
low starter motor
A74B12M
Air/liquid-cooled, two-cylin-
der four-stroke opposed-twin
engine with two overlying,
spur-gear-driven camshafts,
a counterbalance shaft and
BMW ShiftCam variable intake
camshaft control
1254 cm
12.5:1
100 kW, at engine speed:
7750 min
79 kW, at engine speed:
OE
7750 min
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