Gearbox Oil Change; (Inspection Iii); Rear Wheel Drive Oil Change (Every 40,000 Km/24,000 Miles); (Inspections I And Iii) - BMW k 1200 rs Repair Manual

Gearbox oil change

23 00

(Inspection III)

– Drain the oil from the gearbox only at regular
operating temperature.
•
Place the motorcycle on its main (centre) stand in
a horizontal position.
•
Unscrew the oil filler plug.
•
Loosen the oil drain plug.
•
Place a suitable container under the gearbox to
trap the oil and hold a funnel under the drain
plug.
•
Unscrew the oil drain plug by hand and allow the
oil to drain through the funnel into the container.
•
Drain the oil completely
•
Screw the oil drain plug back in with a new
sealing ring.
•
Pour in the specified quantity of oil.
•
Screw the oil filler plug back in with a new sealing
ring.
X
Tightening torque:
Oil drain plug................................................ 55 Nm
Oil filler plug ................................................. 23 Nm
Quantities:
Initial fill approx. 0.8 l (1.41 Imp. pint/0.85 US quart)
Oil change... Add oil up to bottom edge of filler hole
00.40
Rear wheel drive oil change
33 00
(every 40,000 km/24,000 miles)

(Inspections I and III)

– Drain the oil from the gearbox only at regular
operating temperature.
•
Place the motorcycle on its main (centre) stand in
a horizontal position.
•
Take out the oil filler (2) and drain (1) plugs.
2
•
Drain the oil completely.
•
Screw in oil drain plug (1) with a new sealing ring.
•
Pour the specified quantity of oil into the rear
wheel drive.
KR000050
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Screw in oil filler plug (2) with a new sealing ring.
X
Tightening torque:
Oil drain plug................................................ 23 Nm
Oil filler plug ................................................. 23 Nm
Quantities:
Initial fill ...........0.25 l (0.44 Imp. pint/0.26 US quart)
Oil change.......0.23 l (0.40 Imp. pint/0.24 US quart)
Oil grade for rear wheel drive:
Brand-name hypoid gear oil, SAE 90, API class GL 5.
1
KR330010