Changing Oil In Gearbox; (Inspections Iii And Iv) Or Every 2 Years At The Latest - BMW R 1100 S Repair Manual

Engine oil quantities:
With oil filter
change .......... 3.75 l (6.6 Imp. pints/3.96 US quarts)
Without oil filter
change .......... 3.50 l (6.2 Imp. pints/3.69 US quarts)
Difference between MIN and MAX
marks ............. 0.50 l (0.88 Imp. pint/0.52 US quart)
Engine oil grade:
Brand-name HD oil for spark-ignition engines, API
classifications SF, SG, SH; combination with CD or
CE specification.
Brand-name HD oil of CCMC classification G4, G5;
amendment PD2 is permissible.

Changing oil in gearbox

(Inspections III and IV)
or every 2 years at the latest
•
Change the gearbox oil at operating tempera-
ture.
2
•
Remove oil filler plug (1).
•
Use socket-head key, BMW No. 23 4 690 and
torque wrench, to remove oil drain plug (2) and
drain the oil into a suitable container.
•
Clean the magnet in the oil drain plug.
•
Fit new seal and reinstall drain plug.
•
Refill with gearbox oil to correct level.
•
Insert oil filler plug with new seal.
X
Tightening torque:
Oil drain plug................................................ 55 Nm
Oil filler plug ................................................. 23 Nm
Quantity:
Initial filling/oil changes
.......... approx. 0.8 l (1.40 Imp. pint, 0.84 US quart)
Oil grade for gearbox:
Brand-name hypoid gear oil, SAE 90, API class GL 5
1
23 4 690
S000120
00.21