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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #3 I had the same thing happen on a new 2013 Kawasaki Vulcan 900. The weeping stopped after I put about 1000 miles on the bike. And the total amount of coolant lost through the weeping wasn’t significant enough to have the level drop below the minimum fill indicator. 2017 R1200RS Lupin Blue/Grey Metallic |
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Coolant drips now and then from the little hole on my 2009 F650GS water pump and has been doing that for the past 10 years. I have been informed that this is a carefully thought-out feature of BMW's water pump design. Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2005 Triumph Bonneville T-100; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2011 Zero S 16.6 kWh |
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Zitat von mickr7280 im Beitrag #1My '16 had this leak from new. Pumps were replaced at 1346, 3425 and 17,537 miles. They would not replace the pump again, even though I requested that. BMW finally bought the bike back at a little over 28,000 miles/18 months. I never had a non-leaker until my '17- so far, 15,000 miles and no leaks. The tech at the dealer thought it might be a casting flaw in the engine cases, I never got any confirmation of that. The leak was never enough volume that I was concerned about spewing out all the coolant. Over the whole period, I probably had to add 1/4 of a quart of coolant to keep the level at max. It was just the idea that it was drooling all the time and BMW couldn't seem to fix it and how do you explain that to riding buddies on other brands? I've been riding BMW's for 33 years and am happy with the way things went, finally. Frank
2017 R1200RS- 14,000 mi. 1 yr.
2003 R1100S Boxer Cup Replika #6/200 1985 K100/1100RS- 326,000 mi. 33 yrs. 2016 R1200RS- 28,322 mi. 18 mo. (gone) 2011 R1200RT- 30,000 mi. 2 yr. (gone) 2005 R1200ST- 58,000 mi. 8 yr. 3rd deer killed it. 1999 R1100S- 15,000 mi. 2 yr. (gone) 1996 Ducati 900SS/SP- 89,000 mi. 12 yr. (gone) |
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Zitat von Fugly im Beitrag #7On the '15/'16 engines, the coolant weep hole is located at the forward lower corner of the left cylinder in the engine case. It is just a hole in the engine case. On the '17 and later engines, the weep fitting is a brass spigot above the oil filter. Frank
2017 R1200RS- 15,000 mi. 1 yr.
2003 R1100S Boxer Cup Replika #6/200 1985 K100/1100RS- 326,000 mi. 33 yrs. 2016 R1200RS- 28,322 mi. 18 mo. (gone) 2011 R1200RT- 30,000 mi. 2 yr. (gone) 2005 R1200ST- 58,000 mi. 8 yr. 3rd deer killed it. 1999 R1100S- 15,000 mi. 2 yr. (gone) 1996 Ducati 900SS/SP- 89,000 mi. 12 yr. (gone) |
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