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Do not accept anything less than a new engine, period.

OMFG
You've got me worried, I bounce mine off the rev limiter about once a week!
If they don't put an engine in it...I'd be surprised.
Most dealers now days replace units, ie. engines, transmissions etc.
We rarely repair engine damage like you've had.
I recently repaired a car that had bent valves, tech guys sitting in a room giving advice told me to put valves in it and ship it. Came back about a month later, bad fuel mileage, shitty idle....we put an engine in it.

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2006 K 1200 R

Go for the gold. Demand a new engine and see what happens. Bitch up the chain of command at BMWNA until you get someone w/ the authority to really address your concerns. Hoping the dealer will vigorously fight for you, IMHO, isn't much of a plan.

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95% of the time, the solution is more throttle. The other 5% of the time it ends the uncertainty more quickly.

Very true. Dealers can suggest but not authorize replacement.

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2006 K 1200 R

Well, this afternoon after work I went to the dealer to see my injured baby.
The head tech took me back to see her. I didn't have to gown up or put a mask on, but what I saw almost made me gag.
Seriously, he was very good about taking me into the service bays and let me take these pictures as well.

Here she is. I've never seen her so,... naked. They took her whole head off - literally.



Here is another view from the right side.



Here is a closer view of the clutch and open right side.



Here is all my custom wiring for PIAAs, horn, fuse box, accessory outlets. I asked the tech if that caused him any grief.
I got a slow and painful look from him and then he said "I've seen worse".
I'm pretty sure he didn't approve, but he understood the need to mod.



Man, looking down from where the gas tank usually sits, all there is is starter and tranny left in her guts.



Well,... here is part of the damage. This is obviously the head. Those valves on the left in the picture are obviously bent. So are a few others.
There is no set of cams on the other side that is holding any of them open, so they are as "tightly" closed as they can possibly be right here. Uugghh !



There is a closer look at the end cylinder set.



So, was it just the heads? Hardly !!!
Here is a spread of some of the other parts from the top end.
I'll point out the not so obvious in a couple more close-ups.



Oh my God !!!! What's this? Why it's a broken front cam shaft.
Look back at my post from 10/30 and you will see that part #1 and part #4 separated company - very violently.



One last picture. Here is a closer look at some of the "pieces" that were found in the lower right side of the case. Check out to contorted screws and some of the pieces that broke off at the end of the cam shaft (1) that hold the sprocket (4) to it.



The Service Manager wasn't in today. I will talk to him tomorrow.
I am sure BMWNA and the dealer will take care of this somehow.
I am very worried and confused about what actually caused this, and if it will happen again.
Nobody seems to have an answer for that - yet.

I'll keep you posted.

IMO, the bolts holding the new exhaust cam sprocket were not fastened properly and worked their way loose and off with vibration.

Typically, I loctite sprocket bolts in place on cams. I wonder if the cam was not cleaned or too oily or loctite was not even used.

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Wow! Nice photos, btw.

I concur with JCW. It does seem the bolt came loose and the vibration and wobble came into play of the cam sprocket retainer and it broke. That guy that had the photo of the connecting rod that came apart and went through the K-engine case was another mess.

Any damage to the top of the pistons?

Mack

Surprisingly the torque spec for those bolts is only 19nm/14 ft.lb. and no locking agent is specified, which seems kind of dicey given the criticality. I think I'd be strongly tempted to use some Locktite for this application as well.

I just threw up in my mouth

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Well guess what,... I crapped my pants, and I can't sleep at night.
I'm not sure I could ever trust this specific engine ever again.

I'm being patient to see what remedy will be offered.

But I got to tell you, makes me wonder about cancelling that S1000RR order.