I bought this bike last year and have done little maintenance till now so pulled the tranny, greased the clutch splines and all the other splines etc and changed all the fluids including the antifreeze and engine oil. After driving 60 kms in heavy stop and go traffic I parked the bike and later noticed no oil showing in the sight glass. Okay maybe I (not!) forgot to run the engine and refill for the capacity of the filter so I added oil to top up. No evidence of oil on the garage floor, exhaust or back of the bike.
I had been noticing the fan coming on a lot this summer and the engine seemingly running hotter.
This bike has run well and never heated up before.
At highway speeds until recently it has run below the mark on the temp guage but now runs way above the mark all the time. I checked the coolant level and it was okay at the rad cap with no build in the overflow bottle.
How do you check the water/oil pump for circulating water? Is there a seal that could transfer oil into the water compartment? I over "anal"yze but would rather ask if there is a common problem in these K1200 bikes.
thanks
brickbike:smile_big
ps I also changed the fork seals, regapped the plugs and torqued down all teh bolts to bmw specs.
I had been noticing the fan coming on a lot this summer and the engine seemingly running hotter.
This bike has run well and never heated up before.
At highway speeds until recently it has run below the mark on the temp guage but now runs way above the mark all the time. I checked the coolant level and it was okay at the rad cap with no build in the overflow bottle.
How do you check the water/oil pump for circulating water? Is there a seal that could transfer oil into the water compartment? I over "anal"yze but would rather ask if there is a common problem in these K1200 bikes.
thanks
brickbike:smile_big
ps I also changed the fork seals, regapped the plugs and torqued down all teh bolts to bmw specs.