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Hi

Does anyone know the official 'book' dealer service labour times for the following items on a K1300S please?

Change Air Filter
Change Engine Oil + Filter
Rear Brake Flush
Front Brake Flush
Change Final Drive Bevel Oil

Thanks, David Mc.
 

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I'm sure they have a "flat rate" manual which is also how they pay the techs no matter how long the job actually takes. The tech pay is a fraction of the flat rate the dealer charges us. This is why one can get hurriedly done half-ass work on some of the more complicated jobs.
 

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You can't leave at a bit fiddly, where in the reprom DVD service manual is the file built? I have never seen it and also interested. I have ideas but not facts.
 

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Beech I’m sure the pirated version that we spoke about on a previous post has that info somewhere. I’m away from home ‘til Wednesday so I’ll check then
 

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What you don't know...(in my case plenty)
my guess for the above jobs is 3.5 hours. The most time consuming is changing the air filters. But bleeding both ends brake systems would be at least an hour.
 

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None of the work you need done is difficult and very simple if you have basic tools, a must is a torx drive set 3/8ths is fine and maybe allen as well. Anyway time wise I have just done the front and rear brakes took me maybe 40 minutes in total, oil and filter i would say 40 minutes also (drain time for the pipe off the oil reservoir (leave it to drain whilst you are doing the brakes) airfilters (the S has 2 or should do) is panels off again 40 minutes panels off and panels back on (bit of cleaning whilst they are off) and the rear oil in the back end I would say an hour being generous and don't forget to grease the boot whislt the shaft is split. Now the one bog caveat with the times I have suggested is that is assumes that things like oil filters come off easily rather than 2 hours of messing around btdt recently. So around 3 hours inc tea break Beech says 3.5 hrs i wouldn't disagree with that either
 

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I watched my tech do all these jobs - I needed my service book stamped as it's been blank since before Covid. Having now witnessed all these tasks, I will certainly do it all myself next time, and save my cash for the big stuff like valve clearances. I had thought that a brake flush might be complex on the K1300S ( as I think it was on my old K1200RS?) but the tech simply syringed out the old fluid from both masters, and pumped through the new fluid, with a special non-return bleed fitment on each bleed nipple in turn. Didn't access any of the ABS system, so 10 minutes per wheel is realistic. Also, on my 2015 bike, the final drive bevel box drain is hidden above/behind the caliper and the filler hole is hidden behind the (removed) rear wheel, so splines were not even visible to be greased as the shaft was never split. The only time consuming bits were fairing panels removal and refitting and waiting for engine oil to drain from dry sump tank. I'd still love to know the official BMW dealer book times though, even though the actual hourly rate charged will vary . . .Oh, one final thing - I needed any fault codes etc resetting and the service date/mileage updating, which I could not do myself.
 

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Bleeding a K bike front calipers without pushing the pistons back leaves the calipers full of old fluid. If you look you will see the incoming hose is on a banjo fitting that also contains the bleed nipple so fluid just comes out there and never circulates into the caliper. They have to be removed, piston sides cleaned and then the pads pushed back until they stop. Either wood wedges or a specific tool for the job.
Something like this:
Liquid Fluid Cosmetics Drinkware Camera accessory

I use isopropyl alcohol to clean the pistons and air dry with soft blow air gun. Brake cleaner is tougher on the rubber seals.
 

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- I needed any fault codes etc resetting and the service date/mileage updating, which I could not do myself.
Buy the motoscan app, and you can do it yourself in future. MotoScan – App für professionelle BMW Motorrad Diagnose you need the professional version @€30 to reset the service interval. Well worth it for the diagnostic info it gives you.
you'll also need the odb2 reader and cable
It'll pay for itself after a couple of services.
 
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