180mL is just not a lot of oil. It is constantly being sheared. It IS very important to keep after it. On my 2012 R1200R, I change no later than 10k miles. At that mileage, the 75W-90 Mobil1 that I use is dark green. If you go much past that, it will turn black. I found Mobil1 maintains its color much, much longer than the verrry expensive Castrol 75W-90 sold at the Beemer dealer. (Or, they sold at the time)
Thanks a lot for the video, well done, well explained and GREAT TIPS provided. Do you have a video for the oil change for the same bike? Appreciated it.
Is it necessary to torque the drain plug to 20 Nm knowing it is in oil? Would a lower torque ( 15 Nm ) be ok ? On the label of the oil container, BMW advises us to use the oil in the 4 years following the production date. Is that important? Thank you sir, Marc Quebec Canada 🇨🇦😉🏍
The drain plug torque spec is 42 Nm. I suggest using the factory recommendation. Tell me more about what you mean by use the oil for 4 years? I’ve not heard that before.
All the crush rings and o-rings come with an oil change kit or 12k maintenance kit. Yes, the oil drain plug is M20, the final drive fill is M12 (copper) and the final drive drain is M11 o-ring (11.2mm x 1.8mm). Check out pacmototours.com/store.
I guess since it's a wet clutch you just have engine oil and rear end. I used mopar 70w-80 gear oil. About 180ml or 6 ounces. It was black. Used Castrol power one 5w40 engine oil. Was pretty clean at 600 miles. Thanks
@@alangolightly9850 Good job! I’ve now switched oil from Castrol to Motul since it matches the specifications from the BMW Advantec oil, specifically JASO MA2 and API SN (the Castrol is API SL).
I bought your engine and final drive oil for my first 6000-mile change, watched your videos, and did the job. Everything worked out well. Thanks. Tara
Hi Tara! Thank you for the wonderful comment!
180mL is just not a lot of oil. It is constantly being sheared. It IS very important to keep after it.
On my 2012 R1200R, I change no later than 10k miles. At that mileage, the 75W-90 Mobil1 that I use is dark green. If you go much past that, it will turn black.
I found Mobil1 maintains its color much, much longer than the verrry expensive Castrol 75W-90 sold at the Beemer dealer. (Or, they sold at the time)
The specification for the 1250 is 70w80 GL-5 gear oil. The 75w90 is for the water cooled R1200. I replace the gear oil with each oil change.
@@PacMoto Yup, it will last hundreds of thousands of miles if you take care of it like that. 👍 Cheers
Ugh. My local BMW dealer gave me the 75W-90. My bike is a 2021 R1250GS. I guess I'll have to return the oil. Glad I hadn't changed it yet. Thanks
What did you use to measure out 180ml? The BMW bottle is 7oz./ 207ml.
@awakeadventurer9198 Yep, technically that’s the final drive oil for the water-cooled R1200 not the R1250. I’d be curious what the dealer says….
Thanks a lot for the video, well done, well explained and GREAT TIPS provided.
Do you have a video for the oil change for the same bike?
Appreciated it.
Thanks for the feedback. Lots of videos on my channel. Here is the one for the oil change:
czcams.com/video/mdbdIgDyT9M/video.html
Is it necessary to torque the drain plug to 20 Nm knowing it is in oil? Would a lower torque ( 15 Nm ) be ok ?
On the label of the oil container, BMW advises us to use the oil in the 4 years following the production date. Is that important? Thank you sir, Marc Quebec Canada 🇨🇦😉🏍
The drain plug torque spec is 42 Nm. I suggest using the factory recommendation. Tell me more about what you mean by use the oil for 4 years? I’ve not heard that before.
Excellent video, thank you !
My pleasure!
What size crush washer did you use for the T45 drain bolt?
M12 for the 6mm hex filler bolt.
M20 for the oil drain plug.
All the crush rings and o-rings come with an oil change kit or 12k maintenance kit. Yes, the oil drain plug is M20, the final drive fill is M12 (copper) and the final drive drain is M11 o-ring (11.2mm x 1.8mm). Check out pacmototours.com/store.
Simple enough. I need to finally get a torque wrench. Can you give torque settings in ft lbs also?
You need one that goes from 8Nm to 60Nm.
Would this be the same oil type for a 2022 1250RS? I might have ordered the wrong axle oil.
Yes, same gear oil for the 1250s.
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Dumb question. 2023 R1250RS has a separate trans oil from engine oil ?
If you mean the final drive oil, yes. It’s 75w90 for the R1200 and 70w80 for the R1250. Both rated GL-5.
I guess since it's a wet clutch you just have engine oil and rear end. I used mopar 70w-80 gear oil. About 180ml or 6 ounces. It was black. Used Castrol power one 5w40 engine oil. Was pretty clean at 600 miles. Thanks
@@alangolightly9850 Good job! I’ve now switched oil from Castrol to Motul since it matches the specifications from the BMW Advantec oil, specifically JASO MA2 and API SN (the Castrol is API SL).
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Too much waffle. 👎
Appreciate the feedback.