K1300GT 20000KM Service Highlights

[@XPALAZZI]

Thank you! I followed all the steps and it went smoothly on my recently bought 2009 K1300GT at 25,000 mi.

[@Boxflyer11]

Well done! I miss working in your warm garage too. I appreciate your insite from the racing world about the brake reservoir service. Glad you showed the proper use of the coolant flush and air purge tool to get rid of those pesky trapped air pockets that can cause localized overheating. I'm glued to your channel...!

[@kiki231000]

Thanks Brad!

[@kprice399]

I have the 1300s but I believe the only difference is the upper parts of the bikes, & the engines are the same. Great to see the inner workings. Great detail. Thx

[@scramblerslim5137]

Thank you so much for posting this! There is painfully little info out there on the K13GT and I love mine! I need to do this service and this really helps

[@paulskeet7993]

Trouble is, you need a whole bunch of special tools!

[@wol9ver6ine]

Very helpful 👌! Now if only you would do another step-by-step for upper/lower ball joint change out.

I was obout to buy one of this, but watching this video I am runni g to buy a Yamaha FJR1300... Too complicated for servicing. I though my Kawasaki ZX12R was complicated to adjust valves due monocoque frame untill I saw this video..

[@charlesschuster7963]

That's not the ECU on the right side, it's the ZKE chassis electronics control module. The ECU is under the seat. I'd a thought someone would notice, but since no one did...

[@zuzudoggie8288]

When you put the rocker cover back on you need to make sure the right angles (inside and outside0in the gasket are clean and a fresh dab of High temp RTV (O2 sensor safe) to seal these corners created by the need to go around some objects on the left side of the engine.

[@kiki231000]

Actually-- you are incorrect. BMW advises against applying sealant to the "valve cover" as it tends to cause leaks in the dry parts and will damage the rubber gasket upon subsequent removals. And after 15000 km, the engine is sealed just fine, just like it did for the 40000km before without sealant. Word of advice-- follow the manual.

[@paulotex19]

Thanks a million. Have a K1300R and this video is a great help. (PS: Great voice, very relaxing to hear and watch.)

[@ErikGuldberg]

Thank you, Sir! This was very helpful and very well done.

[@kiki231000]

i would suspect most would be the same -- but best to confirm with your manual

[@mortenrongsted7006]

Wauw. Yor really know what you are doing 👏🏾

[@robertbrandywine]

I've been watching videos on how to remove the fairings from all the sport-tourers and this bike surprisingly may be the easiest. It didn't look like you had to unplug any electronics either which means you could ride the bike without the fairing if you needed to.

[@kiki231000]

Robert Brandywine technically there is one thing to unplug and that is the thermometer sending unit attached to the shroud. However, if you keep the shroud on then you are correct. Your general statement of it being the easiest is bang on.

[@robertbrandywine]

@@kiki231000 Thanks for the reply. What part is the shroud?

[@kiki231000]

@@robertbrandywine i believe it is referred to as the "inner fairing" in the manual, but its simply the black plastic component that wraps around the radiator and directs fresh air into it

[@johnhowardesq]

Robert Brandywine s

[@garyramsdale9340]

Thanks very detailed

[@MrBeboopman]

Not a hammer in sight😊😊 excellent videos... subbed... and hello from Tipperary,Eire.

[@ManuelAleixo81]

Hi there Chris, Congrats for your excellent detailed video. Would love to know the tool code and where is it possible to find for the one with the bearings to allow to remove the cams caps out. Thank you in advance

[@Heckofadeal]

Great video!!!!

[@80a7x]

Great video! would the process be the same for K1300S? thanks.

[@sergazansenya6241]

Спасибо 👍

[@mattcero1]

Awesome video guy! Would you recommend to anyone to take the front wheel off to add work clearance and to check and service the brakes anyway? Mine has just under 48k and I'm considering replacing the hoses. What are your thoughts on that as well. Again, thank you for your great video sir.

[@V2156]

Hi, Very instructive video thank you. Is it possible to know the electric tools you use and where to buy them. Thank's

[@kiki231000]

the only "Electric" tool (other than the Snap On torque wrench) is the GS911 from www.hexcode.co.za/

[@kennethwise7108]

Great video thanks

[@yoni1999]

Good video. I had to remove the head and do similar work on my K12S after a lady tipped over my bike at the grocery store causing the throttle to stick. When I started the bike I busted up the valves. Anyway the retro fit and tool for the crank sensor is important cause without it will get damaged. Believe me I know, I had to take it to the shop just for that. Mechanically everything was fine with no binding with the head installed after a machine shop seated new valves. But BMW doesn't provide can bus electrical wiring information so I couldn't figure out the crank sensor issue. I'm planning to check clearance on my K13S clearance but I was wondering why they have to have bearing on the studs that go in the spark plug holes. Can I just use regular studs? Maybe I shouldn't be asking this considering my past experience

[@kiki231000]

Regarding the thrust bearing on the tool. This makes it much easier as you are compressing the cover down on to the head, as opposed to simply holding 2 pieces together

[@MrDavolong]

Hi, great video! Do you know if it’s the same process for the k1200gt 06 to 08 models?

[@davidmcmillan8408]

Great video. Just one question - you said to measure valve clearances of cylinders 1 and 4 together, and cylinders 2 and 3 together. When number one is at top dead centre on the compression/ignition stroke, number four is at TDC on the exhaust/induction stroke. Does this matter re checking no four? If the cam lobes give some valve overlap - and I'm not sure if there is valve overlap or not on this or my K1300S engine - won't that mean that on cylinder 4, both inlet and exhaust cams might still be slightly engaged in lifting their valves, and thus not in the right 'off cam' place for measuring?

[@kiki231000]

Excellent question -- you are correct .although the pistons will be in the same position, (1 and 4, for example) you will need to spin the crank again 360 after checking #1. That being said, focus on making sure the lobes are turned away from the followers is key.

[@davidmcmillan8408]

@@kiki231000 Thanks for your rapid response Chris. It was really an academic question as I don't have anything like your abilities with a wrench, and I'm relying on my tech who used to work on the London police K bikes - he told me he'd never had to change a shim on their 'flying brick' engines despite astronomical mileages, and says the slant Ks are even better in this regard. I love my K1300S - there really is nothing out there to replace it - but am starting to be concerned re it being an obsolete model for over seven years now, and the potential difficulty of sourcing spares. Thanks again from a frosty England.

[@poden3863]

Oh , it switches between Lch , and Both channels audio. :)

[@sipzter]

Hello - As usual great video - very educational and relaxing to watch. I don't know whether I will ever own a BMW bike but I do own the next best thing -a 2002 e46 330Cic. Teaching myself to work on that. I'm slowly adding to my tools so I'm curious, what brand torque wrench is that you use?

[@kiki231000]

Yes, the E46-- beautiful car. We are BMW faithful, and although I drive a 5 Series (F and G) , the 3 E was my favorite. As far as tools go, I have had nothing but the best luck with Snap - On. They are very expensive (to me) , but they stand behind their products. Over the years the bargain tools have failed me at the most critical time, so i save my pennies and buy better quality now for my core box. So all my ratchets are Snap on-- since i use them every day. All my screwdrivers are snap on, since they do a better job of dripping the fastener. Slowly i am replacing my sockets, and pliers. And for the accuracy tools like the torque wrenches, i also save up and buy their products. In this video, i am using a Snap-On Tech Angle 3/8 drive (ATECH2F100VO). This wrench has repeatable accuracy to 2%, but critical for the Euro engines is the angular velocity feature ("techangle" ) -- you tighten to torque, then apply a specific rotation by angle. Some aspects of the engine assembly will require this feature. The wrench has both metric and Empirical units , memory function, led , audio, and tactile alarm. I was so pleased with it over the past 3 years that i bought a 1/4" version for the tiny stuff. I dont use it for the bigger less critical components, just the engine and finer work.

[@garyramsdale9340]

Fantastic outline. Better than BMW manual. Wish I found this 6 weeks ago. What brand of vacuum coolant kit did you successfully use? Can it also fit car radiators. I bought a Cheap one and it does not work.

[@kiki231000]

I use a UView Airlift Kit (Model 550000) -- I have tried it on a few Domestic cars and works great.

[@charlesschuster7963]

Isn't the correct coolant BMW Blue, rather that the green stuff you drained?

[@keithbarnett5948]

HELP DOES THE SILENCER OF A BMW 1300S FIT THE BMW 1300GT???

[@mybikegarage1040]

Well done but you should have pulled the cam cap to actually show the job, since you went all the way into the engine. You wouldn’t need to replace a shim but you could have shown the steps and process for pulling / replacing a shim. That being said, it is really a waste of time to open the valve cover and measure the shim tolerance. K bike shim tolerances just don’t change unless you run the engine on old or low oil. Something needs to go wrong for them to wear enough to change. R bikes are a different story.

[@kc03300]

why you using green coolant instead of blue bmw coolant

[@poden3863]

FYI , only getting L ch audio on playback

[@mybikegarage1040]

By the way, its snowing in your video, hahahahaha. I wonder how many watchers noticed?

[@KotdaVin4i]

Does the valve clearance need to be done every 30000km?

[@kiki231000]

The valve clearance CHECK needs to be done every 20K

[@GSXR1300X]

Did u do the canister delete?

[@kiki231000]

no

[@KimKong777]

Where can you get those boards to keep track of the bolts / screws???

[@kiki231000]

it was user Boxflyer that came up with the brilliant idea of the "Boxflyer boards". We printed off the panel diagrams from the service DVD, and then using 3M 77 Adhesive we attached them to foam art boards from our local dollar store.