My 2000 r1100rt died suddenly a few weeks ago several hours from home. Steady driving 70-80 mph (raining). Started again after half an hour for a couple minutes then died.
One brother had a r11rt and it had the exact symptoms with a plugged fuel filter, but I'm told perhaps culprit is HES.
note: I have the old filter out and it is does not blow freely (new dry one blows very freely) but I don't know what is normal in that regard with a used filter than has had gas wet the media. Naturally I am replaced the filter regardless, but I want to make sure the problem does not happen again (major bummer of a day). And I could not reproduce problem once home.
only 30k miles on bike, stored inside, etc.
I bought a new HES as well and was hoping to borrow the HES timing box from someone on this forum to install a new HES, but I was advised I didn't need to time the HES if I simply put the new HES in the same position as the old one (new one bosch).
I bought the RT from another brother so I'm pretty unfamiliar with them. Looking at vids and such which is useful but always a twist like an electrical connector that needs to come off the inside of the plate to remove the fuel pump/filter plate. No biggy but didn't see it in the vids I've seen.
Anyway, my question for now is how do I remove the fuel pump strainer? I have a new one that I might put on, but they are fragile and I don't want to damage it when I take it off or put the new one on?
I recently moved to the greater Gig Harbor Wa area so don't have any experienced BMW buddies here......
update: I pried the old strainer off, decided to put on the new one since I had it. It does not want to just push on. Am I missing something in how the new strainer goes back on?
One brother had a r11rt and it had the exact symptoms with a plugged fuel filter, but I'm told perhaps culprit is HES.
note: I have the old filter out and it is does not blow freely (new dry one blows very freely) but I don't know what is normal in that regard with a used filter than has had gas wet the media. Naturally I am replaced the filter regardless, but I want to make sure the problem does not happen again (major bummer of a day). And I could not reproduce problem once home.
only 30k miles on bike, stored inside, etc.
I bought a new HES as well and was hoping to borrow the HES timing box from someone on this forum to install a new HES, but I was advised I didn't need to time the HES if I simply put the new HES in the same position as the old one (new one bosch).
I bought the RT from another brother so I'm pretty unfamiliar with them. Looking at vids and such which is useful but always a twist like an electrical connector that needs to come off the inside of the plate to remove the fuel pump/filter plate. No biggy but didn't see it in the vids I've seen.
Anyway, my question for now is how do I remove the fuel pump strainer? I have a new one that I might put on, but they are fragile and I don't want to damage it when I take it off or put the new one on?
I recently moved to the greater Gig Harbor Wa area so don't have any experienced BMW buddies here......
update: I pried the old strainer off, decided to put on the new one since I had it. It does not want to just push on. Am I missing something in how the new strainer goes back on?
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