Fuel Pump Seal Recall

[pete12]

Just received a letter from the dealer about a recall to replace a seal in the fuel pump (0000163300).

My bike was in just a few weeks ago for the battery software upgrade. Just wondering if BMW release these recalls on regular basis during the quieter winter months to improve the customer/dealer relationship ? Maybe its just a marketing ploy to get customers through the door !

 

[Wizard]

Brilliant marketing ploy.....

Dear Sir, your more-expensive-than-anyone-elses bike is fecked again. Please come into the dealers so we can try and sell you another really really expensive bike while you're still pissed at taking yet another day off work due to our repeated cock ups.

Yours,

BMW

 

[pete12]

Conveniently, its also another 'half hour' while you wait job. They must think that half an hour is just enough time for their salesmen to sell you a GSA.

'It'll be much more reliable than the GS, Sir, unless of course BM release another new bike the following year so we may see some recalls during the winter months again'.

 

[Karn-Evil]

Just received a letter from the dealer about a recall to replace a seal in the fuel pump (0000163300).

My bike was in just a few weeks ago for the battery software upgrade. Just wondering if BMW release these recalls on regular basis during the quieter winter months to improve the customer/dealer relationship ? Maybe its just a marketing ploy to get customers through the door !

Its not a marketing ploy it is because BMW Bikes are SHITE.

 

[ianran]

Its not a marketing ploy it is because BMW Bikes are SHITE.

Still happy to make money out of their owners though with your silly little badges!!!

 

[Karn-Evil]

Still happy to make money out of their owners though with your silly little badges!!!

still happy to make yourself feel important with your silly snide little comments

 

[MATKAT]

muppets

what a sad bunch of muppets you are constantly whinging and whining about GS's...............................its only a toy after all trick is have 2 or 3 then you will always be able to ride one or the other Funny how everyone I speak to loves there GS, me included

 

[CONDORPILOT]

Mines just gone on GSA1150

 

[ianran]

still happy to make yourself feel important with your silly snide little comments

Ooooohhh !!! Just goes to Show your attitude couldnt have been what pi***D OFF bmw a???

UNLIKE SADDOOS LIKE YOU i COMFORTABLE WITH WHO i AM!!!!
Have a nice day!!!

 

[Alphason]

 

[Karn-Evil]

Ooooohhh !!! Just goes to Show your attitude couldnt have been what pi***D OFF bmw a???

UNLIKE SADDOOS LIKE YOU i COMFORTABLE WITH WHO i AM!!!!
Have a nice day!!!

I am very comfortable with who I am,and for that matter,my attitude.
However,I have to say that I am not so comfortable with the poor spelling and bad grammer of a so called lecturer

Those who can't do,teach,those who can't teach,LECTURE.
Have a nice day.

 

[GSmonkey]

...put your handbags away girls

 

[Jimb]

Wonderfull

Wizard & Karn-Evil, wonderfull, I thought I was the only one who thought BMW are a shite company, youv'e made my day.

 

[ianran]

To Quote Karn Evil

Those who can't do,teach,those who can't teach,LECTURE.
Have a nice day.

Whats really worse is I was so bad at "doing" I made me money selling!!!!

And GSMonkey

Hand bags away!!

Glad we can all still have a laugh!!!!!!
(wheres microsoft spell / grammar checker when you need it!!!)

 

[Wizard]

Wizard & Karn-Evil, wonderfull, I thought I was the only one who thought BMW are a shite company, youv'e made my day.

Actually, that was ment as a humourous take on the first post.

As an engineer, I fully understand that there is a certain level of consumer testing involved in any new product (admittedly there is perhaps a tad more with a completely re-designed motorbike). That's why I waited a year and a half before I bought my absolutely perfect 1200

 

[birdseye]

Just received a letter from the dealer about a recall to replace a seal in the fuel pump (0000163300).

My bike was in just a few weeks ago for the battery software upgrade. Just wondering if BMW release these recalls on regular basis during the quieter winter months to improve the customer/dealer relationship ? Maybe its just a marketing ploy to get customers through the door !

There have been 4 official safety recalls since the beginning of 2005. If yours is "water ingress past O ring seal" then it was first registered in February. If it is "leak in fuel system" then registered in April.

This is from the govt vosa database - knowing the efficiency of the civil service,
your BMW dealer probably had the info many months earlier.

 

[ianran]

Serious Comment About Problem...Honest!!!

I recently had the gearbox seal failure (documented elsewhere) repaired, at the time of the work being done I mentioned a problem with a smell of petrol from the bike when parked in my garage (also documented elsewhere!). The dealer couldnt find an obvious problem so he replaced my tank with their demonstrators tank.....
My point being that I wonder if this is a potential sympton and what age your bike, ie could this have been cleared up on the latest bikes?

 

[Karn-Evil]

I recently had the gearbox seal failure (documented elsewhere) repaired, at the time of the work being done I mentioned a problem with a smell of petrol from the bike when parked in my garage (also documented elsewhere!). The dealer couldnt find an obvious problem so he replaced my tank with their demonstrators tank.....
My point being that I wonder if this is a potential sympton and what age your bike, ie could this have been cleared up on the latest bikes?

Not sure whether you can bank on the bikes leaving the factory with earlier problems sorted.For example mine left the factory in January 05,it had the new (turquoise ) fuel pump seal but it still allowed water ingress.I wonder if there are more than one master press/mould for these plastic parts and some of them are not quite right?