GS1200R fuel sensor fault

[Chrisville]

Wow. I've been reading up about all the fuel sensor faults these GS'ers have. Mine went faulty today. One minute it's working and then it just reads zero and flashes warning fuel constantly. Yes it's a bit annoying.

I've read up on a few ideas on how to fix it, but there's so many views and all talking about different models and years.

Mines a 07 GS1200R.

Apart from the ABS not working, and the gear sensor playing up a few times, she's running fine with all work and servicing carried out by me.

Any ideas on fuel sensor though would be gratefully received

Thanks in advance

 

[autogs]

gs1200r,whats that then?,the fuel strip probs are all available with the search function btw.there are pages of stuff enjoy yerself.

 

[fizzer]

buy a new fuel strip from motorwoks or the like for about eighty quid ish,fit it to an empty tank and get a gs-911 diagnostic tool to calibrate it .easy to fit .
or pay a dealer to do the job 206 quid .
or just live with the light on and use your trip meter
i also had the same thing i couldnt live with the light on .

 

[Chrisville]

buy a new fuel strip from motorwoks or the like for about eighty quid ish,fit it to an empty tank and get a gs-911 diagnostic tool to calibrate it .easy to fit .
or pay a dealer to do the job 206 quid .
or just live with the light on and use your trip meter
i also had the same thing i couldnt live with the light on .

Cheers for that, just checked out the Gs-911. Not too sure it will help me fix it, but it does look like a great gadget to have. There's a lot of talk about calibrating the sensor. I take it the 911 only diagnoses and won't calibrate ?

 

[Chrisville]

R1200GS, yep got one of those to. Yes there's loads of info and options. It's a tough job search through them all though. I'm just going to end up with too much black tape on my control column. Lol

 

[Deleted account 190920001]

GS911 will calibrate a fuel level sensor.

 

[Grim Reaper]

Have you seen the posts about zapping it with a modified piezo electric barbecue lighter?

 

[andy79]

Mines goosed also. I don't dare zap it though.

 

[fizzer]

well i did look at this methord on adventure rider ,the way i read it you fill the tank to the neck and use the bbq zapper ,some have had good results ,but is it a temp repair who knows nowt to loose i suppose .
give it a go ,let us know the outcome ,hey you can only blow yourself up

 

[Bendy toy]

The zapper costs a few £s and with a full tank there is no risk (no oxygen = no flame) so nothing to lose by giving it a go.

Dont believe how cars explode from a few bullets as Hollywood likes to do. The Mythbusters shot up an LPG tank (surely even more explosive), all it did was vent the gas. They had to use explosives or a minigun firing armour piercing tracers to set off the gas..

 

[fizzer]

good point bendy,go on try it ,got to be worth a go,i think i read somewhere on here that the zappo type thing is used regularly in arospace industry for fusing thin wires back together.

 

[Ex-Call Centre Chimp]

Yeah, give it a go.

Got a GoPro?

 

[Chrisville]

Mmmm. Zapper????? I'm tempted but, I rang BMW today and they gave me a price of £180 for the repair. I've booked it in for Saturday. BMW have a new design of fuel stip due to all the problems they've had with the old ones. So I'm thinking that at least thus way I get it fixed, plus there's a bit of come back with the warranty etc.

Would love to try the zapper thing, but.....

The strip is £105. Normally I'd do it myself, but with out the DS 911 to calibrate it, it makes sense for the little extra to get them to fit it.

I'll let you know have I get on.

 

[Beemerman59]

BMW have a new design of fuel stip due to all the problems they've had with the old ones.

Do they? Can you post up on here the part number of this newly designed fuel strip please.

 

[Nick V]

The strip on my hexhead went south around the 22nd of last month - I was in the middle of the Gauteng E-tolling protest rally at the time.

Luckily, I had an unused spare that I'd kept from my old K1200S streetfighter. Identical part, slotted straight in to the steel bracket.

The impression I've been getting is that GSs and GSAs equipped with trip computers (in SA, that's all of them) are equipped with the silly fuel level strip, but bikes without trip computer functionality are equipped with a straightforward float-level rheostat-type sender.
Is this true?

 

[Pukmeister]

The impression I've been getting is that GSs and GSAs equipped with trip computers (in SA, that's all of them) are equipped with the silly fuel level strip, but bikes without trip computer functionality are equipped with a straightforward float-level rheostat-type sender.
Is this true?

The early build 1200's like my 2004 bike definitely had a float sensor and no fuel computer. I could go beyond zero miles without actually running out of fuel, it was inaccurate.

When the fuel computer was introduced, they went to the fuel strip as per my 2008 Adventure. I ran out with fuel remaining due to the sucking jet pump issue twice. Fuel strip failed once.

Apparently the very late 1200 twin cams have gone back to a float sensor. Maybe they don't have the fuel trip computer, can't say for sure as I don't own one.

 

[Chrisville]

Well I'm sat in BMW right now. The bike is in the operating theatre, I'll let you know the outcome soon

 

[Beemerman59]

Well I'm sat in BMW right now. The bike is in the operating theatre, I'll let you know the outcome soon

Don't forget to get the part number