Shaft Oil

[Ravenbyrne]

Please don't berate me

is it 180ml or 200ml

 

[prwatts]

Please don't berate me

is it 180ml or 200ml

180ml.

 

[forest biker]

Please don't berate me

is it 180ml or 200ml

180 i always use now

 

[Ravenbyrne]

Thank you Gentlemen 180 it is then.

 

[DavidJames]

Depends how long your shaft is

 

[skywalker]

200ml if its completely empty -180ml at oil changes

 

[skywalker]

200ml if its completely empty -180ml at oil changes

 

[Stretchamus]

What EP oil do yo put in

 

[Pukmeister]

For the 1200 series, the ONLY recommended oil is Castrol SAF-XO which is a fully synthetic gear oil EP75W90, now rebranded as Castrol Syntrax Longlife 75W90.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-737-castrol-syntrax-longlife-75w-90-formally-saf-xo-75w-90.aspx

 

[bmwrich58]

For the 1200 series, the ONLY recommended oil is Castrol SAF-XO which is a fully synthetic gear oil EP75W90, now rebranded as Castrol Syntrax Longlife 75W90.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-737-castrol-syntrax-longlife-75w-90-formally-saf-xo-75w-90.aspx

This is how the BMW Dealers here on this side of the Pond sell it to us consumers....

 

[Deleted account 190920001]

Just to throw a spanner in the works this is from the 09/2008 reprom and it states 0.25 l from empty???????

Rear-wheel drive, oil capacity
Oil change
0.22 l


Fluids and lubricants

Castrol SAF-XO

So what's going on?

 

[Steve E]

Castrol SAF XO may be what BMW recommend but there are many alternatives and at a lot lower price out there. Comma Oils, Mobil and Fuchs make equivelent oils. I have been using BP 80/90 semi-synth Hypoid gear oil in my 1200gs for the gear box and final drive for the last 5 years with no detrimental effect on either. I made an informed choice with information provided by an oil analysis laboratory, that I use with my work. I sent samples of oil to said Laboratory and the concensus from them was that the Castrol was an old oil type and gave me a list of more modern equivelents. As fortune would have it the BP oil that I use is that which I use at work in the transmission/gearbox and final drives on the deisel trains that I maintain.

Steve

 

[prwatts]

I use Fuchs Titan Syn 5 75W90 (from Opie Oils, the good guys)

 

[Ravenbyrne]

All done, put in 180ml and used Castrol EXP 80w 90 API GLS

Did the gear box while while my hands were dirty

Thanks for all the advice

 

[Kenny Rodkiss]

Just to throw a spanner in the works this is from the 09/2008 reprom and it states 0.25 l from empty???????

Rear-wheel drive, oil capacity
Oil change
0.22 l


Fluids and lubricants

Castrol SAF-XO

So what's going on?

Bmw reduced the oil quantity in the final drive to 180ml some time ago, supposed to help reduce pressure build up and leaking seals

 

[DrFarkoff]

No Oil In drive shaft area if there is oil in there You're ****ed

Oil Should be kept in the gearbox or in the Final drive unit

That is all!!!

 

[Ravenbyrne]

No Oil In drive shaft area if there is oil in there You're ****ed

Oil Should be kept in the gearbox or in the Final drive unit

That is all!!!

Don't worry Jay, that's were I put it

 

[Deleted account 190920001]

Bmw reduced the oil quantity in the final drive to 180ml some time ago, supposed to help reduce pressure build up and leaking seals

Yes I know that but this is the manual for the 2008-2009 models so should have the reduced quantities. This is actually specifying 20ml more than the generally accepted original figure.