Anybody have the fuel line coupling go on them?
Yesterday on my return from a tour in Greece my Rock started to cry...boo hoo hoo!!!!
It was leaking fuel.
By the time I made it home it was as if someone had left the faucet running.
Luckily no fire!!!!
I ended up changing the male side of the coupling.
It had split in two...
Easy fix I ended up putting a regylar clamp on the line instead of the squeeze type used by BMW.
I was just curious to know if this has happened to anyone else here????
Ride safe
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Billy Rallis
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I had a similar incident this summer when a fuel line burst and the fuel ignited in a quick flash. Although my line burst, the couplings also proved to have a small leak. According to the dealer and many posts on this site, the coupling are a very week point (o-rings, plastic body, and clamps). Warranty will cover the work. Also to note, there has been a recall notice out on the clamps.
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cworley5150
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As my dealer explained it to me, the clamps will not be automatically changed. They are only required to “check†them out or re-clamp the lines. After my problem I requested that they install screw-type clamps which they did at no expense to me. My bike was checked during the setup and then again at 300 miles. The fuel line blew at about 3500 miles. Two months and 6500 miles later and no problems.
According to the mechanic that swapped out the fuel lines, the couplings are very delicate and can crack anytime the tank is moved (such as changing the air filter). FYI
According to the mechanic that swapped out the fuel lines, the couplings are very delicate and can crack anytime the tank is moved (such as changing the air filter). FYI
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cworley5150, jas
The clamps have ben an issue on the R1150 models for a while now. The factory clmpas are of the squeeze variety, these clamps usually relax just a bit after the y are clamped and have in a lot of instances leaked.
One of the prevalent areas of leakage is at the juncture of the lines with the fitings at the tank, an area that can only be seen/inspected with the tank off.
The solution is to use the small screw clamps (they are refered as FI clamps) because the crosssection is thinner than the regular clamps. Actually the best and easiest way is to go to the dealer and get some of the FI clamps for the K bikes that are of the screw type.
JB44 a contributr to this site changed the connectors to the metal variety and wrote a very nice post with pics. Do a search for JB4 and his posts, it must have been about 2 months ago if that long.
The only fire I want is around my steak and hamburgers, in the BBQ pit.....
The clamps have ben an issue on the R1150 models for a while now. The factory clmpas are of the squeeze variety, these clamps usually relax just a bit after the y are clamped and have in a lot of instances leaked.
One of the prevalent areas of leakage is at the juncture of the lines with the fitings at the tank, an area that can only be seen/inspected with the tank off.
The solution is to use the small screw clamps (they are refered as FI clamps) because the crosssection is thinner than the regular clamps. Actually the best and easiest way is to go to the dealer and get some of the FI clamps for the K bikes that are of the screw type.
JB44 a contributr to this site changed the connectors to the metal variety and wrote a very nice post with pics. Do a search for JB4 and his posts, it must have been about 2 months ago if that long.
The only fire I want is around my steak and hamburgers, in the BBQ pit.....
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06 Suzuki Burgman 650 "state of flux"
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