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Several months ago I posted looking for advice when my R starting idling erratically. A number of you responded with the advice to replace the coil sticks. (If you don't know what they are, pull the spark plug wire off the plug; see that 5 inch or so plastic thingie that serves as a "boot" that fits over the plug tip? See the pict below. Yeah, that's it, that plastic thingie has a coil built into it).



Well, in addition to valve adjustments and TB syncs and new plugs and a new fuel filter that I didn't need and dropping lots of bucks with a BMW shop running "diagnostics" that "didn't indicate anything was wrong" and after swapping out each of my coils with a known good unit off an 1150RT ONE AT A TIME ...
I finally broke down and ordered a set of NEW sticks coils ($200. from Chicago BMW with their 20% discount). And, doncha know, once you replace BOTH coil sticks, your Boxer motor will be happy again - idle will return to normal, there will be no more surging at low speed/low rpm, and no more missing when the throttle is whacked open in higher gears. Just like you guys told me.

So, if your Boxer starts doing what mine did for months - erratic idle, missing under WOT in higher gears, like when you whack the throttle to pass in 4th or 5th gear, then surging and hesitating/missing once hot while crusing at low speed and low RPM's - don't hesitate and waste time on $70 an hour BMW techs who don't know jack *%#@. Do what I just did, and should have done months ago -replace BOTH coil sticks. Do that and you'll have one happy Boxer motor again.

That does it!

How long they take to come?

duckdave wrote:That does it!

How long they take to come?

Chicago BMW called me after I placed my order on-line to tell me they had to order them (good customer service, eh?) . I had them in my hands exactly nine days after ordering.

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Way cool. Thanks.

It's not "sometimes" around here, it's ALL the time.....

priapismic wrote:Chicago BMW called me after I placed my order on-line to tell me they had to order them (good customer service, eh?) . I had them in my hands exactly nine days after ordering.

You should go play the lottery then. Really.

$70/hour????


it's 85 down here

congrats

John

We have a good, helpful and understanding comunity that tries to help those that enjoy the brand.

DR. S I think that Hebert's has been sold, a buddy went by and didn't recognize anyone, he also didn't think much of their people skills.......I'll have to check it out.

FYI, There was a flyer in my recent parts box delivery that said, and I quote it here verbatum:

Chicago BMW wrote:Hello Chicago BMW customer,
Due to changes in advertising regulations with BMWNA we are no longer showing BMW product at a discounted price on our web site.
Don't be alarmed as we still offer BMW oem parts at our 20% off msrp pricing.
Please spread the word with fellow BMW owners and club members and anyone who will listen.
If you have any questions please call our parts dept toll free at 1-800-262-9150

Thank you
Chicago BMW

My phoned in FD bearings order delivery took 7 days.

boxermania wrote:We have a good, helpful and understanding comunity that tries to help those that enjoy the brand.

DR. S I think that Hebert's has been sold, a buddy went by and didn't recognize anyone, he also didn't think much of their people skills.......I'll have to check it out.

Oh, no!

They were hard to get to and expensive, but I liked the people there and they have not steered me wrong.

please let me know what happened

John

FYI

I just ordered some stuff from Chicago BMW via internet. The first e-mail I got had the full price. A day or two later, I got a second e-mail that had the discounted price.

rdsmith3 wrote:FYI

I just ordered some stuff from Chicago BMW via internet. The first e-mail I got had the full price. A day or two later, I got a second e-mail that had the discounted price.

Now you'll pprobably have to wait wait wait for the parts to actually come!

IF they come in a decent amount of time, then it sounds like Chicago BMW fixed their 'process'. Either way, I probably won't order from them again.