Re: R1100RS mystery

["william kenney" <tnt720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob....what year is the bike?
5K towards a new/used one might not be a bad way to go.
Also, look in the marketplace, there are usually complete motors available 
5-700$ or just heads even.

As far as 8% to 80% leakage in 10K miles, not so unusual IF the exhaust 
valves are starting to melt/burn.
Once they start they tend to go quick.

Still sounds like a raw deal to me if the dealer was doing the maintanence 
and have records of it.

I could be mistaken but figure the valves usually get too hot if they are 
adjusted too tight.
You don't mention any piston damage (else it could be timing or 
predetonation).
If I remember correctly both plugs fire at the same time on an oilhead so it 
wouldn't be timing.

If it were mine, I would send out the head for new valves/seats and mic up 
the cams and be done with it.

Just my .02 worth.
Bill Kenney
Foster,RI

02 K1200RS
96R1100RS  (for sale)


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rob" <obray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bmw-tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: R1100RS mystery


> Hi all,
>
> I wrote a while back about my RS burning the right cylinder exhaust 
> valves,
> and with an 80% leakage in the left cylinder; BMW has now officially 
> denied
> any coverage including any good will. The reps attitude is that they have 
> no way
> of knowing what I've done to the bike (though my maintenance record is on 
> file
> at my dealership), and that it's too far out of warranty. Though the bike 
> has
> 44K on it, they might as well say that burned valves are the norm! 
> Something
> obviously went very wrong to have gone from 8% leakage in both to it's
> current state in 10K miles.
>
> A few questions are in order:
>
> Have any of you burned valves, or had severe leakage in a cylinder, 
> similar
> to what I've described? Or heard of another bike similarly disposed?
>
> Might anyone have a contact name or a more specific (preferably email) 
> address
> other than the generic N.A. address in NJ?
>
> Has anyone sold there bike as in my bikes condition? I'm extremely leery 
> after
> 5 transmissions, a sight glass blow out, fuel pump failure, and now the 
> top end
> problems, to keep this bike. The ONLY plus to this, IF one could call it 
> that,
> is that the dealer is willing to take my bike and knock off 5K on a new 
> machine.
> They want $1500 for a full valve job and I'm pretty sure I'd have a hard 
> time selling
> it with full disclosure of it's past. So, if someone's interested....
> I obviously have some thinking to do, but am not impressed by the new 
> models, and the
> RS has changed enough that I'm not sure I'm interested.
>
> Thanks for any and all suggestions!
>
>
>
> Rob

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