Motorcycle BMW R1150RT. Manual - part 20

11.15

Cooling-oil circuit

11.16

11 00 050 

Removing and installing 

engine

11 00 

Removing engine

L

 Note:

Auxiliary shaft, timing chains, chain tensioner/guide 
rails and crankshaft can only be removed after the 
engine has been removed. All other components 
can be removed with the engine installed.

•

Drain oil from engine.

•

Remove the seat.

•

Remove side panels (

a

46.8).

e

 Attention:

Fuel is flammable and a hazard to health. Observe all 
applicable safety regulations.

•

Remove fuel tank (

a

16.5).

•

Secure stand, BMW No. 00 1 520, to motorcycle 
with bushes and screws, BMW No. 00 1 529.

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Disconnect the air temperature sensor plug.

•

Remove air filter cover.

•

Remove the intake air pipe.

•

Disconnect plug of NTC oil-temperature 
sensor (1).

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Disconnect plug from Hall transmitter (2).

e

 Attention:

Disconnect the negative battery terminal first, then 
the positive terminal. Connect the positive battery 
terminal first, then the negative terminal.

•

Remove the battery.

•

Use hose clip pliers, BMW No. 17 5 500, to open 
clamp on crankcase breather hose at engine.

•

Disconnect the hose for the crankcase breather 
from the crankcase.

•

Disconnect plug for oxygen sensor (3) and re-
move cable.

•

Remove the plug/fuel pump unit (4) from the 
frame.

•

Remove cable strap from cable guide under bat-
tery carrier.

•

Disconnect the leads from the alternator.

•

Disconnect ground lead from terminal at top of 
engine.

•

Disconnect right-hand oil cooler line from en-
gine.

•

Remove 4 nuts securing the battery carrier to the 
engine.

00 1 529

R28110060

00 1 520

R22110020

2

1

R22610030

3

4

11.17

•

Remove spark plug covers.

•

Pull off spark plug cap with special puller, 
BMW No. 12 3 520.

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Disconnect plugs of injection valves.

•

Disengage Bowden cables from throttle stub 
pipes.

•

Disconnect hose clamps/throttle stub pipes and 
push the stubs into the air filter box. 

•

Disconnect ground cable from left throttle stub 
pipe.

•

Disconnect plug of throttle-valve potentiometer.

•

Remove holders of injection valves.

•

Remove injection valves from throttle stub pipes.

•

Remove right throttle stub pipe.

•

Remove left throttle stub pipe with flange.

•

Remove the left footrest plate (

a

46.16).

•

Disconnect cables from starter motor.

•

Remove starter motor.

•

Disconnect cable from oil pressure switch.

•

Disconnect side-stand switch plug (5) and re-
move the cable.

•

Remove the right footrest plate (

a

46.17).

•

Remove exhaust.

•

Remove manifold.

•

Disconnect gear-indicator plug (6) and remove 
the cable.

•

Remove fasteners securing fairing bracket to en-
gine on left and right.

•

Remove front cover.

•

Disconnect oil cooler line from engine and oil 
cooler.

•

Carefully remove the oil-cooler line.

d

 Warning:

Integral ABS When removing and installing the 
brake calipers, force back the pistons carefully to 
ensure that the wheel-circuit reservoir does not 
overflow.
If fluid escapes, proceed in accordance with “In-
structions for filling reservoir” (

a

00.48).

•

Remove rear brake caliper.

•

Integral ABS Remove ABS sensor from rear 
wheel drive.

•

Remove brake line from swinging arm.

•

Use cable ties to secure the brake caliper to the 
rear frame.

•

Remove brake line (7) from the rear frame.

•

Disconnect clutch-system bleed line from rear 
frame, left.

•

Remove the main stand and the side stand.

•

Remove starter motor.

•

Remove the left screw cap.

•

Remove the screw on the right.

e

 Attention:

If necessary, mask off the leading link to prevent it 
from being scratched.

•

Pull the shaft of the leading link out to the left.

R22110030

5

R22210020

6

R22210030

7

11.18

Installing auxiliary frame (raising frame unit clear 
of engine)

•

Remove rear wheel.

•

Remove hydraulic spring-strut adjuster.

•

Support the rear swinging arm.

•

Heat bottom fastener of spring strut to 
max. 120 °C (248 °F) and remove. 

•

Remove rear spring strut.

•

Install the rear wheel.

•

Remove the upper securing screw and the bot-
tom bolt of the engine/frame connecting strut (1).

e

 Attention:

Use adhesive tape to mask the fuel tank anchorage 
and protect it against scratches.

•

Place auxiliary frame, BMW No. 46 5 630, in po-
sition and secure to the rear spring-strut 
mount (2).

•

Engage the auxiliary frame to the front anchorage 
point for the fuel tank (3).

•

Centre the auxiliary frame relative to the flat of the 
fuel-tank anchorage, install the threaded 
bushings (4) at the connecting struts/frame and 
tighten.

•

Pass threaded rod of auxiliary frame through 
threaded bushes (4) and secure.

•

Remove front fasteners for rear frame (5) on left 
and right.

•

Install adapter (6) in link/rear-frame anchorage 
and secure to auxiliary frame.

•

Remove screw (8) of bottom spring-strut mount.

•

Press leading link down at front, or pull tail sec-
tion down.

e

 Attention:

If necessary, mask off the leading link to prevent it 
from being scratched.

•

Heat both nuts on stud (7) to 
max. 120 °C (248 °F) and remove.

•

Remove stud (7).

•

Install screw (8) of bottom spring-strut mount.

•

Slightly raise the frame unit and remove the fas-
teners securing the clutch slave cylinder.

•

Raise the frame unit at the front.

•

Remove the gearbox, swinging arm, rear axle 
and rear wheel together.

R22110040

46 5 630

6

1

2

3

4

5

7

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