Rear bevel oil

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Rear bevel oil

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Just serviced my 07. All fluids except the brake and clutch as i changed them last March.
Old age must be setting in because i can't remember how much oil the rear drive bevel takes. I think it's something like 80Ml and the same oil as the gearbox. The oil looks quite clean seeing ive clocked up 13000 miles since last March, just needs replenishing now.
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If its the same as the wet head it's 180ml

I will check soon if no one beats me to it
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Cheers, Stu. I thought there was a 80 in there somewhere
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The Haynes manual for a Hexhead doesn't give a FD oil capacity because at the time, it was changed at 600 miles then in for life.

For a Camhead, it's 180 ml, it'll likely be the same for a Hexhead.
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The original spec. gearbox oil for a Hexhead was SAE 90 and the FD was the fancy 75W-90.
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Cheers David. So gearbox is the same as rear drive as i thought
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here you go :thumb:

180ml :)
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What is that from?, it's not Haynes
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This 2007 Hexhead doesn't have separate drain & filler plugs, (Camheads do).

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Mine has a drain and fill plugs. As he said mine must have been replaced at some time.I will look through the service history as am sure it has something about a warranty claim for bevel and shaft
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My 2007 Hexhead was as per the video, FD oil changed at 600 miles then never again.
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Service data 0368 - R 1200 RT
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Thanks Glenn
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Doctor T wrote: Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:34 pm What is that from?, it's not Haynes
Its the BMW RSD manual which covers pretty much all models

Its apparently what BMW use
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Where can i get it from
All back together, renewed oil, splines grease
Thanks for the help chaps :thumb:
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