What does BMW stand for?

[minivin]

I can only guess at "Brokendown by the Motor Way"


52,000 miles on the clock and it's turning into a right unreliable piece of shit. Have gone through the electrics and finally sussed that the fuel pump is shot. Initially thought it was the Motronics, but that gives the fuel pump an initial few seconds to get upto pressure and then turns off, till the engine starts and it then lets it power continuously.

Now waiting for CW's to get back to me with a price..........

[bigblackfalco]

I always thought it was Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Hat. Get.

[minivin]

Jacket sir?

[nab 301]

52,000 miles on the clock and it's turning into a right unreliable piece of shit. Have gone through the electrics and finally sussed that the fuel pump is shot. Now waiting for CW's to get back to me with a price..........

My s has rolled over 60k miles and i'm hearing noises all the time (or is it voices ) Probably just paranoia and spending too much time on this forum, Hasn't let me down (yet) in the nearly 4 years i've owned it. Did however replace the pump as a precaution ( noise was audible even with earplugs)

Nigel B

[minivin]

Finally got the price of bits as follows:

Fuel Pump
Strainer
Mounting Rubber
Flange O ring

£182 inclusive of VAT

<sigh>

There goes my overtime money this week

[Boxadog 2000]

Best sell it then and get a Jap bike.

Might make 20k before it shits itself

[cc mac]

Mine has been rescued by the AA twice now. Five out of ten for reliability. Never again! Jap or Triumph or ...... Yes Italian, can't be any worse.

[bigblackfalco]

Finally got the price of bits as follows:

Fuel Pump
Strainer
Mounting Rubber
Flange O ring

£182 inclusive of VAT

<sigh>

There goes my overtime money this week

Get on that phone to Motorworks and spend the change on an ice cream

[nab 301]

Finally got the price of bits as follows:

Fuel Pump
Strainer
Mounting Rubber
Flange O ring

£182 inclusive of VAT

<sigh>

There goes my overtime money this week

Think I paid around £175 but it sounds a lot more in €euro

[minivin]

CW's were closed on the parts counter today (bloody useful after a weekends riding et cetera!), so contacted Bristol BMW, turns out only one fuel pump is available and is in Germany, may get it, may not and be off the road till another one is available.

Great

[winger]

Looks like who ever bought the tank of e-bay a week ago with all the bits inside got a bargain then,funny when i bought my spare tank 7 years ago,guy asked me if i wanted the pump for a tenner,said no (dohh) he took it out and through it in the bin!!!

I learned my lesson after that and have built up a decent stock of spares,i've bought them when they were cheap instead of when i needed them,still learning!!!missed a set of forks last week 127 quid!!!

[boxerpan]

missed a set of forks last week 127 quid!!!

Don't worry, there's a set in stock over here

[winger]

Bugger me!! forgot about your spare set!!,haveing said i do deal in the antique early spares!!

[Ade B]

Apart from the major hiccup with the input shaft, my S has been a model of reliability (thats blown it!)

38k showing, 32k of mine in the last 4.5 years..

Thought the fuel pump was a service item, sure mine was replaced at 24 or 30k...

Ade

[boxerpan]

Thought the fuel pump was a service item, sure mine was replaced at 24 or 30k...

Ade

Fuel filters are a service item, fuel pumps are not but will have to work harder if you don't change the filter