BMW Motorcycle (R1100RT, R1100RS, R850/1100GS, R850/1100R). Manual - part 22

16.1

Contents

Page

16

Technical Data

............................................................................................................................... 3

Removing and installing fuel tank 

.......................................................................................7

Removing and installing fuel filter, fuel pump and fuel level sensor 

...............9

Removing and installing fuel filter

 ..........................................................................................10

Removing and installing fuel pump and fuel level sensor

 ...........................................10

Checking fuel pump pressure

 .................................................................................................11

Removing and installing fuel distributor and pressure regulator 

....................11

16 Fuel tank and lines

16.2

16.3

16

Technical Data

R 1100 RS

Fuel tank

Tank capacity

l (Imp. pints)

23 (40.48)

including reserve of

l (Imp. pints)

6 (10.56)

Fuel pump

Type

Gear-type

Make

VDO

Operating voltage

V

12

Fuel pressure

bar (psi)

3 (43.512)

Delivery volume

l/h (Imp. pints/h)

110 (193.6)

16.4

Technical Data

R 1100 RT

Fuel tank

Tank capacity

l (Imp. pints)

26 (45.75)

including reserve of

l (Imp. pints)

6 (10.56)

Fuel pump

Type

Gear-type

Make

VDO

Operating voltage

V

12

Fuel pressure

bar (psi)

3 (43.512)

Delivery volume

l/h (Imp. pints/h)

110 (193.6)

16.5

Technical Data

R 850 GS

R 1100 GS

Fuel tank

Tank capacity

l (Imp. pints) 25 (44)

25 (44)

including reserve of

l (Imp. pints) 6 (10.56)

6 (10.56)

Fuel pump

Type

Gear-type

Gear-type

Make

VDO

VDO

Operating voltage

V 12

12

Fuel pressure

bar (psi) 3 (43.512)

3 (43.512)

Delivery volume

l/h (Imp. pints/h) 110 (193.6)

110 (193.6)

16.6

Technical Data

R 850 R

R 1100 R

Fuel tank

Tank capacity

l (Imp. pints) 21 (36.96)

21 (36.95)

including reserve of

l (Imp. pints) 6 (10.56)

6 (10.56)

Fuel pump

Type

Gear-type

Gear-type

Make

VDO

VDO

Operating voltage

V 12

12

Fuel pressure

bar (psi) 3 (43.512)

3 (43.512)

Delivery volume

l/h (Imp. pints/h) 110 (193.6)

110 (193.6)

16.7

Removing and installing fuel tank

•

Remove dualseat.

•

[RS/GS/RT] Remove side sections of fairing.

•

[RS] Detach inner cockpit panel (1) at fuel tank.

•

[R] Remove fuel tank cover.

•

Remove fuel tank retaining screw (2).

•

Seal, loosen and pull off fuel feed and return line 
(3) with hose clip, BMW No. 13 3 010.

•

Remove vent pipes (4).

•

Separate plug connector (5) for fuel pump.

•

Lift off fuel tank.

•

Install in the reverse order of work.

X

 Tightening torque:

Fuel tank to rear frame ................................. 22 Nm

RS

13 3 010

1

2

5

3

4

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16.8

C

A

B

C

A

B

6x

6x

RT

13 3 010

3

5

4

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