The best ‘how-to-guide’ on KZfaq, excellent job.

Thanks for the video - simple, easy, and clean job! I am getting close to getting a older R1200R and trying familiarize myself with the basic maintenance procedures. I realize that the video is ~ old, but was helpful for me anyway. Much appreciated.

Great work! Thanks for the effort.

Thank you, fantastic video!

Found a bottle in a beauty supply that has a curved tip. Works great! Nice job G.Goat!

Very helpful info...Thank you sir!

Thanks. Much appreciated.

Nice to see you removing the filler plug before the drain plug. Thats the correct way. Nice video good quality.

220ml of oil is for the initial break in period only. 180ml of oil is used at first service and all other services.Exceeding this amount runs the risk of causing oils seals to blow.Motul V300 75-90.by far the best oil to use.

Great video. Thanks.

I have a similar squeeze bottle for adding the oil, but I put some clear plastic tubing over the nozzle in order to get all 180 ml of oil into the final drive.

good job

Thanks for this, I need to do mine as my O-Ring on the bottom is half way off.

Awesome job! The only critique I'd give is to replace the copper fill gasket as it slightly "work hardens" a bit when compressed...making it a bit harder to seal.

Thanks, I changed mine before watching this video. The last time I had it changed was at a BMW dealer in Clarkston Washington and they overfilled it. They installed 220 ml instead of 180 ml. Just goes to show, you’re better off doing it yourself. One note…. When you use a torque wrench, do not continue to click the wrench, it adds more torque everytime you click it. It is “one and done”………

I forgot to add my drain is a torx while the filler is an allen head

Thanks man! I used Mobil 75w90 worked great

Thank you for this. Do you have a video on how to turn off the service light thank you

OK thanks much sir will ask how much with me doing the oil myself

good

Good job. Saved me $55.00 hour

Great video I'm going to do mine. Could you recommend a decent socket set to fit the bolts on the GS?

By the way, were did you come up with the 180 ml quantity for the final drive oil? Yes I know, everybody seems to be using it, but you know the internet. I have not seen it published anywhere in a BMW manual.

That must have been the first oil change of the final drive because the oil that came out was "black" as was mine in my 2016 R1200 GSA LC. I cannot say with 100% certainty (too many on the internet do so without knowing the facts), but I would bet BMW used a MoS2 additive at the initial fill much like the Dow Corning M Gear Oil Additive I add to my R100 GS final drive and transmission at 5% to a mineral oil (I believe DC stated it to be used with mineral oils only unless that has changed). Mineral does not turn black even when run tens of thousands of miles or kilometers.

Thanks very much for a very useful video. I see that you have three threaded holes without screws in them in the final drive. My R1250RS has the same. What is the purpose of these threaded holes and should they have a screw in them to prevent dirt getting in at minimum?

Hi Grumpy Goat Besides oil change for FD did you do any other maintenance for shaft drive, like lubing the spline, etc. If I may ask how many miles/ km have you done on rs . Regards

The oil coming out of this rear wheel drive was exactly like mine at 4000 km. ( late first service ) I filled about 400 ml oil and ran the bike for a few minuttes, and drained this just to wash the internals, before filling the correct 180 ml into the drive. I will now change the rear wheel drive oil together with motor oil untill oil coming out looks clean.

Hi there grumpy goat do you think it's worth spending £280 for a 6000 miles service from bmw when I think the guy said only oil and filter will be changed which I can happily do myself, and I'll watch your video on how to change the shaft oil . Do you do your own service or you take it back to bmw

Hi. Good Video Quick question is the drain plug a size 45 torx?? Many Thanks...Dave.

Nice clip ! There,s viewer oil draining out off the shaft drive, than the 180cc you filled in after service, am i right 🤔 ?

180 ml than 220ml ? is it better oil quantity in the final drive of the 1200 ?

First of all i want to thank you for screwing up the job and leaving my bike oiless and stranded. you had me strip the filler plug following the tools i meed t45 and t40.. t45 worked great and drained the oil, now going to the plug with t40 and striping it out, thought it is over torque so i put more pressure, then turned up to be a 6mm hex screw for the filler plug! Do u have any idea how can i fill it now other than flipping the bike upside down and fill it from the drain plug!

What's your gloves ?

I have a 200ml syringe. Much quicker and it gets all the oil in

I can't believe how black your oil was.