BMW K Coolant

Hi All,

Anybody know if its possible to top up the coolant by using the expansion
tank rather than taking the tank off?, I've got a little leak and its gonna
be a few days before the bike gets to the mechanic

Cheers

Dave

In news:406bcdd3$0$97008$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com,
Dave <none> fumbled, fiddled and fingered:
> Hi All,
>
> Anybody know if its possible to top up the coolant by using the
> expansion tank rather than taking the tank off?, I've got a little
> leak and its gonna be a few days before the bike gets to the mechanic
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave

yes thats how I've always topped my 5 K's up

--
Steve Parry

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

K100RS SE
F650
(not forgetting the SK90PY)

"Steve Parry" <k100rs_1990nospamthank-you@hotmail.com> wrote in message
<c4gjfo$2hs6hc$1@ID-190837.news.uni-berlin.de>:

>In news:406bcdd3$0$97008$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com,
>Dave <none> fumbled, fiddled and fingered:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Anybody know if its possible to top up the coolant by using the
>> expansion tank rather than taking the tank off?, I've got a little
>> leak and its gonna be a few days before the bike gets to the mechanic
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Dave
>
>
>yes thats how I've always topped my 5 K's up

Not when they've a coolant leak.

--
it's better to burn out than fade away

In news:vlkn60p4sv6uc4b8ka7rmlcal53arqsgde@4ax.com,
deadmail@burnt.org.uk <deadmail@burnt.org.uk> fumbled, fiddled and
fingered:
> "Steve Parry" <k100rs_1990nospamthank-you@hotmail.com> wrote in
> message <c4gjfo$2hs6hc$1@ID-190837.news.uni-berlin.de>:
>
>> In news:406bcdd3$0$97008$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com,
>> Dave <none> fumbled, fiddled and fingered:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Anybody know if its possible to top up the coolant by using the
>>> expansion tank rather than taking the tank off?, I've got a little
>>> leak and its gonna be a few days before the bike gets to the
>>> mechanic
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Dave
>>
>>
>> yes thats how I've always topped my 5 K's up
>
> Not when they've a coolant leak.

good point .. thankfully not had that as a problem

--
Steve Parry

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

K100RS SE
F650
(not forgetting the SK90PY)

	#1
Dave	BMW K Coolant Hi All, Anybody know if its possible to top up the coolant by using the expansion tank rather than taking the tank off?, I've got a little leak and its gonna be a few days before the bike gets to the mechanic Cheers Dave

	#2
Steve Parry	Re: BMW K Coolant In news:406bcdd3$0$97008$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com, Dave <none> fumbled, fiddled and fingered: > Hi All, > > Anybody know if its possible to top up the coolant by using the > expansion tank rather than taking the tank off?, I've got a little > leak and its gonna be a few days before the bike gets to the mechanic > > Cheers > > Dave yes thats how I've always topped my 5 K's up -- Steve Parry http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk K100RS SE F650 (not forgetting the SK90PY)

	#3
deadmail@burnt.org.uk	Re: BMW K Coolant "Steve Parry" <k100rs_1990nospamthank-you@hotmail.com> wrote in message <c4gjfo$2hs6hc$1@ID-190837.news.uni-berlin.de>: >In news:406bcdd3$0$97008$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com, >Dave <none> fumbled, fiddled and fingered: >> Hi All, >> >> Anybody know if its possible to top up the coolant by using the >> expansion tank rather than taking the tank off?, I've got a little >> leak and its gonna be a few days before the bike gets to the mechanic >> >> Cheers >> >> Dave > > >yes thats how I've always topped my 5 K's up Not when they've a coolant leak. -- it's better to burn out than fade away

	#4
Steve Parry	Re: BMW K Coolant In news:vlkn60p4sv6uc4b8ka7rmlcal53arqsgde@4ax.com, deadmail@burnt.org.uk <deadmail@burnt.org.uk> fumbled, fiddled and fingered: > "Steve Parry" <k100rs_1990nospamthank-you@hotmail.com> wrote in > message <c4gjfo$2hs6hc$1@ID-190837.news.uni-berlin.de>: > >> In news:406bcdd3$0$97008$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com, >> Dave <none> fumbled, fiddled and fingered: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Anybody know if its possible to top up the coolant by using the >>> expansion tank rather than taking the tank off?, I've got a little >>> leak and its gonna be a few days before the bike gets to the >>> mechanic >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Dave >> >> >> yes thats how I've always topped my 5 K's up > > Not when they've a coolant leak. good point .. thankfully not had that as a problem -- Steve Parry http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk K100RS SE F650 (not forgetting the SK90PY)