MacGruber Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Just went to gas up the bike. Started fine in the driveway but when I fired it up at the gas station it made sort of a clangy-grindy noise. Did it again at the bank and back in the garage. Time for a new one? Just over 60K on the bike. Also, what's reasonable to pay for one. I see Valeo's for around $200 and 'aftermarket' for about $70. Not looking to cheap out on these sort of things, just wondered what the difference is. Link to comment
Skywagon Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Mac....try this first ...it's free....worked for me. Will take about 90 minutes..... http://bmwsporttouring.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=816545&page=1 Link to comment
MacGruber Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Thanks, David, I'll let you know how it goes. Half that 90 minutes is just going to be getting the plastic off... Link to comment
The Rocketman Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 If it is the starter, an OEM Valeo starter brand new is only $62.88. Maybe 1/2 hour tops for you to install. Get the starter here: http://www.discountstarterandalternator.com/p-6416-brand-new-starter-for-bmw.aspx Link to comment
motorman587 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 So what happened? I ended putting a cheap starter for $58. Shipped to the house. I did the cleaning, worked a lot better, but once hot would do that 2 second delay before turning over. So I installed a cheap new one. See how long it last. Link to comment
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