BMW S1000R / S1000RR [2014] Cam Chain Rattle SOLVED ! 

Hi Northen its spot on what you said ! 👍

Thanks for your info 👍🏻👍🏻👊🏻

Thanks Chris, on my S1000R playlist is a video I made how to install a manual camshaft chain tensioner.

I replaced this with a K1200S - which I did love, but the complexity made me nervous, and I didn't like being obliged to let the dealer service - to keep in line with the warranty terms, and eventual re-sale value.... I swapped it for a ZX-9R (and cash) and was happy again!

Hi E'I, when you got that same rattleling sound when starting the bike its the oil pressurised cam chain tensioner. I can asure you that its an easy job to exchange it for a manual can chain tensioner. Just get the rear wheel up.. put the bike in gear and rotate the wheel in riding forward. So your cam chain is having its max slack. Then screw out the old one, and have the new manual one ready. Besure to put some liquit gasket on the threat of the bold, that is pushing at the cam chain rail..! The o-ring starts to leak is my expirience. Then screw THAT bold out as far as possible. Put the new cam chain tensioner in, with the 2 little bolds and tightening them. Then with your fingers screw the long bold inwards, until you feel some pressure, then one turn out again. Start up the engine, and then start to screw it in, until that rattleing sound is gone.. after that just screw it a tiny bit out again just before that rattleing starts again.. Block it with the nut.. JOB done.

Is that heat resistant ?

It works on hot water pipes and hydraulic systems on plant machinery ok .

Okay 👍🏍

Very welcome!

Hi, no an S1000R isn't the smoothest engine, its the way it sounds you know 😉🏍🤛👍

The camchain noise, rattling when starting up, the first seconds you can improve that when installing a manual camchain tensioner. I made a video about that. Have a look at the playlist about the S1000R 👍🤛🏍

Hi Ed, I just don't know why that manufactures make these kind of oil presurised cam chain tensioners.. as a lot of times that simply doesn't work well. When its new they work.. yeah.. Thanks for your comment. My friend has a Triumph Tiger, but at this moment its good, but I am going to tell him to keep it in mind, and maybe just change it for that APE tensioner upfront ! Greetz from The Old Mechanic, ride save 👨‍🔧--->🏍 👍 Don't forget to subribe to my channel.😉

One more note. If your friend with the Tiger has this problem, instead of installing the APE , a firm in the UK sells a stronger spring. Which will keep the automatic feature.. I would have went this route, but importing to the States would have cost more than the APE. All the best.

@@edsyphan3425 thanks for your tip Ed !!

Hello Balint, there is this company who makes a manual cam chain tensioner for your bike, so you never have that problem again. Perhaps this is what for your bike (please check if its the right one) www.southerncaliforniamotowerks.com/store/p13/K1300S.html

Hmm beside a rough sounding idling engine, I do have no expirience with what you discribe.

The clutch springs start to rattle inside the clutch basket when they heat up! Or else it’s your clutch basket itself rattling all depending on the amount of miles/kms it has 🤙🏻

@@jaimewilliamson5883 mine has 55000 km and i think it rattles a bit when driving, and clutch feel is a bit crusty sometimes, maybe i should look into that, but what is the repair for the loose springs/clutch basket?

Thanks !

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Did you screw in the tensioner adjusting screw with your fingers?

@@nikezimmer8935so one year ago I made the mistake of not using any second nut on the adjuster as a security. Even when tight the nut had slightly undone itself. One year later and I have a proper adjuster in there with a extra security nut, never an issue after that

@@Bikerrep What model of tensioner do you have now and how many kilometers have you driven with it?

Absolute

@@TheOldMechanic thank you kind sir

Hi Rat Rod, perhaps they did made a change.. But its good that you don't hear that start up rattle.

Hey, I got a S1000r 2019, and I got some rattle noises when the engine is about 3k to 3.5k rpm ... I don't know if it's normal.. I did the 10,000 km service revision but they must not have seen it

Hello Hariston, sorry for my late respond. The manual tensioner is doing great. No problem with it. In just a few weeks I get a S1000R of a friend, with the same problem. So I am going to make a video about installing a manual tensioner. So stay tuned mate.

@@TheOldMechanic Ty Sir. Waiting for one more great vídeo.

Hi Steven what I did was put the bike on a motorcycle stand, with its rear whell off the ground, put it in gear (engine off) then rotate the wheel in forward riding position, so the cam chain has its max slack on the tensioner side. Then screw the old one out, and put the new one in, but with the tensioning bolt all the was out. Then gently screw it inwards until you feel that it goes against the cam chain. NOT to tight ofcourse. Then start and warm up the engine and slowly 'tweak' the new tensioning bolt, until that rattling noise just dissapear. Thats all.

@@TheOldMechanic How do you know when the cam chain have max slack?

Hi Tomer, its like your drive chain, when you drive the power goes from the engine to your rear wheel, so the chain slack is at the bottom. So for your cam chain, its a bit the same. Put the rear wheel off the ground, then put the bike in gear, and rotate the wheel in the driving direction. Ofcourse by hand, and with the engine NOT running. Then the cam chain its slack is on the cam chain tensioner side. Easy huh 😉

​@@TheOldMechanic I think I got you, thank you :)

@@tomeri7356 LOLLLLL yep for the full 100%

I need help

How is your bike after the repair? How far have you traveled already?

The best is still the manual tensioner.. ;-)

@@TheOldMechanic can we see the shimmer you did to stop the oil ?

😂👍🏻👊🏻🏍

I like this one lol. Smiles per gallon