Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 8:58 am
2014RT, low mileage and ACF50 applied twice by my dealer
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Should I be worried about this?
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Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 8:59 am
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Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:12 am
As it seems to be just the front cover, not the block, I would try for a goodwill exchange through your dealer. Those bolts is one area I always soak in wax in case of corrosion on the machined alloy.
Real OEM shows a paint code for the cover if all else fails.
Real OEM shows a paint code for the cover if all else fails.
Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:52 am
I can assure you it's not a new problem. I had the same issue within a year on my brand new 2010 R1200 GS. My dealer tried to get BMW to cover it under warranty but they gave the 'wear and tear' response - which was really annoying.
Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:12 am
My own fault, I noticed it months ago just never got round to reporting it.
Just out of the extended warranty they gave due to thr recall, I took out the BMW warranty but paintwork ain't covered
Just out of the extended warranty they gave due to thr recall, I took out the BMW warranty but paintwork ain't covered
Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:39 am
That's standard BMW finish quality ie shite just had my engine replaced as a goodwill gesture for three blisters in the engine finish paint only three weeks out of manufactures warranty, I'd go back and point out the coating has not broken so the corrosion is coming from a manufacturing defect as admitted by BMW on my bike and many others I have looked at.
Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:04 pm
Maz12,
Don't resign yourself to self-blame for not acting sooner, especially when the dealer has undertaken the ACF50 treatment (and all servicing thus far?). Yes, it's a disappointingly familiar corrosion but it isn't acceptable. Any reasonable Dealer should help out here, especially as you have gone on to take out the BMW Insured Warranty which, as RTman10 suggests, a goodwill gesture could and should be initiated. Needless to say, the Dealer who applied the ACF50 is the same one from whom you bought the bike from originally?
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
Don't resign yourself to self-blame for not acting sooner, especially when the dealer has undertaken the ACF50 treatment (and all servicing thus far?). Yes, it's a disappointingly familiar corrosion but it isn't acceptable. Any reasonable Dealer should help out here, especially as you have gone on to take out the BMW Insured Warranty which, as RTman10 suggests, a goodwill gesture could and should be initiated. Needless to say, the Dealer who applied the ACF50 is the same one from whom you bought the bike from originally?
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:16 am
Yes, same dealer I bought the bike from (and two before it), all serviced there, autocoms fitted there etc, and all had winter checks/acf50 treatment there
They've always been fair with me so fingers crossed, just setting off there now to show them
They've always been fair with me so fingers crossed, just setting off there now to show them
Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:46 am
ACF50 does wash off eventually. I find after two hand washes its gone. When I owned my Multistrada there was a guy on the forum complaining about the condition of his new bike. The bike had been professionally ACF50. Problem was he lived by the sea, kept the bike outside and power washed it. Probably after the first power wash all the ACF50 treatment had been washed away. Not surprising the bike was rotting away. So the moral of the story is if you get ACF50 applied professionally, re-apply any exposed areas after washing.
Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:52 am
So these people that come round your house once a year and apply it should probably come back every month.
Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 11:59 am
According to Allyearbiker yes, well probably not every month RTman10 wrote: So these people that come round your house once a year and apply it should probably come back every month.
For the average mileage rider one treatment a year should be enough, on areas of your bike directly exposed to the elements and your washing and cleaning regime the coating will last a good two to three months, (and often longer) before it needs topping up. Topping up on these areas is a quick and easy DIY job. In the unexposed areas that are tucked out of the way the coating should last for at least 12 months. High mileage riders and those who expose their bikes more to the elements might want to consider two treatments a year. We do have a growing number of customers who bring their bikes in more than once a year, they just like the way we clean them and it saves them the hassle.
Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 12:02 pm
And doubles their income.
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Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 12:27 pm
Sprayed my engine yesterday took all of 20 mins. Don't put ACF on the plastic, just the metal bits. Had one can now for a couple of years and still has some left in it.
Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 8:07 pm
Out of curiosity, how thickly do people put the ACF50 on? I'm never sure whether I should leave it on as a fairly thick covering or wipe it down to a thin layer.
Re: Should I be worried about this?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 8:53 pm
Looking back over earlier posts about corrosion on engines and driveshafts, it appears that is largely 2014 models that have been affected. Is that because the corrosion generally manifests itself at about the two year stage. If that is the case then presumably those of us with 2015 models can expect problems circa 2017. Or is it the case that corrosion problems are limited to a very small number of bikes on an ad-hoc basis?