GS-911 oil level switch malfunction

[hjsbmw]

I am getting this fault 10048: oil level switch malfunction many times when I check my bike. Looking on the Max BMW parts fiche it seems the R does not have that oil level switch. The RT, for instance, does.
Do other people who have the GS-911 see this also? It seems the fault codes of the GS-911 are to be taken with a grain of salt.

[ipokebadgers]

hjsbmw,

I purchased a GS-911 a couple of months ago and got the same error message on my 2007 R. I reset it and checked again a couple of days later and had the same error again. I did not realize there was no switch on the 2007. I have not checked with the GS-911 again but I would imagine it would be there again. I also found out that my 2007 does not support the date/mileage reset for service. The GS-911 tells me that only R1200R bikes manufactured after July 2006 have that function. I discovered this after buying the GS-911 to reset service reminders. DOH! I do have an older K bike that it will work on too so I am still glad to have it. I don't rely on the GS-911 by itself but it is a good diagnostic tool. I think I will research this a little more and then send an email to the developers about this issue. I don't know that they would do anything about it, but it is worth a try. Thanks for posting this.

Sean

[hjsbmw]

Sean,
Thanks for verifying. I am tempted to say there is nothing to worry. In terms of that error, not having the switch is probably like having one that's broken. I don't know if the problem is on the side of the GS-911 at all. I suspect it just reports what the engine control unit sends to it.
The GS-911 is a nifty tool, and I find it good to have, although I personally don't get the full value out of it in regular maintenance, that is, when there is no actual problem I have to track down. If nothing else it's good to know there are no errors that need attention.

[hjsbmw]

I purchased a GS-911 a couple of months ago and got the same error message on my 2007 R. I reset it and checked again a couple of days later and had the same error again. I did not realize there was no switch on the 2007. I have not checked with the GS-911 again but I would imagine it would be there again....

Sean,
I posted this to the GS-911 forum also and Stephan Thiel replied saying he would like to see the AutoScan showing the bike's stats, that error code, and whatever else AutoScan includes. I mentioned there was someone else with this fault code (you), and he said he'd like to see your AutoScan output also, if possible. If you're a member of the GS-911 forum you can reply to my thread "R1200R oil level switch malfunction?" with that information or send him email. If you need his address send me pm. I'll post my AutoScan after the fault resurfaces. I just cleared it yesterday.

[deilenberger]

Harold,

As you probably realized I responded on the GS-911 list.. (didn't know it was you..)

I've never read this error message on my '07 (10/06 production date). I doubt if I'm using the very latest GS-911 beta software (lets see if I can determine what version I'm using.. hang on.. Ver 1006.3.. Datapack version 0.6.

[hjsbmw]

Thanks, Don. I saw your reply. I am using the newest beta, but I have gotten this error throughout the different prior beta and release versions I have used in the past.
It is correct that we don't have this oil level switch, right? I can't find it in the fiche.

Harold,

As you probably realized I responded on the GS-911 list.. (didn't know it was you..)

I've never read this error message on my '07 (10/06 production date). I doubt if I'm using the very latest GS-911 beta software (lets see if I can determine what version I'm using.. hang on.. Ver 1006.3.. Datapack version 0.6.

[ipokebadgers]

I am not a member of the GS-911 forum. I have lurked. I guess I need to join. I just went out and checked. When I plugged in I got a message that the Beta version had expired. I will pm you both the data.

Sean

[hjsbmw]

So the GS-911 creator states that my bike has the oil level switch, but where is it located?

[dbrick]

Neither the R12R Riders Manual, nor the Haynes book, mentions an oil level switch or or oil level warning function for this model. That seems persuasive that the R12R doesn't have it.

[ipokebadgers]

I went the A&S BMW website and checked their parts section. I looked at the section for General Electrical, Switch/Sensor diagram (00223583). I looked at the following bikes which all have different K numbers: R1200R, R1200GS, R1200GSA, R1200RT, R1200S. All bikes checked included the 2007 model. All bikes used the same diagram as stated above but only the R1200R did not have the Oil Level Warning sensor (#16) listed on the parts description section. Every other model listed that part on their prospective pages. All other parts that all the bikes share have the same part number for all the bikes. I too, looked through the Riders Manual and found no mention of the Oil Level switch. Curiouser and curiouser...

Sean

[dbrick]

Perhaps one could could add it...

[hjsbmw]

At least mine positively doesn't have the oil level switch. Someone on the GS-911 forum posted a picture of a model that is fitted with the switch (GS or RT I presume), and that spot is empty for me.
The jury is out regarding what this fault means then and what exactly causes it. The GS-911 creator seems to have taken an interest in this issue. If he comes back with an answer I will post the findings here.

[deilenberger]

Perhaps one could could add it...

I suppose if you could get someone to make a custom wiring harness. The wiring isn't there..