K75 Coolant Drain Plug - Where to buy?

[technostructural]

Hello folks,

I apologize if I've just failed at using Google properly, but I can't seem to find a listing for the coolant drain plug for an 89' K75. The little 6mm allen/hex socket had been stripped by the previous owner. In order to get it out, I had to mangle the plug pretty badly. I'm now looking for a proper replacement.

I took the current one to the bench grinder to clean it up, and I cut a notch in the top of it with a hacksaw so it can be threaded in and out with a large flathead screwdriver, but I'd rather have the correct hardware on the bike than this sloppy fix. I checked beemerboneyard, and I can't find anything for it.

I will be in Toronto next week and I thought I would stop by the dealership there if I can't find anything in the meantime.

Any suggestions?

[johnny]

greetings...

im thinking look it up on the fische... ping the dealer with the part number... they may have it... if not its usually a couple days out if they getts orders like the usa dealers...

http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fiche/PartsFiche.aspx

j o

[bocutter Ed]

I will be in Toronto next week and I thought I would stop by the dealership there if I can't find anything in the meantime.

Any suggestions?

BMW Toronto is 8 km due south. Pick-up parts, shop visit, lunch/dinner/beer

[pallum]

The only thing I've ever had luck finding in stock at my dealer was coolant.

It takes a bit to learn how to read the parts fische and which drawing has the parts you're looking for in it, but don't be intimidated! Everyone is new to the fische at some point and sometimes all you need to do is stare at it for a while.

Like on MaxBMW (my preference) when you start at your bike model, and start at the Engine section, and go down to the WATERPUMP / OILPUMP - OIL FILTER diagram. There's two drawings, one for pre-1990 and one for post-1990 (just gathered that from reading the part descriptions) and right where the plug should be, there it is #15. There's a note about that part being superseded but I've never been bothered to track down the superseded parts and I just order what's there.

Maybe they ship superseded parts without saying anything? Not sure, but that's what this forum is for, right?