Help please - new here. Mini Cooper 04 Lost compression

[monkey251]

Hi looking for some advice

My mini cooper convertible 04 plate has lost compression on 2 cylinders on Saturday.. not overheating just suddenly lost power when driving.

AA towed, its in garage they say not coils... £300 to investigate and likely £1500 to repair

Been offered £600 for parts

Car worth £1500 - Ive spent £1000 in last few months on roof mechanism and 2 new tyres.

Worth the repair?

Clutch also will need doing soon and rear brakes..

Any advice welcomed. Thanks

[monkey251]

[monkey251]

Yes Ive been offered £600 for the car in its present state

Have been recommended a supplier of recon engines.. they are quoting £500 + VAT

Im just wary of throwing more money at what is an old car. Much as I love it. Sense is seeming to say that Im going the spending close to 2k on it in the foreseeable....

[monkey251]

Yes garage have established that its not coil.. that was AA Relay diagnosis... they have tested and said lost compression on 2 cylinders. £300 to have a look and then diagnose further.. but very likely to be a £1000 job at minimum and possibly more.

[monkey251]

Yes.. wouldn't it show signs of overheating though? Never had any issues like that with it?

Was driving happily on motorway at 60mph and it just lost power, EML light came on. Pulled over and car cut out. Then when restarted it was only firing on 2 cylinders.

[monkey251]

I am distraught to be honest.. really really would like to fix her.

Im very tempted to invest (throw away potentially) the £300 to diagnose the fault just in case its not a new engine and is head gasket or something less expensive.

[monkey251]

p.s. fab spec.. took me 4 months to find her ...

[monkey251]

Ah now I know all that.. it would be sacrilege to part company with her....I knew she was special from the day I saw her

Going to bite the bullet and pay the £300 fingers crossed... !

[monkey251]

she struggled above 80 though... not as nippy in her middle age LOL

[monkey251]

Sure of course.. wish I had the skills myself!

[monkey251]

such a small world really! Ive never been on pistonheads before today ... found the forum when looking for advice

[monkey251]

Cambridge

[monkey251]

Thanks for the recommendation its going there later today

Edited by monkey251 on Tuesday 9th February 09:04