RE: Mini Cooper S Works 210: PH Fleet

[daemon]

nickfrog said:

daemon said:

Ok cheers - i'll try that. Thats not my primary problem though - it is the lack of braking ability. Theres Dunlop SP SportMax's on it at the minute with just 1,000 miles

Ah ah. Those cars are seriously quick.

The braking ability is primarily down to the front tyres as OE brakes should give you fierce braking power, which seems to be the case if you do lock up/ trigger the ABS (same thing). In other words it's not the brakes fault if the tyres can't cope. But It's surprising that the Dunlop don't provide ample front grip, those are pretty good!. The only other thing I can think of is if your discs are glazed but then again that would mean you can't trigger the ABS easily. Or perhaps you're mainly experiencing an initial lack of bite after not having used the brakes for a while, like after a long straight? That would be because the pads/discs are really cold or full of water or both. Is a second application shortly after any better ?

Cheers.

I'm getting in order of occurence -

Brakes not slowing the car down particularly effectively (all of the time)
Brake fade (most of the time - clearly linked to amount of use though)
Occasional ABS kicking in unexpectedly (<5% of the time)

Typical times i experience this are when the car is up to running temp and when the brakes are up to running temp. Discs arent glazed, no ridges, discs arent damp or wet.

It seems to be quite a common complaint on F56 Cooper Ss on the dedicated forums - brakes arent up to the capabilities of the car (not helped by mine being modded a bit)

Its a Cooper S running around 230BHP ish.

During general driving its fine (not brilliant just fine), however when really pushing on they are noticably poor.

As i said not helped when i'm maybe jumping out of the A45 which has superb brakes.

[nickfrog]

That's disappointing. I would first try this late at night.
https://www.autoaccessoriesgarage.com/Brakes/How-T...

If not helping I would then consider hot pads and decent fluid like RBF600.

[daemon]

nickfrog said:

That's disappointing. I would first try this late at night.
https://www.autoaccessoriesgarage.com/Brakes/How-T...

If not helping I would then consider hot pads and decent fluid like RBF600.

Cheers. Will do.