mini countryman ...good buy??
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Wow,bit down in dumps over this model ,was hoping there maybe some good news on buying one.The timing chain for the diesel looks to be a £1300 pounds job to change,or does anyone do it cheaper !! do these go regularly , or not as often as the net makes out? Cant believe they sell them if its as bad as this
ok need some advice please,looking at a 2011 countryman cooper S with 80k tomorrow,anything that i need to check to prevent serious bills in the future
or that are particular to the S version ? should be a N18 if I am correct ,oil consumption concerns me ,how do I check that on a test drive,apart from exhaust smoke? obviously timing chain rattle,oil level and filler cap gunk,header tank for signs of oil ,clutch feel /bitting point/gbox.all the electrics work....anything else
or that are particular to the S version ? should be a N18 if I am correct ,oil consumption concerns me ,how do I check that on a test drive,apart from exhaust smoke? obviously timing chain rattle,oil level and filler cap gunk,header tank for signs of oil ,clutch feel /bitting point/gbox.all the electrics work....anything else
so the car was ok, drove fine ,although may be the clutch bit just above half travel ,but no slip.car started with no rattles that i could hear although injectors sounded noisy.some signs of oil seepage on the top rhs of the rocker cover.pipe to aie filter was out and the turbo in take was adrift ,not sure why .Some external scratches along the sides of the car and only one key.dealer wouldnt shift on price so i left him my number .the car felt tight and was 2wd ,which I liked and the wife definitely wants the sunroof on her next car now...the search continues.I did like the sat nav in the speedo centre and other info in there,can this be retro fitted,if so at what price?
hi steve,so i took the plunge and placed a deposit down on a 2011 cooper S 82K,seemed to run fine but one thing i noticed which didnt seem right was at the right hand side of the engine just to the back of the turbo there is a coolant pipe,now in that pipe i seem to remember a 2 pin sensor ,but the sensor had no plug in it ,it seems strange a sensor with no plug ? its now got me worried that its something like the a coolant sensor or something and has been removed to mask a possible issue.advice welcome will try to get a picture from the garage tomorrow
will try get some pics sent tomorrow by the garage, and post them here
Been doing some searching and it might be a coolant temp mod they did to the mini,either fitting a new elbow with sensor connected ,or mod 2 was to fit the new sensor into the thermostat bleed valve ,and leave the original coolant sensor in unused? can check if the sticker on the door post has a 53 punched out,God i hope its one of these and not a cunning trick to hide something
Been doing some searching and it might be a coolant temp mod they did to the mini,either fitting a new elbow with sensor connected ,or mod 2 was to fit the new sensor into the thermostat bleed valve ,and leave the original coolant sensor in unused? can check if the sticker on the door post has a 53 punched out,God i hope its one of these and not a cunning trick to hide something
hi steve pics would be good ,service history wise all i have is stamps in the book (reg is DE11BVA) so if you can more info that would be great ,I do like to collect info for my cars
this link is maybe what could have been done,i hope
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/SB-10046779...
this link is maybe what could have been done,i hope
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/SB-10046779...
Edited by peter2704 on Saturday 5th June 09:44
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