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So... Any one remove the head at home and not "lock it down like the dealer says"
Well, I as a new 2nd gen mini owner broke the lower mount on the side of my Mini Clubman "wife just found out" and well I thought I could get it fixed at a welder friend's house and just buy a head gasket and bolts from the dealer. Well I took the head over to his house and I had marked everything even the chain, zip tided it, removed the cams & rockers, Not the valves, and went to the dealer to get the bolts and gasket.....this is where I got the scare, I told him I would like the torqe specs and pattern for the motor.... well he goes and gets the sevrice manager and he says" you poor dumb bastard" and tells me that I had to have all these special tools and how I probaly just blew up the motor.... So has any one took one apart and did not have all those cool tools and had it work after ........ Thanks
Last edited by pesterkelley; 06-27-2009 at 10:43 AM.
Reason: miss spelling
Thanks I have all that from the dealer now What I asked was "if some has done it without the dealer info and had it work or "Did I just blow up my motor"
Last edited by pesterkelley; 06-27-2009 at 12:15 PM.
Reason: spelling
Well now I know what happens ... at least I did not break anything .. I hope they can adjust the valves it's chattering like a diesel ...... and it will not idle ..... but it runs .....and that is good to hear
Well The dealer said I did pretty good it inpressed him how nice it started till it warms up but he said he should be able to re-set the base timing and all will good....NOTE TO ALL MINI OWNERS: DO NOT REMOVE THE HEAD IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE LOCK DOWN TOOLS
COST: $950.00 Plus computer time
Last edited by pesterkelley; 07-11-2009 at 11:13 PM.
Reason: Updated
... at least I did not break anything 
.. I hope they can adjust the valves it's chattering like a diesel ...... and it will not idle ..... but it runs .....and that is good to hear 
