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2008 r52 jcw...purchased a few months ago with blown head gasket

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Old Sep 12, 2018 | 08:49 PM
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2008 r52 jcw...purchased a few months ago with blown head gasket

Hi everyone....just wanted to introduce myself. I bought this convertible 08 R52 JCW 6 spd manual (40Kmiles) about 6 months ago. Blown head gasket and wouldn't crank over. I've since fixed that issue (first time for me) and more importantly found the coolant cap to be the culprit. Been going through the car and making it right. Never owned a Mini before...I'm hooked. It's a blast to drive. Gets the wife seal of approval too. Win -win! I'll post more pictures and tell the story to date if there's interest. Great forum...glad to share if it helps anyone.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 05:04 AM
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Nice buy, congrats on getting him/her running
 
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 06:28 AM
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Hi and welcome to the NAM adventure, r52jcw08!
Nice save!
Tons of info here to keep it running well.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2018 | 07:09 AM
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Welcome to the forum
 
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Old Sep 14, 2018 | 07:49 AM
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Please, tell us the story.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2018 | 06:32 PM
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Congrats on a good deal and glad you got it got it fixed. Being a JCW it's an even better deal.
 
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