I am interested in the procedure for removal of the supercharger in my 2003 mini. There seems to be a void of information available on the web regarding this.

Thank you for any help you can offer.

Harry Stagg

 

There is a good how to in the Bently Manual. Should have one for working on the mini. Look On Amazon for a new or used one

 

Staggh, welcome to the forum... ^^^ you're going to want a Bentley manual. Removing the blower is not difficult - for reference the book comes in REAL handy...

 

http://www.soopercooperinfo.com/

http://soopercooperinfo.com/lindaminidiy11-09.html

Lots of great info/links.

 

Put MINI in service mode and swing MFE out of way(see photo).
Drain coolant.
Remove drive belt.
Remove intercooler.
Remove intake tube.
Remove throttle body.
Remove supercharger intake duct.
Remove intercooler exit horn with BPV.
Remove Alternator.
Remove dipstick tube.
Unclip water pump hoses.
Remove supercharger and output duct.

Jeremy

 

Thanks--plan to update next week with a lot more info.

 

I just removed mine last week (for the second time). Those instructions are right. Although I did not have to remove the intercooler exit horn with BPV. Last time i remember it being kinda a PITA and its not really required, I'm not sure why everyone says to remove it. If you need to know the torque specs to put everything back together let me know. Also get some hose clamps because you will have to replace a bunch of the factory ones.