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ElectricalFor discussions regarding wiring up electrical modifications such as radar detectors, brake light mods, power sockets, and driving lights in Clubman (R55), Cooper and Cooper S (R56), and Cabrio (R57) MINIs.
Hello, I'm new to the world of Mini and BMW. I purchase a 2008 Cooper S JCW three weeks ago and have been slowly going through it and removing the POs modifications and making necessary repairs. I opened the fuse box under the hood to remove wiring likely for a pair of aux lights when I noticed this jumper wire bypassing the relay R2. According to the Bently manual I purchased to help guide me it says this relay is for the crankcase breather heater. Does anyone have any idea why someone would have bypassed this relay? I tried searching, but couldn't really find anything. I plan on just replacing the relay, but I was unsure if this is some kind of modification folks do.
