Afternoon all,

just got my car back from a couple of days at the dealers, 1.5 petrol cooper 14 plate with 23k.

I had it serviced just after Christmas and mentioned this noise I'm getting, which I would describe as a low pitched whining, most noticeable in the lower gears and when you're cruising through town ie under no load. It's loud enough that I hear that, and not the engine in these conditions.

At that time they said there was nothing wrong but to keep an eye on it, so I put it back in at the weekend.

This time I took a techy out for a drive, and we replicated the noise, and he said Mini know about it, and mentioned a service bulletin although I forgot to get the details. We then took a used car from the lot (13k) and it made the same noise, although not as loud.

Outcome "they all do it..."

So, how many of you have this issue?

My car definitely didn't do it when it was new, the cars I test drove didn't do it otherwise I wouldn't have bought it. I accepted his "they all do it" but the more I think about it the less happy I am about that, it's no excuse.

Appreciate hearing if anyone has experienced anything similar.

 

I experience something very similar, it almost sounds like belt slippage. However, mine happens only when the engine is revving without load - i.e., when the engine starts, while I'm feathering the clutch between upshifts, when revving in neutral between downshifts, and when the engine restarts during auto-stop-and-start.

It's also intermittent, and the dealer has claimed on every occasion that they cannot replicate it. I still mention it EVERY TIME I go in for service, because if something fails...

 

Thanks for the feedback.


397 views and 1 reply, not exactly 'they all do it" then.


I'm probably going to run with it just now, the dealer's aware of it, and still plenty warranty left if it gets worse.