What did you do to your mini today?
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kurtsunn (04-24-2018)
If you have money to burn. I believe most wait on this item until it starts to "speak"... when that happens, it will make your Mini start to sound like a diesel engine.
My tensioner decided to die around 89k miles. So I am dancing to that tune for the next time I need to replace mine. Maybe before that if I have to replace the passenger side mount. "Might as well while I am in there..." type mentality.
My tensioner decided to die around 89k miles. So I am dancing to that tune for the next time I need to replace mine. Maybe before that if I have to replace the passenger side mount. "Might as well while I am in there..." type mentality.
If you have money to burn. I believe most wait on this item until it starts to "speak"... when that happens, it will make your Mini start to sound like a diesel engine.
My tensioner decided to die around 89k miles. So I am dancing to that tune for the next time I need to replace mine. Maybe before that if I have to replace the passenger side mount. "Might as well while I am in there..." type mentality.
My tensioner decided to die around 89k miles. So I am dancing to that tune for the next time I need to replace mine. Maybe before that if I have to replace the passenger side mount. "Might as well while I am in there..." type mentality.
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kurtsunn (04-24-2018)
DIY Maintenance - Success!
2009 MC, CR/B, N12, 93,000 kms - as a quick background, bought used recently, having persistent P0015 fault codes:
What I did Today:
Today, I did some more DIY work with the parts I got from ECS Tuning:
Will save front and rear VANOS solenoid replacement for next week (parts on their way) and since it's in the area and will be exposed when I'm working on the rear VANOS solenoid, I'll add the newer chain tensioner part that I got. It seems REALLY tight back there to do those two - ANY SUGGESTIONS, HINTS?
Then took the MC for a wash and detailed the summer wheels and tires (installed two new non-runflats earlier in the week) .... THEN ....... CHECK ENGINE LIGHT .... dammit!!! Still getting code P0015 ...
AND .... a bulb replacement message warning light, but for the life of me .. I checked all bulbs and all are working .... HELP!?
What I did Today:
Today, I did some more DIY work with the parts I got from ECS Tuning:
- replaced 4 spark plugs (original were BERU, replaced with Bosch) and two coils (Bosch); spark plug in cylinder 1 had a bunch oil in the spark plug well and I tried to get creative getting that out (attached a drinking straw with duct tape to a shop-vac). The other three plugs were fine, but all were highly carbonized and all threads had oily residue; start of white ceramic on each plug had brown staining on them from the oil. The procedure was overall, EASIER than I thought. The oil issues now makes me wonder what the hell the previous owner did - I see in the service records that 2 LITRES!! of oil was topped up only about 4000km from the last oil change .. I highly suspect this caused a lot of these oil issues and possibly the cause of a lot of the other issues I am having..... ;
- removed front (exhaust) VANOS solenoid to clean. THIS was A LOT HARDER than it sounds, but only because of the limited space you have to work with. I don't have huge hands, but I wish they were tinier for this job. Solenoid had brown staining/varnishing on it, but otherwise didn't look that dirty. Cleaned with degreaser and put back in. Have two new ones on the way, so next weekend they may both be replaced;
- changed air filter. There are a lot of hoses attached to this, but if you loosen the main bolts on the air filter housing you can lift it up enough to replace the filter without taking off all the hoses. Air filter wasn't too dirty, but couldn't "see the sun through it" so I suppose no harm in changing;
- replaced the air cabin filter - mine was one of the ones without screws. There is a slot that a screwdriver fits it that you can press and it will swivel down. Others have screws I am told. Not terribly dirty, but no harm in replacing I suppose.
Will save front and rear VANOS solenoid replacement for next week (parts on their way) and since it's in the area and will be exposed when I'm working on the rear VANOS solenoid, I'll add the newer chain tensioner part that I got. It seems REALLY tight back there to do those two - ANY SUGGESTIONS, HINTS?
Then took the MC for a wash and detailed the summer wheels and tires (installed two new non-runflats earlier in the week) .... THEN ....... CHECK ENGINE LIGHT .... dammit!!! Still getting code P0015 ...
AND .... a bulb replacement message warning light, but for the life of me .. I checked all bulbs and all are working .... HELP!?
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Ordered a Spec Stage 3 clutch and lightweight flywheel. They don't have it listed on the website because they haven't developed the flywheel yet. They're going to use my stock flywheel as the template. Looks like they build some good stuff. Getting this done in anticipation of the ByteTronik Stage 2 Tune.
http://www.specclutches.com
http://www.specclutches.com
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Just hit 14,200 miles.
I want to keep my MINI completely stock but...
I installed Strut Tower Defenders. (shocked how easy it was), stubby antenna, Cooper S licence plate frame, caps over the strut (I needed to get the Outmotoring order above $200.00 to get free shipping).
I also painted the mirror caps and hood stripes red with PlastiDip and coated with Glossifier. The jury is out on the Plastidip. The lines are perfect. I am not convinced the stripes will not peal off.
I need to update my signature picture.
I am so tempted to get Millteck exhaust, 15% supercharger pulley, Alta air intake
I want to keep my MINI completely stock but...
I installed Strut Tower Defenders. (shocked how easy it was), stubby antenna, Cooper S licence plate frame, caps over the strut (I needed to get the Outmotoring order above $200.00 to get free shipping).
I also painted the mirror caps and hood stripes red with PlastiDip and coated with Glossifier. The jury is out on the Plastidip. The lines are perfect. I am not convinced the stripes will not peal off.
I need to update my signature picture.
I am so tempted to get Millteck exhaust, 15% supercharger pulley, Alta air intake
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kurtsunn (05-05-2018)
Just hit 14,200 miles.
I want to keep my MINI completely stock but...
I installed Strut Tower Defenders. (shocked how easy it was), stubby antenna, Cooper S licence plate frame, caps over the strut (I needed to get the Outmotoring order above $200.00 to get free shipping).
I also painted the mirror caps and hood stripes red with PlastiDip and coated with Glossifier. The jury is out on the Plastidip. The lines are perfect. I am not convinced the stripes will not peal off.
I need to update my signature picture.
I am so tempted to get Millteck exhaust, 15% supercharger pulley, Alta air intake
I want to keep my MINI completely stock but...
I installed Strut Tower Defenders. (shocked how easy it was), stubby antenna, Cooper S licence plate frame, caps over the strut (I needed to get the Outmotoring order above $200.00 to get free shipping).
I also painted the mirror caps and hood stripes red with PlastiDip and coated with Glossifier. The jury is out on the Plastidip. The lines are perfect. I am not convinced the stripes will not peal off.
I need to update my signature picture.
I am so tempted to get Millteck exhaust, 15% supercharger pulley, Alta air intake
Nik
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kurtsunn (05-05-2018)
Just hit 14,200 miles.
I want to keep my MINI completely stock but...
I installed Strut Tower Defenders. (shocked how easy it was), stubby antenna, Cooper S licence plate frame, caps over the strut (I needed to get the Outmotoring order above $200.00 to get free shipping).
I also painted the mirror caps and hood stripes red with PlastiDip and coated with Glossifier. The jury is out on the Plastidip. The lines are perfect. I am not convinced the stripes will not peal off.
I need to update my signature picture.
I am so tempted to get Millteck exhaust, 15% supercharger pulley, Alta air intake
I want to keep my MINI completely stock but...
I installed Strut Tower Defenders. (shocked how easy it was), stubby antenna, Cooper S licence plate frame, caps over the strut (I needed to get the Outmotoring order above $200.00 to get free shipping).
I also painted the mirror caps and hood stripes red with PlastiDip and coated with Glossifier. The jury is out on the Plastidip. The lines are perfect. I am not convinced the stripes will not peal off.
I need to update my signature picture.
I am so tempted to get Millteck exhaust, 15% supercharger pulley, Alta air intake
I waited over two years to install one because I purchased a very low mileage car and thought it would be good to drive it stock for a while. After the pulley, I couldn't believe how much more fun the car was to drive and regretted waiting to install it.
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