Is there a Bentley manual for my car? I can only find through 2013, didn't know if that was as close as I can get.. .

 

Nope.
http://www.bentleypublishers.com/mini/

 

Boo. Weird. Hoping I was missing it. Is the 2013 applicable enough (should be, 2013 chassis, n18 engine)? Is there another service manual available?

 

Well there is this:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/f57-jcw-cab/

 

Thanks, that looks great. Is that official source or third party?

 

I'm not sure. Someone else might weigh in on that. It appears to use many of the same diagrams we find in Bentley, at least for the one on my R53, so they may both draw on the same official BMW material. Not the easiest to navigate at first but it appears to be pretty comprehensive. Hope it helps with your project.

 

Ha ha, no project yet. But I know it's coming.

 

Hello,

You have an R57 JCW (nice rare options also ). The Bentley will cover the 2014 of the Gen 2, not much changed at all. Its more DIY friendly. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-bentley-...nual/bm13~bty/

That TIS link above is for the F57, the R57 is what you have. https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/r57-jcw-cab/ its an OEM MINI level dealer tech doc..

BTW you have the MINI Yours package interior, on the early MINI Yours Soda they ever came with a pattern, MINI then made the pattern no longer available option. https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ing-wheel.html

Early MINI Yours soda:


Latter MINI yours





Your R57 MINI Convertible JCW,

 

Thanks for that. Yeah, I've had a Bentley for all of my cars for 30 years. VW, Porsche, Saab, BMW. Have a Chilton's for my Ford, which works well as a knee pad, but not much else. Mech told me I'm going to need a new clutch, which I really didn't believe (55k miles) until I started reading about the clutches being made apparently of sandpaper glued to a hockey puck. And then I started reading about the replacement procedure. .

 

Btw

 

That's a sharp car. Never seen an interior like that. Great score!

 

Yep, very rare and that was one loaded JCW.

 

Glad to hear! Thought I paid too much for it. I also found that I have an integrated audio sub in the boot. But man, it's SMALL. No room for full set of tools. Next challenge may be transporting skis.

 

Yes since it's a Cabrio it's still an R57 so all the info and directions for a 2012-2013 R57 will all be the same so the newest version of the Bentley manual will work fine for you.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/r55-r5...ir-manual.html

Really kinda neat to have a 2014 as that is getting close to the end of the R57

 

I wonder why they just didn't include the applicable models