JCW New to Mini
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New to Mini
Back in February, I purchased a 09 JCW Coupe from a car lot at a decent price. It had 95,000 miles, and a new clutch and tires. I always wanted a Mini, so I went for it. I know it was a bit risky, but so far all is well. It did have a good service history from the first owner. I had the dealer check the timing chain, that upgrade had been done. So far all I needed was an O2 sensor.
I know they use oil when you rev them up a lot. The AC blows cold, and I bought a set of plugs for it, the old ones looked good, so its running clean.
If other owners would like to share I would appreciate it. Anyone have one with high mileage? My gut feeling is that if an owner does not flog the motor before it warms up, uses good oil and pays attention, these cars might hold together fairly well. These are really strong running cars.
I know they use oil when you rev them up a lot. The AC blows cold, and I bought a set of plugs for it, the old ones looked good, so its running clean.
If other owners would like to share I would appreciate it. Anyone have one with high mileage? My gut feeling is that if an owner does not flog the motor before it warms up, uses good oil and pays attention, these cars might hold together fairly well. These are really strong running cars.
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yeah you need to do a sh*t load of maintenance work. hope you paid cash for that car.
change plugs NGK every 30k
change the ignition coil
change the oil feed line to the turbo
change all the air, cabin oil filters
change the turbo down pipe
change the tranny oil
change the alternator belt
wouldn't do a walnut blast unless it needed.
only run Chevron Supreme or top tier premium gas
TIME OUT THE ENGINE AT LEAST 5 MIN BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. don't treat it like a vacuum cleaner.
change the brake fluid
change the radiator fluid
sure you wanted a 100k JCW?
it's work dude. but fun to drive.
change plugs NGK every 30k
change the ignition coil
change the oil feed line to the turbo
change all the air, cabin oil filters
change the turbo down pipe
change the tranny oil
change the alternator belt
wouldn't do a walnut blast unless it needed.
only run Chevron Supreme or top tier premium gas
TIME OUT THE ENGINE AT LEAST 5 MIN BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. don't treat it like a vacuum cleaner.
change the brake fluid
change the radiator fluid
sure you wanted a 100k JCW?
it's work dude. but fun to drive.
#5
oh and don't listen to that gen 1 talking smack bullsh*t about the gen 2. most people don't know how to drive and treat a turbo. v supercharger.
hot exhaust system needs to be timed out. ALWAYS KEEP OIL TOPPED OFF IN CRANK! KEEP REVS RPMS UP 3k+ - 4K
timing chain is the only real N14 issue. just replace it with new guides.
and water pump sucks too needs replacing. fuel pump too. also sucks.
hahaha
I'd dump my JCW but I love it to much. It's a masochistic car.
hot exhaust system needs to be timed out. ALWAYS KEEP OIL TOPPED OFF IN CRANK! KEEP REVS RPMS UP 3k+ - 4K
timing chain is the only real N14 issue. just replace it with new guides.
and water pump sucks too needs replacing. fuel pump too. also sucks.
hahaha
I'd dump my JCW but I love it to much. It's a masochistic car.
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I've got a few 200k mile R56 customers and can tell you the thing they have in common is routine maint.
Change oil every 5k, run premium fuel, drive it, plugs every 30k.
at 95k I'd be looking at doing a fuel filter next
https://www.waymotorworks.com/fuel-f...7-r58-r59.html
You'll also be due for control arm bushings so go powerflex there
https://www.waymotorworks.com/powerf...shing-kit.html
Change oil every 5k, run premium fuel, drive it, plugs every 30k.
at 95k I'd be looking at doing a fuel filter next
https://www.waymotorworks.com/fuel-f...7-r58-r59.html
You'll also be due for control arm bushings so go powerflex there
https://www.waymotorworks.com/powerf...shing-kit.html
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