FYI....just bought this yesterday. I hope it is what they advertise. Thought you might like to know.

BMW Service Repair Manual Mini Cooper R56 R55 2007 2008 | eBay

 

I have yet to hear of a R56 repair manual, but keep us updated! If it is what it claims I'd definitely be interested in getting one

 

I haven't heard of one either, until now. I'm just hoping it is what they claim. I should have it in couple of days. After I look through it I'll let you know if it looks legit.

 

yess please do cause a noob like me would def want one as well so i can start educating myself more instead of annoying ppl on the forum

 

It's a copy of the BMW/MINI Tech Info Service. (TIS) Better than nothing.

 

would you recommend this to a noobie who wants to find a book on servicing his mini so i can start doing my own work on my car ?? Or if you know of a book now for second gens like that id love a recommendation trying to improve my basic knowledge of my minis internals

 

If it turns out to be what they claim it is, I would think this would be a good source of information for anyone wanting to service or repair their own car. If it doesn't have step by step instructions on how to perform service tasks, like they claim, it should at the very least be a good reference tool and for $10 how can you go wrong!! I noticed that you have a 2011 model and they say this DVD is for 2007-2008.

 

yeah i know im just keeping my ears and eyes peeled for advice im on the waiting list for bentlys service manual but i wont do more mods to my car until i feel i can repair or atleast find a problem if there is one ... i think its stupid to add parts to your car and not know how to repair them or find if somethings wrong with the install ... just like probing people on NAM have received a lot of good advice from all of you guys and girls here !! always appreciated !

 

Okay boys and girls, I got the DVD today and I must say that it is not real user friendly. I spent a good 1/2 hour just getting it set up on my laptop. After that I tried browsing the menus to get a few examples of how to perform repairs. You really have to do a lot of trial and error searching through the menus to get the hang of how to access all the instructions and you really have to have some mechanical experience to understand it. All in all I think for now until the Bentley manual comes out this will be a big help if I ever have to do any repairs. It is well worth the $10 I paid for it.

 

I'm looking for an R56 service manual too. Mainly I need the torque specs, for example of all the things I need to tighten when changing brake pads and rotors. Does that DVD include that kind of info?

Thanks!

 

I'm glad you brought that up. I didn't even check for that info and I don't recall when I browsed through it. I was so caught up with just figuring out how to navigate through it that I didn't check that. When I have a chance I will.

 

Okay.....I just checked the DVD and it does have all of the torque specifications. In fact I'm getting ready to change out my front brake pads as well so I researched that info and it shows exactly how to do it including the torque specs. I think this is $10 well spent!!

 

Great! Thanks for the info!