so i get in my car yesterday to grab a bite for lunch and the freakin ENGINE light came on!!! (no it wasn't my gas cap, so shush it!) took it in to get it checked and they said that MINI programed the emmissions sensors to be too sensitive... not to worry that they were working on a fix and would call me and i could come back so they could reprogram it for me... :-D they even washed my baby for me while i waited... greatness... they smudged her windows but all in all did a good job...

btw... motoring to Houston, TX today... back home tomorrow... if u texaminians see a o2/b expect a wave and a honk!!!

 

I've heard this happens a good bit....welcome to early adoption!! If you were coming toward DFW I'd most definitely wave...I've yet to see an OB in person!!!!

 

My OB also has engine light on...came on around 920 miles. On the phone the SA said it's probably my gas cap...I know it isn't because I hadn't gotten gas for a week. So, it must be the same issue as yours, but I still have to bring the car in for them to check it out. Inconvenient but as long as it isn't something serious, I'm okay with it. You should post at the "official" Engine Light thread where a count is being kept of this issue.

 

Carefull coming thru Sulphur. La's finest just love to practice their penmanship.
Bummer 'bout the engine light, hope the fix is out soon.

 

I'm told this is the case...just a glitch.

 

Definitely a glitch. Today the light went out. It was raining...I wonder if that has something to do with it.

 

Well if it is caused by rain your gonna have a strobe on your dash!

 

Uh....I don't get it.

 

Well my light's been coming on too and there's "some sort of sensor that's not right" and that "Mini is aware and is trying to get a solution" soon so... until my car starts actually acting weird, I should not panic and I guess, neither should you!

That's what we get as owners of new generation Minis I suppose! Gotta take the good (lots of them) with the bad (hardly any save for this small annoyance)

 

Spring weather down here. We can go from blue skies to downpour and back to blue skies in the blink f an eye.
Helps keep the maximum amount of humidity.

 

made it to houston fine.... on the same tank that the dealer put inthat took me to and from baton rougr 3 times and to and from st fracisville.... still had like a little over 2 gallons n I stopped 55 miles out of houston to top up.... had no problem around sulphur except the smell.... lol.... oh and the rd construction.... course now that I have such a small car its not as bad.... light hasn't come back on yet.... thankfully...

 

Nice gas. Remember to vary your speed an rpm during break in.
Happy Mortoring!