I bought about 3 months ago the NM turbo heatshield and just got around to it today. I successfully put the NM turbo heatshield on, my main reason was on my 08 MCS i dealt with the hood scooper warping due to the heat over the years which was a pain in the ***. So I am trying to take preventative measures and just add this little heat shield to absorb most of the heat. I have run into two issues and since I am not mechanically inclinded I figured Id ask one of you since someone might have had experience with what im asking about.

First, the OEM cover that must be removed on the 2011 mini models, is it okay to leave those plugs on the top exposed and the wiring to the left exposed?? here is a picture of what im taking about. I am a little concern as I do not know what these wires do but I know they are connect to my engine. If the turbo heat shield is going to do more harm then good ill uninstall it. I dont know if dirt is allowed to touch this part of the engine and thats why it came with it stock.







this is the stock part im talking about ^^^^^^^^


Then the last question I have is the wire that is touching the heat shield in the front, will the melt the wiring that is touching the heat shield over time ?? I took two pictures with my finger pointing at the wire...





thanks for the help once again

 

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"must be removed"???? Who told you that??? There is no reason whatsoever to remove that piece to install the NM heatshield on a 2011.

 

on my care those hex bolts for the heat shield will not screw all the way in without that removed. Am I suppose to shave the cover down so it does fit?? Cause how the cover protrudes out i do not see how the two can be their together.

 

my engine does look a bit different then the one NM website ... heres the install link ...

http://nm-eng.com/nm688856-nm-eng-ti...at-shield.html

 

Wrong part/instructions for your car. New engines (N18) were introduced in 2011. For 2011+ MCS's you need this part: http://nm-eng.com/nm688857-nm-eng-ti...at-shield.html

 

wow lol see im a noob ... thanks now i hope NM maybe nice and give me half off a new one for a noob mistake :( thanks again

 

It's ok, from what I've seen, neither of them fit very well on the N18 either... They need to rethink that part.

 

Hey everyone, contacted NM, and Im a noob. OEM cover is on with Turbo shield installed successfully. I just needed to be a little bit rougher when pushing in the OEM cover. Thanks for all the help though. Happy New Years !!

 

I installed the NM heat shield on my Countryman today, and it was a bear to get those added posts in there with the OEM cover. There's also no removing the cover without also removing the heat shield. I may cut some slots in the cover for the posts to sit in. The N18 version will fit, but it was way easier on my wife's N14 engine.

I'll try to take a picture tomorrow to show what I'm talking about, but here's a pic of it installed.

 

Not to rain on people's parade, but, trapping heat in the turbo is not what you want to do. If you want to keep the heat from getting to the hood scoop install the nm unit that mounts directly to the hood under the scoop. Less expensive and you will end up with the turbo being more efficient since it won't heat the air up as high! Ever notice how your turbo MINI has more juice when the air temp outside is cooler or even cold? I had one of these on my 07 MCS and took it off on the recommendation of a club member that is an engineer specializing in turbo mechanics, it wasn't that much different at first but over the long haul it was.
Just my $0.02 of practical experience!

 

Lots of false information in your post.

You want heat to remain in the turbo considering heat is what helps move the turbine (its not just exhaust flow). Have you never seen the insulation covers for a turbo?

Many cars use a heatshield (including the mini, it has a factory heatshield).

The cold air ingested by the intake has little to nothing to do with a heatshield over the turbo.