i have a 2009 auto mini cooper s hatch and its just hit 63k miles wise. ive owned the car since 48k and just like clock work the thermostat and water pump went out at 53k, the oil filter housing seal, oil pan seal, crankshaft seal wore out at 58k and the turbo feed line seals are leaking at 61k and the serpentine belt is being changed shortly. im personally going to change the turbo feed line as the part is 60 bucks for the detroit tuned version and i was gonna rent a bay at the diy auto here in colorado. mini wants 655 to do the repair and put another bound to break feed line in. is there anything i should be worried about that would be coming up any time soon? since ive throw way too much money into the r56 i would prefer to keep her after she is paid off. anyone have an r56 over 100k that can chime in on what i should look for in the next 40k?

 

Since you are right there, I would change the turbo drain line at the same time. I have read that some guys have had it leak.

The only other leak that I had that you didn't say was the coolant tank. Mine had a small crack in the bottom of the tank.

This year I'm going to change the trans fluid, but hopefully that will be it for a while.

Mike

 

I'm at 100k, but truthfully I don't know if any service was done by the first owner. Carfax has no records. Bring it in for the timing chain campaign if you haven't already, and then do the transmission fluid. After that, just oil changes and cross your fingers.

 

I didn't have any of those items cause problems until after 100k.

 

Mine is an 09 JCW. At 99k I had the turbo oil line changed for the 2nd time. I also had an independent shop perform a walnut blasting of the intake valves to clean out the accumulated carbon buildup that comes with a N14 engine. (Thanks Helix Motorsports)

Following all that;
Replaced the valve cover because of a leak.
Blew the turbo at 100k miles and replaced.
New Intercooler (related to turbo pushing oil into the IC)
New Cat (Related to turbo pushing oil into catalytic converter)
Replaced transmission drive shaft seal and had fluid changed


Timing chain tensioner was performed by original owner.
No HPFP issues so far (Knock Wood)

 

I noticed the hose that connects to the bottom of the coolant tank was leaking if I moved the tank out of the way when I did the last oil change.

I was hoping to do my automatic fluid when I had the serpentine belt changed. I figured after everything I had replaced the only things I could think of breaking down were the hoses and eventually the turbo. My car didn't fall under the timing chain campaign with the dealer and as I was cautious that it may be an issue I called mini and they said 2009 and above didn't have the issue.

Did the turbo on your jcw just randomly fail one day or did you notice anything out of the ordinary?

Oh and thanks for the responses