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Apr 28, 2016 | 07:38 AM

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Pariah

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Simply call your dealer and have them run your VIN. They should be eager to do any fixes, as MINI pays the dealer for the work.

Apr 28, 2016 | 07:53 AM

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Sstrickstein

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I guess I'm in uncharted waiter then. I've got a 2007 MCS with 127,000. Previous owner had the timing chain recall done. Runs great. Have done common maintenance for a 100000 mile car like oil leaks and thermostats. All in all a great car. As I've owned many older cars
This one is no more problematic. Of course my last two cars were a Porsche 928S and a Porsche 944.

Apr 28, 2016 | 10:16 AM

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tresean1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pariah

Simply call your dealer and have them run your VIN. They should be eager to do any fixes, as MINI pays the dealer for the work.

oh ok, thanks!

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Originally Posted by Sstrickstein

I guess I'm in uncharted waiter then. I've got a 2007 MCS with 127,000. Previous owner had the timing chain recall done. Runs great.

I spoke with a MINI dealership about the service history of the prospective vehicle I am purchasing (being sold at an independent dealership) and he said they did the timing chain "inspection" as per the TSB. I asked him what that meant and he really didn't have an answer. So I am wondering did they just "look" at it, or if they actually took action and replaced it as they should have.