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How long is the life expectancy on a vacuum pump per change?
No one knows. If you change your oil regularly, use light weight synthetic oil and keep your oil levels correct at all times it could last the life of the car. It's a very simple system.
Nonetheless I'd change it when the oil seal at the valve cover dries out.
I am still on my original vacuum pump on my n14 with over 100k but owned my MINI since 18K, change oil all the time and ran genuine and liqui moly. I guess keeping the oil clean and changing it all the time has helped. the Seal has not leaked on mine yep but i am a late production N14 engine when they have fixed most of the early n14 problems.
No one knows. If you change your oil regularly, use light weight synthetic oil and keep your oil levels correct at all times it could last the life of the car. It's a very simple system.
Nonetheless I'd change it when the oil seal at the valve cover dries out.
Do you suggest like a 5w40 or 5w30, or something else? Thank you!
I am still on my original vacuum pump on my n14 with over 100k but owned my MINI since 18K, change oil all the time and ran genuine and liqui moly. I guess keeping the oil clean and changing it all the time has helped. the Seal has not leaked on mine yep but i am a late production N14 engine when they have fixed most of the early n14 problems.
What year Mini do you have? I have an 08 that I am debating on rebuilding, that's why I am asking about the vacuum pump. Don't want to sink all that money and even though I replace the vacuum pump, that's what ends up killing my rebuild out of nowhere!
What year Mini do you have? I have an 08 that I am debating on rebuilding, that's why I am asking about the vacuum pump. Don't want to sink all that money and even though I replace the vacuum pump, that's what ends up killing my rebuild out of nowhere!
I have an 08. I had to put a new engine in at 140k miles. It lost all compression in two cylinders and partial in a third.
I use mobil 1 5w-30 or 0w-30. The guys at mini of Alexandria told me that bmw screwed up and that all r56 minis should be running 0w-30 and in fact that's what they gave me when I bought the new engine from them. Mini 0w-30. For whatever that's worth....
The oil hole in that stoooooopid vacuum pump is tiny. If that gets clogged or your oil level drops for a significant time its not surprising it would lock up and destroy the head. French motor...
I took my pump apart and uploaded pics on this forum. Look for it.
I am still on my original vacuum pump on my n14 with over 100k but owned my MINI since 18K, change oil all the time and ran genuine and liqui moly. I guess keeping the oil clean and changing it all the time has helped. the Seal has not leaked on mine yep but i am a late production N14 engine when they have fixed most of the early n14 problems.
My original motor had it's original pump when the engine died at 140k+ miles. Burned valves. But still... At 100k I'd change the pump.
Hey Lex2008! Sounding similar to my 2008 Mini Cooper s, I believe I have about 120XXX miles on it and lost compression in cylinder #2 from a bad valve and I believe a bad valve seal in the same cylinder since I noticed oil in that cylinder when I scoped it! Been debating for a year now on what I want to do with this car, so I am glad you are having success with the information you have passed along to me!
Hey Lex2008! Sounding similar to my 2008 Mini Cooper s, I believe I have about 120XXX miles on it and lost compression in cylinder #2 from a bad valve and I believe a bad valve seal in the same cylinder since I noticed oil in that cylinder when I scoped it! Been debating for a year now on what I want to do with this car, so I am glad you are having success with the information you have passed along to me!
Happy to help my bruh. Check out my signature for instructions on how to swap the motor. Or the dealer will do it for less than $2000 of labor. Of course they won't do it with the love and care you would or with cleaning and swapping in new parts for that cost, like I did. But they will get it done fast.
I checked out your post where you did all that work! Great Job Bro! I was an automotive technician for 15+ years so I will definitely be doing all the work on the car except the machining of course, but damn it is adding up! I completely agree that when we personally put the wrench time in, the love and respect is there for our machines! Thank you for the chat and hope to hear from you again soon!
I checked out your post where you did all that work! Great Job Bro! I was an automotive technician for 15+ years so I will definitely be doing all the work on the car except the machining of course, but damn it is adding up! I completely agree that when we personally put the wrench time in, the love and respect is there for our machines! Thank you for the chat and hope to hear from you again soon!
Awesome! If you go to my post we can discuss there. We are deviating from this thread's topic.
I'm going to take a long shot and reply to this seven year old post. I have a 2010 Mini Cooper R56 N-14 turbo, and I'm doing a DYI vacuum pump job. I've watched every available YouTube video on how to do this multiple times. But nobody in any video ever mentions the "turbo water-line support bracket." This is the only how to guide that I can find on the internet that does. I have enlarged and enhanced the photo on this post, but for the life of me I cannot figure out where this thing goes. Unfortunately since nobody else in the YouTube videos has these, I wasn't expecting it and clink it fell down the engine when I removed the left bolt but I was able to recover with a magnet. Therefore, I do not know how it was sitting. If anyone happens to see this reply and knows, I would very much appreciate it. Thanks!
Thanks buddy, I appreciate you trying to help. I've seen the diagram from your earlier reply but unfortunately I still don't quite get it. Because I only removed the two screws from the vacuum pump, I'm not sure if this bracket was actually serving any purpose anyway. I assume that since one of the holes on the bracket is threaded (not the hole that the screw goes thru between the vacuum pump and engine block), something was supposed to screw in there. A third screw. I don't think I dropped anything else since I was using a magnet, but it's possible. Or maybe something had already been disconnected from the oil leak coming from the pump. YouTube has taught me how to replace the valve cover, coils and plugs, and oil change, so I thought I could handle this too.
I have write up on vacuum pump somewhere on this forum. It might have a pic...maybe? if its associated with the pump. Looks like the bracket might be under the vacuum pump.
Anyway its somewhere in front of the electronic thermostat, just following the plumbing.oh and be careful with the wires in that area. Some of mine frayed from engine vibration and I had to wrap them up.
Ok, so I'm holding the bracket in place with my thumb as to where I think it belongs. Since it is a "support bracket" and there is a screw hole on the bracket directly in front of this one, I just push a screw thru both brackets and continue with a screw above that one which goes through the support bracket and the vacuum pump. Maybe I'll put a nut on the other side of it to keep it from falling out. As you can see, I've got some bare wires too. How do you recommend wrapping these up? I guess it has to be heat tolerant cause she gets pretty hot under there. Even in the winter! Thanks again. This is a great message board.
ok so you have the bracket holding the other bracket yes? That's what the parts explosion looks like...looks correct hommie. Me like.
Wrap those exposed wires in a ton of electrical tape at the very least or a piece of hose or something over the worn section and then some electrical tape. Glad you caught that before it shorted out.
