I will make up the 1% hp difference by getting Union Jack mirror covers

Yeah maybe

 

I learned today that if some Mo Ron is tailgating you in your mini and you use your rear window wipers the fluid gets all over their car and windshield and they'll back off.

 

Spy gear!

 

The fuel gauge is non linear, so if you have 6 petals left, you probably don't have six tenths of a tank. There are several threads about exactly what each petal means.

 

I don't get it. The reference was to the six cylinder engine of its "cousin ", the 11 y.o. Beemer.

 

Oi! Stop ruining my fun!

j/k - thanks Btwyx I'll check it out.

 

Sorry, was just being silly.

 

Thanks. Happy holiday to you and to all brother (and sister) NAMr's !

 

The R56 has a 2-stage thermostat. Normally runs 220-230 degrees F, which is boiling for most cars, for greater efficiency. When you drive harder, the second stage opens up and temperature drops to 180-ish, for greater air/fuel density and extra power. Clever.

There's a really good explanation (well, it sounds good anyway) on another thread: https://www.northamericanmotoring.com...is-normal.html
See the miniDave answer about 10 items down the thread.

 

Not so much. Boiling temprature would be determined by the radiator pressure cap. Every modern car uses a pressureized cooling sysem. Boiling won't occur until you have exceeded the staturation temp of coolant at the rated pressure of the cap. (say you have a 19 psi pressure cap, that's 33.7psia. Saturation temp at that pressure is 257F. it's an example, not an actual measurement from a MINI) So most cars really aren't close to boiling...

The water temp should usually stay right at 220F +- a couple. Turn on the AC to max, and you can watch the temp drop like a rock to about 178F. The water pump, tstat and engine cooling fans are controlled by the ECU>

 

MINI changed the chrome trim ring around the key for the LCI (or maybe a bit before). From a cheap chrome-look plastic one - both of which for my 2007 Cooper are now cheap white-look plastic, and one has broken . To a proper metal ring.

I tracked down the part number for the metal ring: 61313456374

(With thanks to another forum here on NAM )

 

Speedo works when in reverse.

 

Man if she had a set of wings, I know she could fly!

 

This is probably posted somewhere else and I know everyone is unhappy about this but Mini has a recall out...


http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/latestRecalls.cfm [ 3rd one down I think]

 

There are only 4 or 6 threads dedicated just to that subject, yeah...

 

On my car push the start button and release.... then depress the clutch. The car will start. I tried this with 2012 Countryman on the showroom floor and it worked as well. I wonder if it will work the same on an auto...Push and release the start button...then depress the brake.

gary

 

FYI....Just tried it with my auto and it didn't work.

 

Covered under warranty in the US My August 1st, 2010 build 2011 (yes, the first day of production) had plastic rings.

 

I read earlier in the thread that holding the steering wheel arrow left or right will seek the next station am/fm up or down instead of the momentary next preset up or down. When in Srius if you push INF the steering wheel arrows will take the radio to the next channel up or down as opposed to when not in INF using the arrows taking you to the next preset.

gary

 

With just a couple of ownership days, I didn't know that my MINI would be such a prolific slaughterer of flying insects.

The upright windshield. Is not kind to winged six-leggers! Our Mazda 5 and Corvette have enough windshield slant to let them mostly fly over.

Had to dig out my bug sponge and Windex this morning, and I'll need to keep them handy, it seems.

 

^^^ so true. I am constantly scraping bug guts off my windshield. And with this mild winter we had the bugs will be out in full force this summer.

 

Ah, yes, but it's just MINI's way of cultivating entomology as a hobby...

 

You should see what it does to birds... even big birds, but I wouldn't recommend it. I met a guy who hit a vulture in the dark in his mini and it tore through his front end and got stuck in between the frame and something like the intercooler. $4000 later he had a brand new front end.

 

Careful with that Windex...it can dry out the gasket around the windshield. Stoner's Invisible Glass works well, is inexpensive, and is gasket friendly.

 

thanks for the heads up, I was just about to use windex on all my bug problems today. i'll probably use a razor on the glass from now on for bugs and tar