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R60/R61 Stock Problems/IssuesDiscussions related to warranty related issues and repairs, or other problems with the OEM parts and software for R60 AND R61 MINI Cooper and Cooper S MINIs.
Recently, on a cold start my 2011 Countryman (65,000 miles) has been making a loud screeching sound. By the time I drive out of my neighborhood (about 1/2 mile) the sound stops. The car otherwise operates fine.
I took the car to the dealer to be checked out. They could not replicate the sound. When I drive out of the dealer service bay, the sound immediately starts. I drive back around and into the service bay. The car sits there in the service bay and "performs" (that is, makes the noise very loudly) for the service techs. The mechanic literally runs down to check out the car. He says he knows the sound immediately. He pulls up the dipstick about an inch and the sound stops. Puts it back in and the sound starts again. He then fights to pull off the oil cap. It's under vacuum pressure and is hard to remove. When he gets it off, the sound stops again.
Diagnosis. I believe he said that one of the oil separator valves (?? not sure about this) was bad. The fix requires replacement of the cylinder head cover. That's a $500 part with an extra $300 for the work.
Any known problems with these? I searched but didn't find much. This seems like a part that should not fail at 65,000 miles.
sometimes part just fail man. they diagnosed it, so have it fixed or just leave your pcv system clogged... eventually causing oil to leak out of every part of your engine and acids to build up and destroy your engine from the inside out.
Recently, on a cold start my 2011 Countryman (65,000 miles) has been making a loud screeching sound. By the time I drive out of my neighborhood (about 1/2 mile) the sound stops. The car otherwise operates fine.
I took the car to the dealer to be checked out. They could not replicate the sound. When I drive out of the dealer service bay, the sound immediately starts. I drive back around and into the service bay. The car sits there in the service bay and "performs" (that is, makes the noise very loudly) for the service techs. The mechanic literally runs down to check out the car. He says he knows the sound immediately. He pulls up the dipstick about an inch and the sound stops. Puts it back in and the sound starts again. He then fights to pull off the oil cap. It's under vacuum pressure and is hard to remove. When he gets it off, the sound stops again.
Diagnosis. I believe he said that one of the oil separator valves (?? not sure about this) was bad. The fix requires replacement of the cylinder head cover. That's a $500 part with an extra $300 for the work.
Any known problems with these? I searched but didn't find much. This seems like a part that should not fail at 65,000 miles.
Yes, the PCV valve sets in the cover itself, most have issue on the N14 engine ( pre countryman ) You have a N18 or N16, its happens just more rare
Countryman or Countryman S ?
If you are mechanical you can replace it yourself.
02-15-2016, 08:59 AM
