After sitting overnight, (oil drained back to sump) the valve lifters in my new Mini are quite noisy for a few seconds after starting. Is premature wear on the lifters a concern when these mating surfaces are "dry"? The service manager at my dealer says BMW is making a "production change to correct the problem". Anyone else know about this or a retro fix for the problem?

 

I’m with MINI USA. I’m sorry to read about this problem with your MINI. If you want our assistance, please phone us at (866) ASK MINI and mention Reference # 1-126077491 so that we can help you more efficiently.

 

Drifter,
What year/ production month is your MCS? I've got a 04 Sept Production MCS that occasionally has a lot of lifter noise at start up after it's been sitting overnight. At first I thought it was low on oil, but with only 300 miles I didn't see how it could be. Then I was concerned that the Dealer hadn't put back in enough oil aftet they installed the JCW Kit, but the oil level is fine. This may explain it.

MINI Division, Can I use this same reference number when I call MINI? What is the production change MINI is making?

Charlie

 

I've got a Mar 02 MC that has ALOT of lifter noise above 4k roms. I always heard that the MC motors were a bit thrashy at high RPMs but not that bad. I've got yet another 275 mi drive to the dealer