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Car Runs Rough When Cold After a Spark Plug and Serpentine Belt Change

Old Nov 7, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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Car Runs Rough When Cold After a Spark Plug and Serpentine Belt Change

Title basically says it all.

Changed out the spark plugs and serpentine belt yesterday afternoon - MINI ran fine, no problems. Was parked outside overnight, temperatures got around freezing. Start the car this morning, runs rough. After warm, everything normal again.

Any ideas? Must be something I did...

Plugs are the stock NGK ones and the new belt is a Gatorback.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 06:01 AM
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Update - everything normal this morning. But, it only got down to 40 or 45. Also, fuel tank is full vs. almost empty yesterday morning. Thinking it may have just been a fluke with my gas, as I have read about elsewhere on these forums.

Will be updating here if the problems returns.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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hey im in timonium!
 
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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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Just south - cool! I don't think I'll have the MINI for much longer though...getting rid of the CVT before it goes...whenever that might be.

I think I do foresee another MINI sometime in my future though...my wife and I just love it.
 
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