Hey everyone, hopefully someone can help me out with a new issue i'm having.
few days ago after driving to work, I went to the car at lunch and the car would turn over, rev for one second and then die.
After about an hour of checking connections, hoses, fuses I found nothing. I hooked up my ODB II scanner and that found nothing. I suspected it has something to do with the fuel system so I pulled off the back seat and opened up the pannel for the fuel filter. I ended up not opening it up, but out of frusteration I tapped on the filter and the car started. I drove it around a while and then about an hour later, while backing out of a parking stall the car died again. Then it would turn over but wouwould die again. I left the car sitting over night and the next morning [SIZE=3][FONT=Consolas]Miraculously [/FONT][/SIZE]the car started right up. Drove it about two miles to work (where I can work on it) and here's where I stand. I did have both copies of the keys and got the same results with both.
---update: After a week sitting in the parking lot, the car started up and I let the car idle for about an hour, drove it a few miles, ran the AC and havent had any problems with it dying... However i'm aprehensive about driving it home and having it die on me in traffic.
Any suggestions on where I should start before I start blowing money and pulling out parts?

I have a 2004 MCS manual transmission.

 

Wrong forum no? Not sure if your engine also has a HPFP but that is usually the cause in R56 Minis (2007 and up).

 

I've heard others tell of tapping on a fuel filter when the car runs briefly but dies; they claim if tapping on the filter works to get the car running, the fuel filter is clogged and should be cleaned/replaced... I guess the tapping action clears some of the blockage enough to keep a steady supply of fuel going to the engine...?

 

Moved your thread to 1st Gen section.


FF's effectively work up to appx 55-60K miles. After that the brackish fuel will progressively begin to clog it up.

A good place to start.

Aloha.