Mini Won't start. turns over, then dies.
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Mini Won't start. turns over, then dies.
Hey everyone, hopefully someone can help me out with a new issue i'm having.
Yesterday 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 sterted. 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 wouldn't start. 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.
I noticed, after starting it up a few times, I ran the AC and then turned off the car; the next day it wouldn't start
Any suggestions on where I should start before I start blowing money and pulling out parts?
I have a 2004 MCS manual transmission
Yesterday 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 sterted. 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 wouldn't start. 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.
I noticed, after starting it up a few times, I ran the AC and then turned off the car; the next day it wouldn't start
Any suggestions on where I should start before I start blowing money and pulling out parts?
I have a 2004 MCS manual transmission
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From: Vermont
Sounds similar to the fuel problems I mentioned on another thread...
Although when I had the problems once I was running I was always good. Only died right after starting.
I could be way off, but I have problems like this whenever I have poor gas in my R53. There used to be a local gas station near me that whenever I'd fill up there my MINI would take a few tries to get started. When I figured out the connection I stopped filling up there.
Later I found out from the delivery guy, that the station hadn't ordered premium in over a year. Needless to say I never filled up there again, and the station is no longer anyway.
Later I found out from the delivery guy, that the station hadn't ordered premium in over a year. Needless to say I never filled up there again, and the station is no longer anyway.
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