Originally Posted by Alvajosh

Hi My name is Josh, I have a 2009 Mini Cooper S Clubman, My car just started to give me the half yellow engine warning today. This is a Warning Light not a Check Engine Light, so it won't give you a Trouble Code. I have a OBD2 Scanner and the cars is clean, no error codes, permanent codes, nor pending codes. Please trust me I am a former mechanic. This light comes on and off randomly. I think it's due to me driving this car fast as hell, and lagging on taking it to get an oil and fluids changed. I know you have been at that red light gunning it when it turns green like you have to be the first to pass that crosswalk at the other side of that intersection to show people that you may be in a small vehicle but this one is powerful and not one of those stupid FIATS. And for those that are saying that Mini's were badly engineered, don't blame the car. Blame yourselves! I know all of you didn't check your fluids periodically like mentioned in the cars bible. How do I know this? Because I did the same thing, and now I'm gonna pay the price. So stop putting the car down, if you take care of something the right way, it will last you. In my case, I think what is going on with my car based on what I have read here, is that I may have overheated my car a bit because lately it's been hotter in Moreno Valley. Why did it overheat a bit, simple... I didnt check the engine coolant, I know it's not empty and I still haven't checked it because I haven't gotten a Low Coolant Light. but I know I should still check because the Coolant Sensor may be bad. The overheating may have caused a small gasket leak and that may be triggering the half engine light. It's just common sense.