2010 Baseline Cooper Idle/Stall Problem
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2010 Baseline Cooper Idle/Stall Problem
New to the boards, first time posting, sad that its with an issue, but noticed there are alot of helpful individuals on this board. Here we go:
Just purchased a used 2010 Baseline Mini Cooper from a used Mitsubishi dealership. Had about 77K miles on it. One owner (So they told me.). I had a lapse of judgement and didn't get a carfax either (My fault).
Anywho, just yesterday, the car died out on me at a traffic light. Just before it stalled out on the light, I noticed shifting felt sluggish/heavy, when I reached the light, the car stalled/died. It would not start immediately, but after about 5-10 minutes waiting at the light the car started AFTER I had pumped the gas trying to get it to catch.
Thankfully there was a shell station nearby and I was able to pull into it. No warning lights at that time had activated, but after a few minutes of looking under the hood and a few turn off/starts, the check engine light came on (Speedometer Only) in yellow. My fluids are good, except for coolant, which was pretty much non-existent. Initially I had thought that that was the issue, so I picked up a gallon of Prestone Coolant and refilled the tank. All the coolant went in, but the reservoir tank still looks pretty empty. I'm at a lost at this particular junction, just felt that it was prudent to mention it.
Fast forward to today, I start my car up, idles fine at about 900-1000rpm. I try to take it out on the freeway (About a six mile commute) and right before the exit, the car dies on me while moving along in traffic. I got it working after about 2-3 minutes, just enough time to get me on the exit ramp and off the freeway. Then I stall again at a left turn stop light and one more time down the street before I turned into my place of employment. Again, took me 2-3 minutes each time to get her going again.
Now, I'm at work, check engine light is off now, but the car still idles anywhere between 500-1000, sometimes dipping to the point that it'll stall out after driving it for 10-20 minutes.
Sorry for the wall of text, but from browsing the threads, most of the people here know their stuff, so I wanted to be as detailed as possible. Thanks for reading
tl;dr
Car idles between 500-1000rpm and will stall out at traffic lights after driving for too long. Engine shakes slightly while idling.
Just purchased a used 2010 Baseline Mini Cooper from a used Mitsubishi dealership. Had about 77K miles on it. One owner (So they told me.). I had a lapse of judgement and didn't get a carfax either (My fault).
Anywho, just yesterday, the car died out on me at a traffic light. Just before it stalled out on the light, I noticed shifting felt sluggish/heavy, when I reached the light, the car stalled/died. It would not start immediately, but after about 5-10 minutes waiting at the light the car started AFTER I had pumped the gas trying to get it to catch.
Thankfully there was a shell station nearby and I was able to pull into it. No warning lights at that time had activated, but after a few minutes of looking under the hood and a few turn off/starts, the check engine light came on (Speedometer Only) in yellow. My fluids are good, except for coolant, which was pretty much non-existent. Initially I had thought that that was the issue, so I picked up a gallon of Prestone Coolant and refilled the tank. All the coolant went in, but the reservoir tank still looks pretty empty. I'm at a lost at this particular junction, just felt that it was prudent to mention it.
Fast forward to today, I start my car up, idles fine at about 900-1000rpm. I try to take it out on the freeway (About a six mile commute) and right before the exit, the car dies on me while moving along in traffic. I got it working after about 2-3 minutes, just enough time to get me on the exit ramp and off the freeway. Then I stall again at a left turn stop light and one more time down the street before I turned into my place of employment. Again, took me 2-3 minutes each time to get her going again.
Now, I'm at work, check engine light is off now, but the car still idles anywhere between 500-1000, sometimes dipping to the point that it'll stall out after driving it for 10-20 minutes.
Sorry for the wall of text, but from browsing the threads, most of the people here know their stuff, so I wanted to be as detailed as possible. Thanks for reading
tl;dr
Car idles between 500-1000rpm and will stall out at traffic lights after driving for too long. Engine shakes slightly while idling.
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