My car started smoking white and smelled of unburnt fuel so I took it to dealer. On my way the car started running fine. The dealer kept the car for 1 week trying to reproduce the problem. I refered my problem to the forums and the answer was to check the HPFP which I directed the dealer to do and asked for a replacement. They said that they couldn't replace just because I said so, that they had to reproduce the problem to diagnose it. A year later I was driving to work and started misfiring and started doing the James Bond smoke screen thing with a horrible smell of fuel. I stopped by the dealer and told the guy...here you go, it's doing it right now. The guy said yes no doubt please turn it off, I can't breathe...LOL. After diagnosing they replaced the fuel pump but turns out that cyl 1 injector was stuck open. This flooded cyl 1 and they recommended a compression check and boroscope to inspect the cylinder and piston. Also, he quoted me for replacing the injectors at 2998.00 dlls with the diagnostics (450.00 dlls for diagnostics). 2 days later, they call me to tell me that cyl 1 compression was at 100# and the other 3 were at 155# and the boroscope test showed damage to the piston. The quote for a refurbished engine was at 13,000 dlls for a 2009 Clubman s that is worth maybe 3,000 dlls. Not happy with any of this I drove the car in limp mode all p'ssed off and ordered the injectors for ECS Tuning (thanks guys) for 62 dlls a pop vice 400 dlls a pop for the factory Mini OEM. By the way, check the Mfg # for both and they are the same. did the work myself in about 2 hours and the car is running great. During my work on the injectors, I found the electrical connector for the HPFP unplugged which was giving me code 2745 Multiplicative mixture adaptation. Also, the oil had lots of fuel in it. After test running the car, my catch can was filling up with fuel so I replaced the oil. Other than that, I recommend to not trust anybody dealer wise and try to do your own work. These guys are out there to sell you a new car by totaling yours. Keep posting these threads. It's the only way we'll keep our cars running the right way. And thanks to ECS Tuning for supporting us with quality parts and Tech help. Do not go too corporate on us and raise the prices astronomically like all of the manufacturers like BMW and Mini do. Thanks guys for reading this.

 

Wow, sorry to hear about your story. It reminds me of the day I dropped my Mini off at the dealer for a faulty ignition coil pack. They wanted to give me a new cylinder head.

Good for you in taking the initiative and getting it done yourself. Other options for your Mini if you are unable to work on it yourself is to find yourself a solid/reputable BMW/Mini shop to take your car to for repairs.