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What is this strut/shock on the engine thingy

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Old Oct 4, 2018 | 05:18 PM
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What is this strut/shock on the engine thingy

so tell me something...with this missing/malfunctioning...how would the car act?



 

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Old Oct 4, 2018 | 05:53 PM
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got it figured out..even found a possible replacement on fleabay
..its called "Mini Cooper S Model Accesory Belt Tensioner Shock Damper

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-Cooper...ss!87105!US!-1
 
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Old Oct 5, 2018 | 06:28 PM
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Yep, that is what it is and Amazon has the whole unit pretty inexpensive.
 
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