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Stock Problems/IssuesDiscussions related to warranty related issues and repairs, or other problems with the OEM parts and software for MINI Clubman (R55), Cooper and Cooper S(R56), and Cabrio (R57).
I got my MCS started up today. Pulled the fuel injection fuse to make sure I had oil pressure. Cleared all the codes and when it finally started I had two misfires. Swapped coils around and it sort of followed but didn't. Eventually figured out we had one bad coil and something else going on.
My buddy was over there and he had a spare set of coils at his house so we popped them in and it started right up just fine. The valvetrain was pretty noisy at first but when the oil temp came up it quieted down. My son (the mechanic) said the adjusters needed to get oiled up.
Took it for ride and everything was OK, except that it puked coolant because we forgot to tighten the coolant cap.
I have three left over parts. Anyone know where they go?
Nut and bolt goes on the engine brace, left side. Used as a core support. Usually removed to do service on the belt side of the engine.Two of them on our 2009 MCS.
The tab on the nut allows you to hold it as you thread the bolt from the top.
I recall the general area is to the left of oil dipstick.and the higher up kind of directly above the water pump.
Last edited by techman1; Mar 13, 2019 at 08:37 PM.
Nut and bolt goes on the engine brace, left side. Used as a core support. Usually removed to do service on the belt side of the engine.Two of them on our 2009 MCS.
The tab on the nut allows you to hold it as you thread the bolt from the top.
I recall the general area is to the left of oil dipstick.and the higher up kind of directly above the water pump.
I had a look but couldn’t find where it went. Any pics?
