No problem, betterhead. I also figured out that if you go to the link above and select your particular car (year & model), you can see a preview of what is available in terms of TSB's and repair info before you pay for the service.

pstur1

 

Here is a site which allows you to see a bit of tsb info. It appears to list most/all the tsb actions. http://www.automd.com/recall-tsb/ It is not as detailed as the reports you pay for but might assist in dealing with service advisors.

 

^ Thanks for posting that!

 

NHTSA: Action Number: 10044680 Service Bulletin Number: 336436
Report Date:
Jan 01, 2014Component:
(pws)
Summary: Mini: on certain model vehicles, an engine oil leak may occur, due to the compromised oil pump volume control solenoid valve, from the underside of engine. No model years listed. *pe updated 4/19/2013. *kb updated 3/11/14.

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Good work !

Glad to see you saved the address to browse those TSB's.

For whatever reason, this morning I went looking for old TSB's just because it is interesting but had difficulty in locating an easy-to-use source,
does anyone here know of a place that has all the old TSB's for R53?

Any links much appreciated, thanks.

Neat to see stuff like this:

Fluid - Differential: Customer Interest

Drivetrain - LS Differential Noise On Low Speed Turns

SI M 23 01 06

Manual Transmission
March 2006
Technical Service

This Service Information bulletin supersedes S.I. M23 01 06 dated February 2006.

SUBJECT
Droning Noise from a Limited Slip Differential

MODEL
R53, R52 with W11 and G285 Getrag 6-speed equipped with Limited Slip Differential option(from 01/2005 up to 03/2006 production)

SITUATION
Customer may complain of a droning (grinding) noise from the transmission area during cornering at low speed in the first or reverse gear. In most cases, complaints occur on low mileage vehicles.

CAUSE
Friction noise from the limited slip differential (surface roughness of the taper rings).

CORRECTION
On a customer complaint basis only, the transmission fluid should be replaced with Texaco MTF94 trans fluid (P/N 83 22 0 403 247).

For draining and refilling procedure refer to MINI TIS RA 00 11 229 (G285 transmission fluid capacity is 1.7 liter;
filler/drain plugs tightening torques are 43 +/- 4 Nm).

After refilling the transmission with MTF94 and with the vehicle at operating temperature, drive in tight circles (approximately 10 circles in each direction) until the grinding noise disappears.

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Motoring File has a good few available in pdf. The TSB's are interesting because they document the ongoing process of development --- like: problem identified then problem corrected, most often with updated and revised parts, for example, door handles being improved April 2004:

http://motoringfile.com/files/freeze_out_fix.pdf

Or,
the crappy s/c inlet pipe and an attempt to better the stupid plastic welds:



I saw a TSB for the MC40 where they were missing the proper shift *****.

More alarming than that however,
would be missing gearbox oil!




Another thing I find interesting is that little label as illustrated above which indicates that the service was performed --- I've never seen a pic of that label installed on a car, does anyone happen to have one?

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