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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 Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.
Happened to me, twice! Here is a picture of the first time. Second was less than a week later! Which is odd, the car has been sitting out for like 6 months before it happened the first time.
Every winter before I know car is gonna sit for a while I also use the trick of tying a bounce fabric softener sheet around each plug wire. Also now I place a bag of moth ***** under hood .