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I've always used that type stuff too. It was referred to as wiener slip. Sure does help on those tight insertions. ;)

You might consider picking up a booster. I have a Norco GB40 Lithium jump starter box. I picked it up on Amazon.

Get a battery tender. I have a CTEK that works well.

Yes your MINI is old & won't bring a ton of money. That being said used car prices are at historic highs & you may get more now than you think....

I clean my engines at least once a year. It really is an easy job. If you let it go the job becomes much harder. Just my 2 cents.... Not...

I salute you Minidave. That job is a real bustard. So much plastic in todays cars & it doesn't age well. I farmed it out to our local MINI guru's...

Very interesting Metalman, thanks. I was surprised at the number of top tier brands of gas. Good info on the use of fuel additives too.

It very well be the water pump making the noises you hear. The oil leaks out of it & the gears grind themselves to dust. Good luck sorting it out.

That's great, now do it 5 more times. ;)

The good old leaking Jarvic 7. There are two versions, one that is leaking & one that is about to leak. :Dead: [img]

Man the Vancouver area sure is getting a lot of show this winter. I'm guessing that is somewhat unusual. For us folks in Ohio it has been missing...

Your engines don't leak. Better put some oil in them. ;) I'm sure your builds are of a higher quality than mine ever were. :Thumbsup:

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe to make the leaks easier to see. I always painted LBC engines black to hide those leaks. ;) Man Minidave...

Merry Christmas to the dozen or so car guys who visit here. Oh & all the rest who don't. ;) [MEDIA]

A bit of searching turned up this. Welcome to M/A... https://www.motoringalliance.com/threads/cc-id-029.19092/

Yes the freeways have become a free for all. Like you said go the speed limit & get run over. As far as cops doing anything, our state patrol will...

Scattered to the winds. Farcebook has really hit MINI forums & other car forums hard. Welcome to M/A

Bring a trailer sure has become MINI central. All of these MINIs coming out of the woodwork? The trailer part of their name has become redundant....

So today I had the snow boots put on Skooby. All ready for winter. Discount Tire once again did a fine job. Once again they over tightened the...

I've sent samples in from both of our cars. It's a great to see the health of your engine by what they find in that oil. $30 well spent.