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Possibly/probably big news... BYPASS VALVE! It was stuck, jammed against a misplaced bracket. Check this out. There is a black metal bracket...

forgot to answer this... no, before starting this project, I'm pretty sure I had oil leaks from the crankshaft position sensor and the oil filter...

Thanks - completely agree, I'm tackling one thing at a time. Starting with what I know, as you said - I'll address the obvious issues first....

Thanks for the research/detail on the ATI. I think if I go to a new crank pulley I'll do the PRW. Seems to be the best compromise for what I'm...

I looked through your thread a bit! Good stuff. I changed the oil pan gasket while the head was out. I now wonder if that timing was a mistake....

Ok, that's good to know... this is a classic case where "I know I saw that somewhere, last week, can't remember where..." You all are incredibly...

I've decided to not go after every single little thing (re: swapping pulleys) and just focus on what I know is wrong - throttle body intake tube....

Drove the car for awhile today to see what I could see. Gathered more data, getting a plan together. I drove 35 miles today, all highway at...

Suddenly I’ve forgotten all about leaks... the car is staging a mutiny. It runs worse than it ever did before doing all this. The code for...

This might be a better look than all four of those previous photos: [ATTACH] Is this transmission fluid and a leak at the transmission, not...

Thanks for weighing in with ideas. I'm really not sure. Bypass valve is interesting... I need to research that more to understand it. Would love...

Update: The car has been given a thorough once-over by my mechanic at my request. Lots of good news and direction on what to do next: Most...

Cleared adaptations yesterday and that did stabilize the idle a bit, it’s smoother and improved. I now have a code for lean mixture (p0171)...

Those are good ideas... I called Detroit Tuned this morning. He didn't straight-up say that the pulleys require the ECU reset but he thinks it...

Day 5 Done and very happy with the results! Long final day today as I cleaned a lot as I went through the final installations and then the long...

Day 4 Major progress, but not done yet! Cylinder head back in Exhaust and intake manifold reconnected Camshaft and rocker arms back in Cam...

https://www.outmotoring.com/MINI-Cooper-R50-R52-R53-oil-filter-housing-drain-plunger-spring-repair-kit-rep_12345.html I found this by stumbling...

luckily I never have had low oil pressure warnings, I believe this happened during this work for the first time. Amazingly, and ironically about...

Day 3 Fairly short day of work today. We took a detour to a junkyard and pulled the front seats out of an '05. Our drivers seat cloth is wrecked,...

Chalk this one up to a "nevermind." Didn't take me searching (after starting this post, of course...) to learn that it's been attempted and is...