1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: 2006 Mini Cooper S - Not Starting - NEED HELP!

  1. Nathan

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    #2 Nathan, Jun 18, 2013
    Welcome, thanks for joining Motoring Alliance, the FUN and Friendly MINI Community.

    I'm going to think that since the ECU was bricked and y'all tried to start it the anti-theft code rolled in the Body Control Module but not in the ECU. Now they don't match.

    It's going to take the dealer or a shop with the right hardware to re-code the systems and get the BCM and ECU back on the same code.

    That's what I think it might be.
     
  2. Jason Montague

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    #3 Jason Montague, Jun 18, 2013
    :cornut: Wow Nathan, I'm impressed! Welcome to MA and good luck with the fix.:Thumbsup:

    Jason
     
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    #4 lakeober, Jun 18, 2013
    Thank you VERY much for your answer Nathan. I greatly appreciate your quick response. I think that your diagnosis may be a very possible option. I don't think we would have ever thought of something like that. Do you think if the codes didn't match, that the engine would turn over, or do you think it would just do nothing?

    Also, do you believe that the issue could be with the ECU not functioning properly? Like I said, the ECU was sent out and rebuilt, but I suppose there is always the possibility that the company who did it, didn't do it it properly. I think we are getting somewhere with this... too bad it's probably gonna be a problem that requires the dealership (we live almost 2 hours from a Mini dealer, and the car has to be towed obviously). But you gotta do what you gotta do :wink:
     
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    #5 rkw, Jun 19, 2013
    I'm skeptical about the anti-theft code theory. The wiring documentation says the immobilizer disables the starter relay.
     
  5. Nathan

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    #6 Nathan, Jun 19, 2013
    I come by my theory form bricking the ECU not once, but twice. Both times the engine would turn over but not start.

    Then again, I could be wrong.
     
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    #7 TBO2Go, Feb 5, 2014
    So what was the fix on this?

    I am having similar problems with my 07 S. Mine would initially start but 10 sec later stop then wait and hour and repeat. Replaced the DME (from Mini) and the crank sensor. Right now I have no spark, no fuel (no injector trigger) but the engine will turn over.

    Thanks
     
  7. Dave.0

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    #8 Dave.0, Feb 5, 2014
    By reading above it looks like they had to it to the dealer to correct a coding issue because the ECU/DME and the BCM did not match. BCM (Body Control Module)