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  1. Dave.0

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    #22 Dave.0, Oct 10, 2016
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    Could be timing chain tensioner and the 2 plastic guides. Hope everything works out for you.

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    I just watched your video a few times and it sounds like the two thing above or the belt tensioner.

    I did have a sound like that before and it was the bushings on the little black shock on the tensioner fell out. The sound came from the metal to metal tapping on the post it mounted to without the bushing.

    Replaced tensioner with new one problem solved.

    Here is the part I am talking about.

    http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/MINI/09-ENGINE-Belt_Tensioner_Replacement/images_large/Pic24.JPG

    http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/MINI/10-ENGINE-Belt_Tensioner_Stop/images_med/pic01.jpg

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    Instruction here : http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/MINI/09-ENGINE-Belt_Tensioner_Replacement/09-ENGINE-Belt_Tensioner_Replacement.htm

    You can buy the replacement tensioner on Amazon and will need the belt tool to remove and install the belt.

    BELT TOOL:

    https://www.amazon.com/Mini-Cooper-Engine-Serpentine-Supercharged/dp/B007CALZYQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476142514&sr=8-1&keywords=mini+belt+tensioner+tool

    TENSIONER:
    https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-38404-Professional-Automatic-Tensioner/dp/B001KSDZOY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476141697&sr=8-1&keywords=MINI+belt+tensioner
     
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    #23 bigjas, Oct 11, 2016
    Thanks everyone for the replies.

    There were really no sources for Mini parts in Elko, Nevada. Everything needed to be special ordered, so even if I could find somebody who could or would work on it, there were no parts for them to fix it. I finally got a U-Haul truck and trailer in the afternoon, so I took off for Salt Lake City. I had talked to an independent mechanic there who was going to try to take a look at it. I wasn't going to get there before he closed, and he said it could take 1 to 2 days to evaluate and make repairs. As such, I made the decision just to trailer it to my home in Colorado. In addition to spending a money I had not planned on, I am not making money because I am missing work. Once I get home I can take my time to figure this out and fix it or find a someone who can. And without paying an outlandish price for parts. The mini dealer in Salt Lake wanted $288 plus expedited shipping just for a timing chain tensioner.

    I found a video on the Mod MINI channel on YouTube that sounds just like mine does. I am not sure if the guides are damaged, but at this point I believe the timing chain tensioner is a good place to start.

    On a different note, does anybody know who the guy on the model any channel is? Is he a member of this site?

    Thanks again for all the assistance and information. I will keep you guys updated as things progress.
     
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    #24 MCS02, Oct 11, 2016
    Sorry you have to trailer it home! Let us know what the fix is. For parts we have a lot of great sponsors.
     
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    #25 bigjas, Oct 11, 2016
    On a different note, does anybody know who the guy on the Mod Mini channel is? Is he a member of this site?

    AutoCorrect is going to be the death of me!
     
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    #26 MCS02, Oct 11, 2016
    Nope don't know him. You should not text and drive in the middle of the night............auto correct my a$$:D


    Good luck on the drive home.
     
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    #27 mrntd, Oct 11, 2016
    Good luck. Let us know what you find.
     
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    #28 bigjas, Oct 11, 2016
    I stopped at a hotel last night; texting and driving is too risky. I got an iPhone 6 Plus so it would be easier for me to read the screen and not fat finger the keypad. I still end up using voice to text most of the time, and apparently I don't speak very clear, because things don't end up even close to what I tried to dictate. :idea:
     
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    #29 myles2go, Oct 11, 2016
    Start with the tensioner and you should replace the belt tensioner also for piece of mind, both are items that go bad over time. If the noise goes away and then comes back in a couple days, then move to the guides. They can be pulled through the top of the head, but make sure you don't screw up the timing of the cam. At this point you can assume you'll have to pull the oil pan to clean out the plastic pieces that broke away from the guides. Good time to replace leaking gaskets and o-rings.
     
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    #30 MCS02, Oct 11, 2016
    I got a 6+ for the same reason. Old farts need big phones. Once you get it home and find the problem let us know. The R53 is a great car. It is easy to mod and can take a lot of power. There some things you need to look out for and fix early.

    Here are the things I would consider looking at and doing.

    New belt, belt tensioner, idler pulley, and if the crank pulley has cracks in the rubber I would replace it with an ATI damper.
    Check the lower control arm bushings if they are stock they are toast by now. Replace them with Powerflex bushings they will last the life of the car.
    Oil pan gasket and O-rings. as has been said.

    I have done all this to my 02 R53.

    Pictures of your new Mini are welcome, and by the way you said you had a FJCW. What is a FJCW...Fun JCW...Fancy JCW...or could it be For Uncardnel Knowledge JCW. :D
     
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    #31 Dave.0, Oct 11, 2016
    fJCW The F stands for factory JCW.

    Which in 2002 - 2006 they did not make any. All first gens are not factory JCW's because JCW was a dealer installed option not a factory option.

    JCW was an add on company, like Shelby is to Ford. Since then JCW has been bought by MINI and is now is nothing really more than special stickers and a little bump in a tune.
     
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    #32 bigjas, Oct 11, 2016
    Halfway there
    I am home and so is the car. . . it is a start!
     
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    #33 bigjas, Oct 11, 2016
    Dave,

    I know you are much more knowledgeable about Minis than I am, but I was under the impression that in 2006 customers could order and have the JCW package installed at the factory. (I found NAM before I found this site.) The BMWVIN.com website has been updated in the last several days and is no longer working for me. However, here is the build sheet from http://bimmer.work/

    Vehicle Identification Number WMWRE335X6TN28229

    Type RE33
    Model Cooper S - USA
    Development Code R53
    Chassis COUPE
    Steering LL
    Doors 3
    Engine W11
    Displacement 1.60
    Power 125
    Drivetrain FRONT
    Transmission MECH
    Color Dark Silver Metallic - 871
    Upholstery Leder English/panther Schwarz - LNPN
    Production Plant OXFORD
    Production Date 2006-10-20

    Standard Equipment
    228 Sports Suspension Settings Plus
    255 Sports Leather Steering Wheel
    262 Head Airbag
    441 Smokers Package
    470 Child Seat Isofix Attachment
    481 Sport Seats F Driver/front Passenger
    493 Storage Compartment Package
    546 Revolution Counter
    563 Lights Package
    657 Radio Boost
    736 Second Radio Remote Control Key
    823 Hot Climate Version
    845 Acoustic Belt Warning
    853 Language Version English
    876 Radio Frequency 315 Mhz
    992 Number Plate Attachement Management
    Options
    1CA Selection Cop Relevant Vehicles
    2RE L-all. W. Web Spoke/runflat
    2TA Limited Slip Differential
    210 Dynamic Stability Control (dsc)
    249 Multi-function For Steering Wheel
    3AL John Cooper Works Kit
    314 Heated Windscreen Washer Nozzles
    329 Black Bonnet Stripes
    345 Chrome Line Interior
    383 Roof And Mirror Caps In Black
    403 Glas Roof, Electric
    429 Interior Surface, Anthracite
    450 Height Adjustment F Front Passenger Seat
    494 Seat Heating F Driver/front Passenger
    520 Foglights
    522 Xenon Light
    534 Automatic Air Conditioning
    550 On-board Computer
    645 Radio Control Us
    650 Cd Player
    674 Hifi Loudspeaker System Harman Kardon
    692 Cd Changer I-bus Preparation
    8SP Cop Control
    895 Additional Ventilator
    925 Shipping Protection Package
     
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    #34 bigjas, Oct 11, 2016
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    Car now has a name!

    On another note, I understand that there is a tradition requiring owners to name their Mini(s). I have owned many vehicles over the last 34 years, and I have never given one a name or gender reference. That said, I had an 850 mile road trip with the car hiding on a trailer behind the U-Haul truck to think about it (among other things).

    I have combined Mini and Disturbed into a new word - Misiturbed (my first official contribution to the English language). But I am going to refer to her as MISTRBD.

    Mini is obvious, but disturbed you ask??? Well is was rather disturbing to have my new-to-me car leave me stranded in Nevada on our second day together. And many people people think I must be disturbed for buying a Mini Cooper at this stage in my life. It also pays homage to my misadventure, which many people think was a big mistake. Additionally, it will remind me that my Mrs. will be perturbed if I spend more time and/or money on the car than I do on her!

    Once I figure out how to post photos, I will set up a garage.

    Thanks again to everyone for the support and guidance!
     
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    #36 caseydog, Oct 12, 2016
    :popcorn:

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    #37 caseydog, Oct 12, 2016
    You don't have to name your MINI -- I haven't named mine -- but a lot of MA members do.

    AND, I don't know what "stage of life" you are in, but I am 55 years old. Corvettes are mid-life crisis cars, MINIs are just fun (sorry VetsVette). :D

    Stop and pick up some flowers when you are close to home, and tell the Mrs. how much you missed her. :Thumbsup:

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    #38 bigjas, Oct 12, 2016
    I will hit the big 50 before the end of the year. My kids and grand kids think I am too old for a Mini!

    I planted a yard full of flowers for my wife, she sees them every day.
     
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    #39 MCS02, Oct 12, 2016
    Lots of us are old farts here. I am 53 so you are in good company.

    As far as the FJCW goes in 06 it was done at the factory but I believe it was still considered a add on kit. Like Dave said JCW does not mean what it use to.

    Giving your mini a name is a good tradition.

    Good luck with MISTRBD!
     
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    #40 caseydog, Oct 12, 2016
    You are never too old to have a fun car to drive.

    I used to own a Mercedes, but it wasn't as fun as my MINI. The best thing about getting old for a car guy is driving whatever you feel like driving.

    When my dad turned 80, he called me at least once a week to discuss whether he should buy this badass Audi he really wanted to buy. He wanted it, but wasn't sure it was financially prudent to buy it -- he was spending my inheritance. I told him, "shut up and buy the car!" I drove him to the Audi dealership to pick it up.

    So, tell the kids and grand kids to shut up, and take them for a ride in your MINI. If they don't have fun, there is something wrong with them.

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    #41 mrntd, Oct 12, 2016
    Never too old. I bought mine when I was 50 also as a 50th birthday present to myself (53 now). My kids know better. Take them for a real ride after you get it going again and that will change their mind. Or maybe they will just think you've really lost it. :D

    I never named a car before my MINI but I did anyway. Walter

    The 2006 did come from the factory with the JCW kit. The factory kit differences are the exhaust is one piece instead of two in the dealer kit, it come with the JCW brakes, and the LSD. Those last two are nice additions to have. The JCW suspension is still a dealer add on. But there are a lot of other options for that. It's a rare thing when Dave is incorrect on R53 stuff. Someone mark it on the calendar.
     
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