1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Heat Exchanger Oil Leak

  1. Nathan

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    #12 Nathan, Oct 7, 2013
    I'd say it is better to catch and fix a slight leak before it becomes a major leak.
     
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    #2 minsanity, Oct 6, 2013
    Hmmm, close to a hundred views & no replies? I must the lone guy hit w/ this here. Hope those who've had 1st hand experience could chime in. Thanks!
     
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    #3 Nathan, Oct 6, 2013
    It's only been less than 12 hours, most of those overnight. Add in the weekend when the site is slower and I'm not surprised there has yet to be a helpful reply to an issue that is not at all common.

    Please give it some time and I'm sure you'll get some quality assistance.
     
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    #4 Crashton, Oct 6, 2013
    What flavor MINI? R50-R53 or R56?
     
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    #5 Dave.0, Oct 6, 2013
    I had his same part dial on my R53 a few years ago. I had and oil slick from the heat exchanger to my rear bumper on the passenger side. (Free rustproofing :ihih:)

    Mine was not the cheap O rings and gasket, I had to have the whole oil heat exchanger replaced because of a cracked pipe.

    Good luck with yours.
     
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    #6 minsanity, Oct 6, 2013
    Excuse the impatience, Nate. Was just bumpin'.:wink:
    Crashton, it's an 02 R53 w/ only 48k on it. I know age has taken its toll on those rubber parts. Stocked some of those random o-rings but missed this 1. Just wondering if any out there has just changed the 2 o-rings to cure this long term or had to just put in a new exchanger.
    Dave, pipe cracked by itself? Surprised you didn't go for an external oil cooler.
     
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    #8 minsanity, Oct 6, 2013
    Thanks, Crash. Planning to order those w/ some other parts & goodies. Would be great to find some detailed DIY guide before I start digging. The OCD is kicking in.:D
     
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    #9 Dave.0, Oct 6, 2013
    Yeah well, I think it happened when I jumped my car by mistake. :incazzato:

    Once on a back road that i did not know at all and once at the Dragon on the Dragon. Neither once did I try to jump my car on purpose.
     
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    #10 TheModFather, Oct 6, 2013
    Dave... Keep the rubber on the ground! You don't brake stuff that way... :)
     
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    #11 minsanity, Oct 7, 2013
    Guess, I'll have to learn from Dave & stop jumpin' the car.:biggrin5:
    Just jacked the car earlier for closer inspection. Oil is coming from exchanger. Nothing too bad. Just slight weeping that must've collected on the bottom torx bolt. Car's due for coolant & oil change soon anyway. I'm tempted to swap out the exchanger & the O-rings, of course. Your say, guys?
     
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    #13 minsanity, Oct 7, 2013
    Can't & won't disagree with you, Nate. I'll be doing everything when parts arrive.
     
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    #14 MCS02, Oct 7, 2013
    Once on the Dragon? Egads!! If we make the next Dragon I'm not following you. :eek: or maybe that would be fun. :devil:
    Drive it like you stole it! :biggrin5::biggrin5: