No cap & rotor or plug wires on your friends car. Coil on plug setup. If your friends car an S or a Cooper?
DarrenM There is a buch of us old farts on MA. They some times slip back a few decades in their minds. I won't name names here it may confuse them. Now what were we talking about? I lost my train of thought.
Ah, the good old days, when I could tune the car myself, without the need of a computer, the engine faced the right way and you could actually get to everything.
Yep them were the good old days. Tuned my SU carbs with a piece of hose as a listening device. Today I wouldn't be able to hear them. Hose & a miracle ear FTW.
If the MINI is an non-S Cooper it will not need walnut blasting. If it is an S it quite possibly will. Call the local dealer for a price & then start shopping.
I am not sure where you are located in the US but at MINI's on the Dragon they will have a least 2 vendors (Helix and Detroit Tuned) doing walnut cleaning on-site. If you car is an S, but like Crashton said above if her car is a non-S you wont need it.
Hey you Old Farts, quit speed reading. The OP stated in Post #20 that it has a TURBO. I can't believe that the oldest Old Fart actually caught something that the rest of you missed.....I feel young again Now, get off of my lawn!!!
HA! Must be your new reading glasses. rrr: How come you let us keep going all the while knowing Dave & I were wrong, but mostly Dave? Walnut Walnut Walnut
Thanks Dave, (love the avatar BTW) One other question. She needs brakes done too. Ive watched a few youtube videos on it. Looks very straight foreward and simple. Is that the case> I have a body shop and alot of tools, but brakes arent exactly my cup of tea. especially drum brakes
No drums on the Mini. It is straight forward. The rears need a tool that turns them while compressing them.
Brakes are easy on the MINI and they don't have any drums. The car should have 4 wheel disc brakes and the fronts are really easy to replace. For the rear brakes you have to twist in the rear caliber piston in so you can put the new pads in. I also recommend replacing the rotor which is very simple since it only one bolt once the caliber is removed to replace the pads. I am sure we have a DIY post here on M/A in the library. Here ya go: http://www.motoringalliance.com/library/2nd-generation-mini-cooper-how-to-4/front-brake-pad-replacement-gen2-66/#axzz2tFTrfGEW
thanks for the link. so on the back, the piston has to be turned to be compressed, rather than just pushed in, is that correct. Can that be done with common mechanics type tools. I dont have any special brake tools but tons of common hand tools
You can try and bust up your hands with set of needle nose pliers or buy this kit and be done in no time. My friend has the kit below and it save me tons of time. 18 Piece Disc Brake Pad and Caliper Service Tool Kit