The sport mode I have refers to while in drive I can gently push lever to the right and then my transmission gauges change to sport and I have the option to manually shift. So here is the kicker... the man just took it for a test drive... I went along... after a 20 mile variable speed drive D.B. didn't replicate what he's been doing to me for past 2 days... Continuing assessments...
I'm going to check the only mechanic in my area who services MINI's to see what they charge to have fluids changed... and of course take a looky see. I just dont trust mechanics I dont know...
Only light that came on was after attempting to start engine Monday morning, engine didnt fully turn over and the warning light came on. I then restarted and the light has been off since...
Does the mini have a way to access codes in the OBC display?
Soooo.... After a test drive and a day of no shifting issues I jump in DB to head to work and there was no starting him... Luckily I caught my boyfriend before he rounded the corner heading to work... drove my dakota, making him drive the F350... My battery is toast so this got me thinking.... when all this started, poor shifting and loss of power, it was after a failed start leading me to restart D.B... Could this all be related to the battery telling me its toast?
Getting new battery this evening ($170 ouch) after a bit of research into type and size... I read on some other boards people who had loss of power when their batteries failed...
I know I was in shock for $170 for a battery too but after diving into a few boards and hearing about batteries not fitting correctly and reading about what people are buying and its a perfect fit I decided to use Autozone, not preferred choice but I live in a small town with 3 auto stores.One doesn't carry what I need and in past burnt me in poor knowledge. The other is my preferred but so far cant find data on if what they carry actually will fit right. Plus they are $20 more... My uncle who is a non mini mechanic is looking to see what prices he can get...
On another note we jump started DB last night. Before the jump the voltage on battery was reading 12V and after jump with car running was 14.6V. After letting him charge a bit we turned him off then 45 min later he started just fine... 18 hours later of sitting I went to start him again and no such luck...
Thanks guys for all the input!!! Since I have a Justa and not an MCS the batteries fit differently... I did go with the one from AutoZone and so far so good... Though now every little noise I have mild panic... LOL keep telling myself to breathe, after all I got AAA...
