1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Need info on Headers

  1. 10Nathan10

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    #8 10Nathan10, Apr 27, 2013
    I ended up pulling it off and bring it into to be welded. He did a great job and took care of the leak. It sounds way better now.
     
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    #4 MoganDavid, Apr 26, 2013
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    #5 Dave.0, Apr 26, 2013
    Just have them take it off and weld all 4 primaries to the flange (front and back) and grind the mating surface flat and you should be good to go. Use a new gasket.

    Or you can call Jan at RMW and order a street header for less than a grand and have a very well made in the USA non code generating header that will last a long time.

    My RMW header is almost 6 years old without any issues. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #9 Dave.0, Apr 27, 2013
    Glad it all worked out and I am sure it was much cheaper than a new header.:Thumbsup:
     
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    #10 10Nathan10, Apr 28, 2013
    Yes sir it was... I also had a flex pipe installed so it shouldn't happen again.
     
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    #2 Dave.0, Apr 26, 2013
    What year / gen Mini?

    Also your exhaust shop should be able to remove it a weld the leak if it is near a flange or replace the flex joint if it is leaking from that area.
     
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    #3 10Nathan10, Apr 26, 2013
    R53 2003.....it's not leaking from the flex pipe it's leaking from one of the primaries. I bought the car with the aftermarket header on it. I am worried that if they fix that weld how good are the others. Also, I have no idea what brand it is.
     
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    #6 10Nathan10, Apr 26, 2013
    It is a 4-2-1. It cracked where the top 2 come together. We are going to try to weld it tomorrow. Hopefully it works.
     
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    #7 BlimeyCabrio, Apr 26, 2013
    Weld it. It'll be good, at least for a while.