Engine Drivetrain 1st Gen Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Oops - I did it Again. Gnat Done Blown Up

Gnat Muad'dib?

 

I've had no problems, ever, with the 4 prong plugs. But I know I'm not running the extreme shizzle some of you kids are.

 

I would wager the plug had NOTHING to do with the failure.

 

^^^ Yes a symptom not a cause.....

 

What a line thru the corner!

 

Please let us know what happened in there and if possible why.:fingerscrossed:

 

While those multi 21 pronged plugs may not be optimum I'd guess there is other bad Ju-Ju inside that iron lump that contributed to the fark up. Doctor Chad will find them & make them go away.

 

Multi point plugs suck on higher powered MINIs with larger CAMs, BVH and larger Injectors 550's . Remember Nate's care in not OEM anymore. Hell it does not even have am OEM ECU. The high heat and multi spark point plugs cause issues and burn up and that is absolutely caused this issue along with the below. The plugs WERE 1/2 the problem.

The other half was the basic tune put on the ViPEC just so Nate could to get it back to Ohio last year. Remember his Myne's tune on the Byte-me-tronic bricked his ECU and he had to get a ViPEC to get the car running again.....? Those plugs were from the Byte-me-tronic Full Access Tune crap.

I can see how Nathan my have forgot about the plugs and addition needed. I mean after Nate got home last year he took a MINI vacation at a local hospital after he bricked his heart and had to do cardio rehab. Then the drunk driver hit his car in the middle of the night. Things and tasks and life gets backed up or put on hold but our M\A was sent out on time.

So I guess he forgot to have his plugs changed to single prong NGK's and connect with Jan to finish fine tuning his ViPEC so he could full out romp on his car. Looks like Nate's RMW BVH Serial #2 will need to go back to Cali to have the valve seats replaced all valves checked because I bet 1 if not both are bent in the cylinder the plug failed when the ceramic around the center electrode broke and fell into the cylinder and bounced around until it was spit out the exhaust port via the exhaust valve.

Oh it will also be good to have it flow tested again since you in this deep you may as will do it right once rather than going through the process again if a step is skipped.

Oh FYI it still looks clean Nathan, that guy looks like he did an Awesome Job. :rolleyes5:

 

Ah, but I refer you to this post (note the 2nd to last line): http://www.motoringalliance.com/forums/cooper-s/21338-i-drove-f56-s-today.html#post251357

 

My rear main started leaking badly once i got to the D...so i have lots of cars to fix!

 

Us not so smart been gone for a year and a half, need an explanation.

Jason

 

Thanks Zillon, I got it now. Still rolling in the floor.

Jason

 

Thanks MCS02 for helping me get current. I'll keep in mind not:deadhorse::devil:opcorn:

Jason

 

Deadly spark knock???

 

It was good to see you Nathan, sorry about gnat.

 

Evidence?

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Powerhead Productions - killboy.com at PhotoReflect.com - Dragon Photos-Thursday-April 30, 2015-killboy.com

Nope, I'm guessing this isn't Gnat but another unfortunate early departure...

 

What happened to the wheels that were on the Gnat last year?