1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: P0108 with DSC and rough running

  1. ScottinBend

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    #2 ScottinBend, May 12, 2014
    This is a common occurrence with the R53's, failing MAP sensors. I have had both of mine go out within a couple of months of each other. Just replaced the second one about 2 months ago. Mine went 50K before failing. And remember, there are two of these .
     
  2. ZippyNH

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    #3 ZippyNH, May 14, 2014
    Installed....the new part and good to go!! Runs great..smooth...powerful...back to smoking the tires!!
    The folks over at emini parts (mini of Bedford NH) got me the part this am...
    Plugged it it...cleared the code, and all is back to normal!!
    Funny thing is, the OEM was half the cost of the NAPA part....and 1/3 the cost of auto zone part....
    So Nathans threads and info continues to help us in his absense!! Tuff to beat that!!
     
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    #4 Jan, May 14, 2014
    everyone always wants to blame the tune.........lol
    pro tip for everyone STOP BUYING AFTERMARKET PARTS like o2 sensors, coil packs and MAP sensors..........I've had to change so many of these to fix cars
     
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    #5 ZippyNH, Jun 3, 2014
    Update....
    Car ran great for a bit....got hot out...issue would return...then be OK on the colder days....
    Did some research....found a link to the BMW/mini tech info on the map/t-maps and how they worked together....determined that is was likely the hot side map/t-map was bad....heck the info listed pretty much described how the car was running/misbehaving perfectly...
    So went to the great folks over at eminiparts.com, ordered the part at their great prices....picked it up (local pickup to me:biggrin5:)..installed it, went for a test drive......car seems to be back to 100% normal...will find out tomorrow if all is perfect!!
     
  5. Dave.0

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    #6 Dave.0, Jun 3, 2014
    I always have a spare pair of those MAP / TMAP and a spare O2 in my toolbox and I even take them to the Dragon for that just incase moment.

    Glad you are back to smoking tires again. :devil:
     
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    #8 Crashton, Jun 4, 2014
    Zip your MINI is pissed that you put it up for sale. Yep that is true, MINI's have souls you know.
     
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    #7 ScottinBend, Jun 4, 2014
    Yep.......my shop now replaces both if one of them fails.
     
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    #9 ZippyNH, Jun 11, 2014
    Yeah....well...the more I think about it, the more I think I'm gonna keep it...heck...this has been the ONLY issue performance wise the car has had....everything else has just been proactive mataince to keep stuff running right....
    Best used car you will ever have is the one you own...and this car has been pretty darn good!
    I just can't bring myself to take pictures just to post to sell it...just too good of a car. Figured if I could move it easily and quickly to another "local" member who likes r53's, it would go to a loving home....but heck....nothing bad about keeping it I guess....