2nd Gen R56 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: P1637 and P2103

Internet to Genik:
"Please turn left. "

Genik to Internet:
" so if I turn right that will be better correct?"

We are the fun community here, but this is starting to get a little old. We asked where you are located and you act offended. We are not going to invite ourselves over to your house, but we may know a good place where you can take your car. Your near Atlanta, we know a guy. Detroit, we know a guy, Southern California, we know a guy. Get the picture? Tanzania, nope don't know a guy. Sorry .

To be honest your lack of cooperation is the type of behavior that turns people away from wanting to help you.

I get it that you don't trust paid techs and dealers, but a MINI dealer will have a procedure process for your errors with exactly what to test in what order to isolate the problem. There may be numerous individual pieces that could be the root cause. This is not throwing a part at something and hoping the problem goes away. It is a methodical test plan.

Do you have a Bentley manual? If not, this is the next step for you. Order one and start reading. It is the single source for maintenance on a MINI.

Carbon buildup is not the answer to all questions.

 

Genik, you've asked the same questions and received the same advise on two different MINI forums that I've seen, yet you continue to resist the help people are providing you. GET IT WALNUT BLASTED

 

I think he should walnut blast it!!

 

3Rd Grade Teacher's Progress Report....

genik...
Asks lot's of questions from lots of people... Doesn't listen to teachers very well...

On recess, genik has been known to play with small chunks of carbon... When asked... genik want's to become a carbon Baron when he grows up...

genik has a small black dog named "Can".... genik has been seen tossing rubber ball to dog... "Here... Catch... Can"

 

Sure, the throttle body is in the same line as the intake valves. If the intake ports are blocked by carbon they won't flow as much air and neither will the throttle body, because the intake ports and the throttle body are on either end of the same pipe.

If you step on the throttle, the throttle plate will move to a calculated position the Engine Control Unit expects a certain amount of air flow but it doesn't see that and blames the throttle body and so it set a code, P-1637.

 

IMHO, if the engine's tuning could be altered in such a way so as to eliminate the issue, it would have already been done. Not necessarily by MINI, but by the tuning experts throughout the MINI community... It's a design characteristic and is a very common occurrence. My buddy just went through this whole process with his 2007 R56S. A very frustrating time for him, which was ultimately corrected through carbon removal at a local shop, a new fuel pump and new timing chain. The latter repairs were performed at a Sacramento dealership. The results were a return of the car to normal horsepower and operability.

Good luck as you pursue your solution.

 

MINI did change the timing on the newer N18 engines, they added VANOS to the exhaust, among other things, to reduce carbon build up on the intake valves. Unfortunately, There is not a lot you can do with the N14 engines other than cleaning the intake ports every 50 or 60 K miles.

 

Yes, you have to dismantle the intake manifold and look inside to see if you have carbon build up. Fortunately, that is not a difficult job.

Dave

 

Oh dear god :mad2: crank up mean starting.

You car has a French Motor in your R56S and it is slowly surrendering like all the French due because of all the carbon build up.

You are obviously not mechanically inclined so let someone that is fix your car.

So you know every tech says the same thing but you still don't listen to them...... buy a bicycle.

 

This is a sad scenario. All the help that has been offered, by so many caring folks, and not even so much as a hint of gratitude. You guys rock!

 

Carbon buildup is nothing special to mini.
It happens with all DI engines. Just take it to a dealer.
VW/audi has issues with their 2.0 as well. I'm sure there's one of them around you.

Just do it.

 

You can look them up right here at Motoring Alliance.

ECU Codes Chart - 2nd Generation MINI - Library

Maybe something wrong with the throttle positioning motor.

 

Genik stop being a cheap ass and take your car to the dealership and let them carbon blast it already.

You have this thread going and your other thread all about the same thing CARBON!

Stop posting and start spending some money already.