1st Gen R53 Cooper S Starting Issues, gremlin junk.

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  1. MCS02

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    ITS A BOY! Congrats! Say goodby to sleep.
     
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    ^^^ And your play money!
     
  3. MCS02

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    Hurry up get everything you want done to the Mini your window is closing FAST! :D

    But hay they are worth it. I wouldn't trade my 4 for anything.




    Well maybe a ............oh never mind:D
     
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    Congrats on your son.
     
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    #65 Boxman, Sep 8, 2015
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    Thanks everyone.

    Took the key apart on Sunday, soldered the unlock button because it somehow became dislodged.
    Didn't fix the problem but now I can press the unlock button, which is nice. Doesn't do anything aside from light my side markers.
    Doesn't unlock doors or anything of the sort. Battery inside the key was fine. Attempted to reprogram the key, that also failed.

    Does anyone know if the transponder chip is supposed to be soldered to the contact points underneath it? :lol: I also ordered a new key just cus.

    I'm going to go ahead with taking apart my steering wheel column and checking contacts in the ignition switch, and this so called "clock spring" I've been told about. :D I'll post more news this weekend.


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    Tried checking the bcm, pretty dry as far as I could see.
    Still checking for bad grounds...
     
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    Took a gamble, fixed the problem.

    Ignition switch was my culprit.
     
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    Great to hear that your problem has been solved !! :Thumbsup:
     
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    Great to hear!!
     
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    Amazing! Glad that dimple fix was the cure!!
     
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    That's good news!
     
  11. ScottinBend

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    Thanks for keeping us updated on this.

    This is one to add to the troubleshooting library.
     

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