1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Starting problem

  1. Dave.0

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    #2 Dave.0, Jul 7, 2013
    Yup sounds like the starter, time to pay Chad a visit at DT.
     
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    #3 Jason Montague, Jul 7, 2013
    :cornut: Or if you're a DIYer...............eMINIparts.:Thumbsup:

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    #4 Squirlz, Jul 7, 2013
    Well it WAS the battery. I thought I had that ruled out as the indicator was green and hooking up the battery from our old Falcon didn't change anything. But we did get it to jump start, Molly drove around for about 10 minutes, and again it would not restart. So we took the battery out of mine, put it in and it fired right up. Her battery just wouldn't take enough charge to crank it sufficiently. Thanks everyone!

    Oh...where's a good place to get a battery?:p
     
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    #5 Crashton, Jul 7, 2013
    That green eye only shows the condition of one cell. As you now know it chan be shining at you when you have a dead battery. I'd recommend a battery tender if you plan to leave any car sitting that long. The MINI uses a bit of power just sitting there waiting to go for a drive. Glad you worked it out.