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After turning the blue car into a moving ice block at the car wash a few days ago, I took the opportunity of balmy 25F to wash the red car today. It was salty from a snowboard trip my son took over the break a week ago, and since it'll be sitting in the garage for a few months now, I had to get that rinsed off. Bucket of hot water with proper soap and wash mitt in the trunk, some micro fiber towels and lots of quarter. Nobody at the wash, so I could take my time.

Interesting part - after I was done, the clutch was slipping twice! Does water somehow get in there? The car has barely 35k on the clock and other than the occasional "squeak" on first clutch engage after being parked a long time, there's never been any clutch issue with that car.

 

You sure it was the clutch? Maybe ice on the tires?

 

hmmm across the pond now.

 

Noticed that myself when enquiring about a system for my F56.

 

Yup, Jeff Howerton told me Aquamist is now selling directly to the USA now.

He still sells his custom tanks and parts.

 

Figured out that my radiator fan motor has failed.

Shopping for a radiator fan motor assembly.
Trying to decide if I should get the original MINI unit at a very expensive price, or aftermarket at 1/3 the price.

Amazon has them for really cheap (inexpensive) but the reviews look mixed.

 

Nope.

CD

 

My MINI needs a wash, but I'm going to leave it at the airport in two days, so I'm going to wait until I get back from Scottsdale.

CD

 

Just got an 05 MCS. It has DDM Works intake, catback exhaust, and I just noticed that it has the 17% pulley. Do I need to upgrade the intercooler at all?

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Crap! I just read that we may get sleet/ice Monday night, which means TX-DOT will be spreading sand on bridges and overpasses. By "sand," I mean this really grainy dirt with small rocks in it. Good thing I didn't decide to wash the MINI. In fact, I need to get some really wide masking tape and do some "track-day" taping, to protect my frontal surfaces from sand-blasting and stone chips.

CD

 

I appreciate the info about keeping the stock intercooler. I am here in the south too, Savannah area. I'll look into the meth thing too.

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My grandfather had a 1936 Mercedes Benz 540K touring car. My dad said it was in the garage on blocks during the war. After the war he sold the Mercedes and got a 1948 Lagonda Rapide.

 

That 540K would be worth some serious coin, today. Too bad you don't have it.

CD

 

Over the last 2 days I managed to get my MINI full of salt........ I thought I moved away from the Great North to avoid this crap. Saturday she'll be getting a MUCH needed pass thru a car wash to rinse out her crevices. So much for having a Florida car

 

You can remove ceramic coatings. You have to use a buffer with a rather aggressive compound like HD Cut and a soft polishing pad like a Rupes white pad and not a Rupes Yellow or or Green or a Lake County Orange cutting pad.

If I did your car I would need it for a few days one to completely wash and polish the car then a day or two to keep it inside while the coating cures under my lights. The car can not get wet for first 24 hours and not be washed for a week. That’s why I do not do coatings for people at the Dragon.