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That’s the beauty of these peelable spray products you can change them whenever you like.

 

Did my first oil change since buying it couple months ago.

Went with Liquimoly Glow in the dark 5w-40 with lifetime replacement from fcpeuro.

A little plastic plunger popped out, looks to be the check valve.

I just put it back in place for now... stupid design.


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Lee, I need your help locating a code reader that helps find the problems plaguing my wife's MCS. My local mechanic's reader evidently does not identify MINI/Bimmer stuff.

 

Well at least real minis showed up in pictures 1 and 2.

 

Got some bad news about my wife's S and, sadly, it looks as if it's going to the Goodwill Auto Auction soon. The estimate fro MAG MINI of Dublin, OH, was for over $7k, so I took it to my local "wrencher" and his estimate was for over $4k ...just too much to pay to repair a 13 year old car.

 

Jeff take it over to Best & get a third opinion. Your local guy may be a good guy, but he doesn't know MINI's at all. You said he doesn't have a scanner that will even read MINI secret codes. I'm not sure how he can throw a $4000 number when he hasn't even read the codes properly???

 

The $4k number was based on the other problems the car has and not the code readouts. Given the SES and EML light problems, too, I seriously doubt the car will make it over to Best on its own and I am hesitant to have it transported, because if it is, then how would I get it back here [I sure wouldn't want it transported back here again]? I spoke with Francie today and she told me she is not planning to drive much more anyway, and hopes to give up her driving privileges on her birthday in October. The car is insured til the end of the year, so, at best, I can drive it [locally] til then and then let it go.

 

True, but I DO have 2 other MINIs, and my wife and I are the only ones who drive, as my cockapoo juuuust cannot seem to reach the pedals, let alone see over the dashboard.

 

Sell it “as is” and someone will make a project car out of it. All those leaks are normal and are easy to fix. The rad support will need replacing and you can not get new Aero bumpers anymore. I tried and the best you can get is used ones to refurbish.

 

What are you greening?

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I just noticed that after 15+ yrs I have finally had a bulb quit on the MINI. The passenger side front parking light is out......
I remember reading sometime ago a post that someone had made about a mod the eliminated the funky reflector that split the housing. They went with a different bulb I think, anyone remember that?

 

We know

 

Warshed my sweetie's MINI. She didn't even notice. Ha!

 

Really 10 bags of carp in the Mistress? You must have really wanted to detail her this week.

Do you reseed at the end of summer each year, just curious?

Don