2nd Gen R56 Cooper S Yet another concern...a little more serious this time

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  1. tmancoopers

    tmancoopers New Member

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    #1 tmancoopers, Oct 2, 2013
    OKAY

    so get this, all day today the car ran fine. leaving my friends place i go to start the car and....nothing. no crank, nada. however, all the lights turn on, all the acc. turn on, the dash even indicated that the ignition is on but the door is open therefore to my understanding, the key...or better yet the fob...is being detected. however the car wont start. obviously being a bunch of 20 some year old guys we push start it and off i was. after getting home, i decided to re-start the car to see if it worked and obviously...it didnt start. any ideas? i read a couple places that the clutch sensor could have fallen but i checked and theres nothing that had fallen. im thinking maybe the starter but i feel as if that would have been a little more gradual rather that start now but not later. i tested the battery and read a 12.5V. so battery isnt dead.

    any ideas??
     
  2. Justa Jim

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    #2 Justa Jim, Oct 2, 2013
    I'm not sure what is wrong with you car, but if you hit the "shift" once in awhile you could could fix you typing.

    Jim
     
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    #3 Motoring Magic, Oct 2, 2013
    year and model? S? Justa?
     
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    #4 itsmewutup, Oct 3, 2013
    ^^He did hit shift....the first 4 letters lol
     
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    #5 nxtMINI, Oct 3, 2013
    Yeah need more info.. What year? Is it a Cooper or Cooper s? Did you buy it new or used?
     
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    #6 Nathan, Oct 3, 2013
    According to the Garage the owner has created this is a 2007 MINI Cooper S
     
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    #7 Apok, Oct 3, 2013
    Could be the starter. They rarely give any warning when they are going. If you can't get it to start and all your electronics come on, that's probably the culprit. Take a small hammer and give the starter a few taps. Not too hard or you could crack the casing and then you are just screwed. That will get you by for a little bit untill the starter completly fails. I would suggest pulling the starter and taking it to Autozone, Advance Auto, ect and have them test it.
     
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    #8 Crashton, Oct 3, 2013
    Check all the connections from the battery to the starter including the grounds.
     
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    #9 tmancoopers, Oct 3, 2013
    I didn't realize I joined the mini cooper smart a** forum. But thanks for the useless input.
     
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    #10 tmancoopers, Oct 3, 2013
    Yep it was the stater
     
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    #11 Crashton, Oct 3, 2013
    ouch, how much is a starter for one of these cars? glad you got it going again.

    lots of good help here & lots of smart arses, that's what makes this such a great place to be. :yesnod:
     
  12. Justa Jim

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    #12 Justa Jim, Oct 3, 2013
    Sorry, Welcome to M/A. :Thumbsup:

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    #13 Apok, Oct 3, 2013
    Looks like about $340 for a reman from eminiparts, great guys by the way.
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    I wouldn't let it go for very long before finding one.
     
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    #14 quikmni, Oct 3, 2013
    Glad you found the problem.
     
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    #15 Firebro17, Oct 3, 2013
    Hmmm. Hang out a bit, it gets better. Glad you found the problem.
     

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