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by **MiniMpi** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:09 pm

Thanks James

by **MiniMpi** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:21 am

MINI milestone

( Or should that be kilometrestone........!! )

by **MiniMpi** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:38 am

Fitted a different steering wheel the other day with cream stitching.
Very subtle but nicely different.

by **Sportspack-Mark** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:54 am

love the steering wheel Ferg!

by **MiniMpi** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:20 pm

Sportspack-Mark wrote:Love the steering wheel Ferg!

Thanks Mark

It's nicely different.

by **MiniMpi** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:59 pm

Well 'Bluey' is going in for Major Engine surgery next week.......

Engine rebuild needed due to the excessive carbon build up and the previous owner's complete lack of any proper maintenance, if it got an oil change ever it must have with the direst quality 'oil' around. Sadly this 'oil' is being used daily in a major dealer....
I did give it regular proper oil changes but it was all in vain as I was too late, the damage had been done.
This rebuild will be highly expensive

and it could have been easily avoided if it had got regular proper oil changes etc.
So if you have an R56 MINI, be it a ONE, Cooper or an S, I strongly advise you to immediately start to look after your car, properly.
The MINI 'condition based servicing' where the car tells you when it needs to be done should be completely ignored and you should change the oil, with decent 5W/30 Castrol, Fuchs etc etc every 8000 km's Minimum.
I'm looking forward to getting my Cooper S back to full health as it will be fantastic no doubt.

Ger wrote a great thread on the problem here :
R56 Cooper S oil use and carbon build -up
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4058

by **Ace of Spades** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:25 pm

Sorry to hear this Ferg. Hopefully she will be in top condition for WAW.

by **MiniMpi** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:33 pm

Ace of Spades wrote:Sorry to hear this Ferg. Hopefully she will be in top condition for WAW.

That is certainly the plan buddy

It will be amazing once it's sorted.

by **Derfinn** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:28 am

Damn. That is bad news, Ferg.
Sorry to read that.

But what a way to enjoy the rebuilt engine. That will be awesome.

by **MiniMpi** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:56 pm

Cheers Derek

by **Masterbiker** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:15 pm

Damn Ferg, that sucks

I'm half worried that mine might need that too.

by **MiniMpi** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:27 pm

Thanks Michael

I think your car/engine was much better looked after so you should be fine.

by **MiniMpi** » Mon May 11, 2015 5:31 pm

Well my Cooper S is in the 'operating theatre' currently.
I'm looking forward to getting it back as driving anything other than a MINI is just not me....

by **irlmin** » Mon May 11, 2015 6:34 pm

I thought you looked well in the Corolla !! with air-con of course

by **MiniMpi** » Mon May 11, 2015 8:59 pm

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