Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:09 pmThanks James 
( Or should that be kilometrestone........!! )
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Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:09 pmRe: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:21 amMINI milestone
( Or should that be kilometrestone........!! )
( Or should that be kilometrestone........!! )
Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:38 amFitted a different steering wheel the other day with cream stitching.
Very subtle but nicely different.
Very subtle but nicely different.
Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:54 amlove the steering wheel Ferg!
Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:20 pmSportspack-Mark wrote:Love the steering wheel Ferg!
Thanks Mark
It's nicely different.
Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:59 pmWell '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
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
Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:25 pmSorry to hear this Ferg. Hopefully she will be in top condition for WAW.
Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:33 pmAce 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.
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:28 amDamn. That is bad news, Ferg.
Sorry to read that.
But what a way to enjoy the rebuilt engine. That will be awesome.
Sorry to read that.
But what a way to enjoy the rebuilt engine. That will be awesome.
Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:56 pmCheers Derek
Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:15 pmDamn Ferg, that sucks I'm half worried that mine might need that too.
I'm half worried that mine might need that too.Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:27 pmThanks Michael
I think your car/engine was much better looked after so you should be fine.
I think your car/engine was much better looked after so you should be fine.
Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 5:31 pmWell 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....
I'm looking forward to getting it back as driving anything other than a MINI is just not me....
Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 6:34 pmI thought you looked well in the Corolla !! with air-con of course
Re: Ferg's R56 Laser Blue Cooper S
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:59 pm