R56 Official R56 TROUBLE FREE MILES thread
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#153
4th Gear
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I've posted before, but I'll chime in again: Despite MINI being at the bottom of Consumers Reports owners survey for repair, the Clubman (they don't separate S from straight Cooper) still has the highest reliability ranking. This kind of makes little sense, since the front half of the car is identical.
Anyway my Clubman, with the 118 hp N12 engine, is approaching 60k miles, and will be 6 years old in March. I've replaced the thermostat housing (as we all have), and nothing else has gone wrong.
I have a drivers door that doesn't work well, and most people who try to open it tell me that 'It's Locked', but even if it takes me two hands to get in to my MINI, once I'm driving, it's still heaven on wheels.
Anyway my Clubman, with the 118 hp N12 engine, is approaching 60k miles, and will be 6 years old in March. I've replaced the thermostat housing (as we all have), and nothing else has gone wrong.
I have a drivers door that doesn't work well, and most people who try to open it tell me that 'It's Locked', but even if it takes me two hands to get in to my MINI, once I'm driving, it's still heaven on wheels.
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34.5 k - nothing much to report
I'm the original owner of an R56 - 2010 base model - stick. Right now, the odometer is at about 35.5 k. Still has the OEM clutch, brake pads, and battery.
Other than a set of tires at 22.6, and what it cost to upgrade the audio, I've not spent a nickel on anything other than gas, oil, filters, and wiper blades. I almost forgot - new rear view mirror - I thought the OEM cabin mirror blocked too much of the forward view, so I got a smaller one.
It's been back to the dealer exactly twice - both times for scheduled service, which was covered as part of MINI's free 3 year maintenance. The nearest dealer to me is about 200 miles away, so I'm hoping I'll not need one anytime soon.
Starting to get a few minor interior rattles, but that's easily fixed by turning up the new audio. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it coast-to-coast, starting first thing in the morning, on the twistiest back roads I can find.
Lifetime gas mileage is 36.2 MPG.
Other than a set of tires at 22.6, and what it cost to upgrade the audio, I've not spent a nickel on anything other than gas, oil, filters, and wiper blades. I almost forgot - new rear view mirror - I thought the OEM cabin mirror blocked too much of the forward view, so I got a smaller one.
It's been back to the dealer exactly twice - both times for scheduled service, which was covered as part of MINI's free 3 year maintenance. The nearest dealer to me is about 200 miles away, so I'm hoping I'll not need one anytime soon.
Starting to get a few minor interior rattles, but that's easily fixed by turning up the new audio. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it coast-to-coast, starting first thing in the morning, on the twistiest back roads I can find.
Lifetime gas mileage is 36.2 MPG.
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No longer a member of the Trouble Free Miles Club. Fell off the wagon at about 22,000. Between then and now (28,000) problems with software required all new, a leaking solenoid replacement included engine mounts, next was a cracked coolant pump and then blown exterior bulbs/fading dash lights...
#163
2008 justa 57k mi
Bought it in October 2013 and had some flooding (more like soaked carpets) in my driver and passenger driver feet wells. Brought it back to the dealer and turns out my sunroof drains were clogged with pine needles and other stuff from the previous owner. After that, no issues.
Just recently replaced my water pump and serpentine belt two days ago, which from here is pretty common. Pretty happy with my justa.
Bought it in October 2013 and had some flooding (more like soaked carpets) in my driver and passenger driver feet wells. Brought it back to the dealer and turns out my sunroof drains were clogged with pine needles and other stuff from the previous owner. After that, no issues.
Just recently replaced my water pump and serpentine belt two days ago, which from here is pretty common. Pretty happy with my justa.
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I'd guess any car would lose power after that long, but maybe so gradually it's hard to notice? Seems the things that would go wrong either work or they dont so you'd know if something was wrong. Can these engines even go 75k without a rebuild of something major? They are highly stressed, undercooled and therefore engineered to fail after so many duty cycles (turbo models).
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I'd guess any car would lose power after that long, but maybe so gradually it's hard to notice? Seems the things that would go wrong either work or they dont so you'd know if something was wrong. Can these engines even go 75k without a rebuild of something major? They are highly stressed, undercooled and therefore engineered to fail after so many duty cycles (turbo models).
#170
I'm sure that a valve job would bring me closer to 160 psi with all the deposits that form around the intake valves. My MCS hauls butt for only having 52,000 miles! I use Royal Purple 5W-30 every 5,000 miles, with my West Marine extractor gets more oil out than by simply draining the oil, use my Red Line MTL and now my shifts are as smooth as slicing through butter! However I expected very dirty oil to come pouring out of tranny, instead it was very clean with zero metal flakes magnetized to the drain plug. Seems CarMax changed my tranny fluid when I bought the MCS last March. Still whatever was in there was pure crap!
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#173
We all notice increase in oil consumption when driving our MCS's hard, more oil turns to vapor with increased heat. I wish Mini would come out with some kind of an improvement in returning oil back into the oil pan for all of us! Lowering operating temperatures would nice also for which they have done to some newer models.
#174
My trouble-free ownership ended today at 49,376 miles when my HPFP was replaced.
About 2.5 weeks ago, that 1/2 engine yellow light came on during my commute home. My MINI continued to run smoothly, no real symptoms, just with reduced power (no turbo boost) for the remainder of the 60-65 mph freeway drive to my house. Stopped / started, and the indicator went away
It wasn’t anything my ScanGauge could read, and with it running like a top otherwise, I decided to wait and see if it would happen again.
So last Saturday, I got the indicator again on another smooth, steady freeway drive. Hmmm. Guess I better schedule a time to take it in and see what’s up. Again, after a stop/start, the light went away, and it performed just fine.
In an out of the shop today with a diagnosis, and warranty repair, of a failing HPFP.
About 2.5 weeks ago, that 1/2 engine yellow light came on during my commute home. My MINI continued to run smoothly, no real symptoms, just with reduced power (no turbo boost) for the remainder of the 60-65 mph freeway drive to my house. Stopped / started, and the indicator went away
It wasn’t anything my ScanGauge could read, and with it running like a top otherwise, I decided to wait and see if it would happen again.
So last Saturday, I got the indicator again on another smooth, steady freeway drive. Hmmm. Guess I better schedule a time to take it in and see what’s up. Again, after a stop/start, the light went away, and it performed just fine.
In an out of the shop today with a diagnosis, and warranty repair, of a failing HPFP.
#175
Mine ended 4 weeks ago :( Needed a water pump, and now a slew of issues are popping up...front crank seal which slopped oil everywhere, new belt needed, and belt tensioner due to oil and gunk everywhere (according to the dealer). Would also probably benefit from a valve cleaning. Starting to get the rattle which they won't cover because it has the updated tensioner. @100k. Can't complain too much I guess, although I'm still going to