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They cleaned up the area nicely New tensioner
Had some PM done:
Replaced pulley tensioner (had hairline crack) I believe I caused this when I replaced my harmonic balancer and didn’t use the tool.
P/S lines replaced (leaking)
Oil housing gaskets (small leak)
Rear brakes/rotors/sensors
2005 MCS 94000 miles
Last edited by madcanvis; 02-12-2018 at 03:29 PM.
Reason: Autocorrect
Too cold to do much maintenance, but the sun came out this afternoon and the Roadster's battery had been on the tender a couple of days, so I decided to roll the Mini out from hiding in the garage. I really wanted to take it for a drive and didn't since the roads are still pretty messed up from the snow/sleet/freezing rain events of the past few days. I ran it around the driveway for about 20 minutes, brought it up to temperature and cycled all the electrics, including running the A/C. Checked the tire pressures and fluid levels earlier in the day.
Now we need some mild dry weather for a few days. Would be nice to see the roads clean off to be able to get a little cool weather Motoring in. Definitely getting pre-Spring fever.
Last edited by MiniRoadstah; 02-12-2018 at 04:08 PM.
2004 R53, swapped in Nokya 55w 12v 2500k fog light bulbs...now it's blowing 15 amp fuses (dedicated?) oem bulbs were 55w 12v....time to T/S- find the short
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also bought this from the big auction site Continental Elite 49387 Belt Tensioner Assembly
Item price $47.06
Not today, but I got him towed to my mechanic to basically rebuild everything. Engine swap, refresh AC, fix some minor accident damage from when my stepdad backed into me... Ugh. Gonna be an expensive week!
2004 R53, swapped in Nokya 55w 12v 2500k fog light bulbs...now it's blowing 15 amp fuses (dedicated?) oem bulbs were 55w 12v....time to T/S- find the short
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turns out one of the two new bulbs was pulling too much juice, blew the fuse every time that specific bulb was in.... garbage going back to seller