I think my hood scoop is melting...
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My new (heavier duty?) scoop is vented (every other grid is open all the way across the scoop grill). This is a different pattern than the one it replaced which was also vented. I've started popping the hood too. Isn't that a b..tch? I might just spring for the heat-shield from M7.
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`09 JCW and just noticed the sagging scoop issue... hood & Scoop were still too hot to leave your hand on them..."burnt" smell after driving it...Buzzing when I decelerated @ about 4K rpms. The burnt smell stopped but the buzzing sound comming from under the hood, center...
...Dealer is 200 miles away but will schedule a visit. Is my JCW a lemon? Even if they fix the scoop, all that heat has got to take a toll on the paint....?
Getting a little concerned.....
Mitch
...Dealer is 200 miles away but will schedule a visit. Is my JCW a lemon? Even if they fix the scoop, all that heat has got to take a toll on the paint....?
Getting a little concerned.....
Mitch
On my own car, the shop left the center rear of my replacement scoop standing slightly above the top of the bonnet. It looks a little like it's warped in reverse, but the scoop hasn't changed shape after 7 months and through the first several hot days here.
Replacing the scoop is an overnight job if it needs to be painted, or just several minutes if you go with an unpainted carbon fiber scoop. My dealer replaced mine without any fuss at all.
Don't worry about paint discoloration. There have been no reports of that happening and there isn't enough heat to do that.
Burning smells are common to new cars. There are a lot of preservatives and oils on the engine when it's new, so transitory burning smells happen all the time.
Talking about oils, watch for preservative leaking out of the bonnet onto the plastic wheel arches; it's harmless as long as you clean it up quickly, keep a rag in the car.
In short, I think your car is a long way from being a lemon; it takes a lot more than a buzzing noise and a warped trim piece to do that. Don't let all the "doom and gloom" talk here make you worry too much about your car, either. People love to complain about what's wrong, but typically don't talk as much about what's going right.
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I have a 3 month old JCW with 4K miles and my list of issues to cover with the dealer continues to grow. I am hoping these issues can be resolved easily and the list stops growing. I wonder how many other owners are having an inordinate amount of problems with the `09 JCW?
Thanks for your post….and good luck with your scoop problem.
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One of the fun parts of MINIdom is getting active in clubs, and I'm an officer in 2. We have a "troubleshooting" portion of the larger club's meeting, and it covers all years of all models, but it's no more than a few minutes long.
Go Motoring--lay out a route for your club and buddies, and see how much fun you have! This was taken on one we ran last Saturday--that's mine, leading--and it was taken from a one-week-old JCW. Brand new MINIacs, too, and they had a great time, just playing. It was 101° that day!
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I have a 3 month old JCW with 4K miles and my list of issues to cover with the dealer continues to grow. I am hoping these issues can be resolved easily and the list stops growing. I wonder how many other owners are having an inordinate amount of problems with the `09 JCW?
Thanks for your post….and good luck with your scoop problem.
I have a 3 month old JCW with 4K miles and my list of issues to cover with the dealer continues to grow. I am hoping these issues can be resolved easily and the list stops growing. I wonder how many other owners are having an inordinate amount of problems with the `09 JCW?
Thanks for your post….and good luck with your scoop problem.
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In short, I think your car is a long way from being a lemon; it takes a lot more than a buzzing noise and a warped trim piece to do that. Don't let all the "doom and gloom" talk here make you worry too much about your car, either. People love to complain about what's wrong, but typically don't talk as much about what's going right.
None of these issues are major. What is major is how this little car drives….it’s phenomenal! I live at 5,000 ft and drive over the mountains almost every weekend (that’s what I bought the car for) and it takes everything I throw at it and just keeps going. I admit I drive it “aggressively”. That said, hard driving, climbing up and down mountains, I am smiling anytime I’m behind the wheel and at the gas pump.
It’s a blast…..
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First off I will say I have an 07 MCSa, mildly modded.
Way to much worry, enjoy your car, drive it like you want. Get the little things fixed, if they nag at you.
I drive aggressively, my dealer understands why we drive MINIs. I'm lucky I guess.
Here are a few folks enjoying a safe lapping day this past weekend. It was fun.
Don Edit: btw, my hood scoop has a little dip from the melting syndrome, no big deal a good reason to get the CF hood scoop.
Way to much worry, enjoy your car, drive it like you want. Get the little things fixed, if they nag at you.
I drive aggressively, my dealer understands why we drive MINIs. I'm lucky I guess.
Here are a few folks enjoying a safe lapping day this past weekend. It was fun.
Don Edit: btw, my hood scoop has a little dip from the melting syndrome, no big deal a good reason to get the CF hood scoop.
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old81--was that at a drive or an autocross?
MiniMitch--J.D. Powers has a new-car automotive survey that's supposed to measure the number of post delivery glitches, major and minor. I've filled it out on a few cars, and then looked at the "ratings" the survey generates. In my own personal experience, the ones that ranked "best" were the WORST in actual life, and the ones that would be thought of as bad cars, based on the survey, actually turned out to be both the best and the "funnest" as the months went on. Frankly, I didn't even fill it out for the MINI. Yep, I had a few bugs. Nope, they didn't amount to a hill of beans. And a real YEPPERS, I'm enjoying this car!
Zippeee!'s not a refrigerator.
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MiniMitch--J.D. Powers has a new-car automotive survey that's supposed to measure the number of post delivery glitches, major and minor. I've filled it out on a few cars, and then looked at the "ratings" the survey generates. In my own personal experience, the ones that ranked "best" were the WORST in actual life, and the ones that would be thought of as bad cars, based on the survey, actually turned out to be both the best and the "funnest" as the months went on. Frankly, I didn't even fill it out for the MINI. Yep, I had a few bugs. Nope, they didn't amount to a hill of beans. And a real YEPPERS, I'm enjoying this car!
Zippeee!'s not a refrigerator.
Zippeee!'s not a refrigerator.
Anybody got any R113’s for sale?
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That's a good point...and when you really think about it, with all the moving parts, computers etc. in an automobile...and the abuse they take, it's kind of remarkable that they hold up as well as they do. We're a demanding lot.
I was also concerned with my hood scoop warping but I finally came to grip with the fact and tried not to worry about it (nobody but me ever noticed it). The dealer changed out and so far is fine. We will see what this hot summer brings.
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As for the MINIs, they were gridded for some fast laps at High Plains Raceway east of Denver about 60 miles.
New track, fast track and a whole pot full of fun, 2.5 miles with 14 turns.
We had 12 MINIs out with MINI5280 and a few sprinkled throughout the spectator/pit area who by end of day were asking about joining the local club.
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