How many miles on your R56, and what issues have you had?
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Just posted a rant...
09' R56 S 77,000 miles
02 Sensor replaced
Maf Sensor replaced
Thermo Housing leaked and replaced
Air Bag Pass side lit all the time..prob needs new sensor
Brake light on! after changing pads..prob needs new sensor
Now either the secondary coolant pump to turbo is leaking
or its the power steering pump..still researching put losing coolant pass side under air box
Recall on the heat shield, cowl has melted..looks wonderful !!
Turbo line to turbo top leaking..awesome...yet another repair
all this within 47,000 miles...Issues!! Damn thing should be taken back to Mini USA for a full refund...oh! Wait maybe Wal-Mart will take it ! I still have the receipt...lol
Compared to my girls 09 Kia Optima 120,000 miles standard maintenance and shocks and struts replaced and still runs smooth..Really! Bought new with 17 miles
09' R56 S 77,000 miles
02 Sensor replaced
Maf Sensor replaced
Thermo Housing leaked and replaced
Air Bag Pass side lit all the time..prob needs new sensor
Brake light on! after changing pads..prob needs new sensor
Now either the secondary coolant pump to turbo is leaking
or its the power steering pump..still researching put losing coolant pass side under air box
Recall on the heat shield, cowl has melted..looks wonderful !!
Turbo line to turbo top leaking..awesome...yet another repair
all this within 47,000 miles...Issues!! Damn thing should be taken back to Mini USA for a full refund...oh! Wait maybe Wal-Mart will take it ! I still have the receipt...lol
Compared to my girls 09 Kia Optima 120,000 miles standard maintenance and shocks and struts replaced and still runs smooth..Really! Bought new with 17 miles
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Just purchased a 2011 MCS MT with 68k. Got CEL P1030 One time, P0087 the one that comes up every time and got P306F after pushing it when P0087 came on. I'm about to replace everything major fuel system minus rail and injectors (dont think injectors go bad but if i have i will hope not) (HPFP, Fuel Filter Fuel Pump) and do all the maintenance (brakes/MT Fluid/Oil Filter Change, ect.
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There are two different engines in the R56's, N14 and in mid 2011 improved N18 engine. My 07 MCS 63,000 miles, still on original HPFP.
Timing chain replacement at 49,000.
Tensioner replaced 2 years later at 61,000.
Valve cover, plastic!
Thermostat housing, plastic!
Water pump, plastic!
Oil filter housing gasket.
Footwell module.
Timing chain replacement at 49,000.
Tensioner replaced 2 years later at 61,000.
Valve cover, plastic!
Thermostat housing, plastic!
Water pump, plastic!
Oil filter housing gasket.
Footwell module.
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It starts leaking when the rubber o-rings starts to disintegrate so unless it's squirting oil out it's fine.
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Just posted a rant...
09' R56 S 77,000 miles
02 Sensor replaced
Maf Sensor replaced
Thermo Housing leaked and replaced
Air Bag Pass side lit all the time..prob needs new sensor
Brake light on! after changing pads..prob needs new sensor
Now either the secondary coolant pump to turbo is leaking
or its the power steering pump..still researching put losing coolant pass side under air box
Recall on the heat shield, cowl has melted..looks wonderful !!
Turbo line to turbo top leaking..awesome...yet another repair
all this within 47,000 miles...Issues!! Damn thing should be taken back to Mini USA for a full refund...oh! Wait maybe Wal-Mart will take it ! I still have the receipt...lol
Compared to my girls 09 Kia Optima 120,000 miles standard maintenance and shocks and struts replaced and still runs smooth..Really! Bought new with 17 miles
09' R56 S 77,000 miles
02 Sensor replaced
Maf Sensor replaced
Thermo Housing leaked and replaced
Air Bag Pass side lit all the time..prob needs new sensor
Brake light on! after changing pads..prob needs new sensor
Now either the secondary coolant pump to turbo is leaking
or its the power steering pump..still researching put losing coolant pass side under air box
Recall on the heat shield, cowl has melted..looks wonderful !!
Turbo line to turbo top leaking..awesome...yet another repair
all this within 47,000 miles...Issues!! Damn thing should be taken back to Mini USA for a full refund...oh! Wait maybe Wal-Mart will take it ! I still have the receipt...lol
Compared to my girls 09 Kia Optima 120,000 miles standard maintenance and shocks and struts replaced and still runs smooth..Really! Bought new with 17 miles
Vague, floaty, unfun... Oh and her's has been in the shop for more repairs and recalls than I can count... The paint is peeling off the roof rack and Kia says it isn't a problem...
I'll take the MINI any day...
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"O" Ring
The turbo oil line is supposed to be loose at the neck of the fitting/bang bolt on both ends, there's a rubber O-ring in there that allows movement so it doesn't snap in two when the engine jolts when upshifting hard.
It starts leaking when the rubber o-rings starts to disintegrate so unless it's squirting oil out it's fine.
It starts leaking when the rubber o-rings starts to disintegrate so unless it's squirting oil out it's fine.
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tired of repairs..
And driving the Optima is like... well just shoot me.. If it's anything like my wife's Sportage SX, it goes, but that's all I can say about it.
Vague, floaty, unfun... Oh and her's has been in the shop for more repairs and recalls than I can count... The paint is peeling off the roof rack and Kia says it isn't a problem...
I'll take the MINI any day...
Vague, floaty, unfun... Oh and her's has been in the shop for more repairs and recalls than I can count... The paint is peeling off the roof rack and Kia says it isn't a problem...
I'll take the MINI any day...
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Sold my mother's R56S six speed at 85k miles, only issue was the tensioner backing out in a parking lot (very lucky it happened at idle), after which I torqued it correctly and it never budged. It needed a new thermostat and fuel pump, and more oil than most are used to (not me, air cooled 911 owner, ha), but it was dead reliable otherwise and returned 30+ mpg.
It did have the upper oil line leak, but the new owner didn't care and had already read about it. I want a non-N14 S as a daily, I miss that car.
It did have the upper oil line leak, but the new owner didn't care and had already read about it. I want a non-N14 S as a daily, I miss that car.