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Car Forum / MINI / July 2004Whats your top tips to get the best out of a mini....
I have a Mini Cooper, K reg, 1.3i.... Its great but , it has its flaws.. It stopped the other day in the rain, and wouldn't start for 3 days.. Anyone have top tips on how to improve the car.. I saw some guy that said something about wrapping some part of the engine in a carrier bag to stop rain/ water gettign to it, but I cant remember which part???? What are your top tips on making the mini much more reliable / better.. Many thanks hi always use rover ignition leads, more expensive but worth every penny in the wet. put a flat piece of plastic behind the grille about 8inches wide in front of the dizzt to deflect water. fragged > I have a Mini Cooper, K reg, 1.3i.... > Its great but , it has its flaws.. It stopped the other day in the rain, and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Many thanks Thanks Fragged... Anymore tips and tricks peeps.... > hi > always use rover ignition leads, more expensive but worth every penny in [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > > > Many thanks > Thanks Fragged... > > Anymore tips and tricks peeps.... Not sure if you want stuff that's off the subject of electrics, but grease nipples need regular greasing and are often overlooked, even by professional garages. Rear drum brakes (and front if you have drums at the front) need regular adjusting too. > I have a Mini Cooper, K reg, 1.3i.... > Its great but , it has its flaws.. It stopped the other day in the rain, and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Many thanks Put in a honda engine ? Pfff normally their are less problems with the injection cars in case of rain.They did have the splash gaurd factory fit. I think that a full check up could do miracles by your car. > Pfff normally their are less problems with the injection cars in case of > rain.They did have the splash gaurd factory fit. I think that a full check > up could do miracles by your car. I thought that injection models didn't have the spalsh guard. My P-Reg Injection Cooper didn't, but someone might have removed it. Anyway, yeah, get one if you don't have one, spray HT leads and dizzy with WD-40 to drive out the water. Dave My mates P reg Equinox did. The Muffin Man > > Pfff normally their are less problems with the injection cars in case of > > rain.They did have the splash gaurd factory fit. I think that a full check [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Dave >>I thought that injection models didn't have the spalsh guard. My P-Reg >>Injection Cooper didn't, but someone might have removed it. > My mates P reg Equinox did. Further proof they never built more than three Minis in a row the same. Cool... Thanks for all the info... Keep em coming guys.. > > Pfff normally their are less problems with the injection cars in case of > > rain.They did have the splash gaurd factory fit. I think that a full check [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Dave > Cool... > Thanks for all the info... [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >>Dave Keep the leads and distributor clean. If you use WD40 this, after a while, collects dirt and stuff, attracts moisture, stays on the electric's, hence short out and stop. |
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