anyone know whether an auto mini is supposed to have an oil cooler or not as
my haynes seems to indicate that it does and i dont have one

Does anyone out there know the Fram number that will fit a 998 motor?
Thanks.
Jonathan in Mississippi

How do I tell if a 998 engine is an A+ or an A series?  It came out of a 77
pickup but that means nothing ;)
Cheers
The Muffin Man

can anyone tell me if there is a correct colour to paint my engine, or did
the colours originally used vary?
the car is a 69 mk2 Cooper S (Australian) and I've had the engine out for a
rebuild and when it came to the question of what colour to repaint it i

Just been watching Fifth Gear on Ch 5. A diesel Skoda has just seen off one
of those BMW boxes on a straight head to head on a race track.
!!
Keith

Hi mate,
have you sorted out those seatbelts yet?
could you email me: ed nine nine eight at lycos . co .uk with a total
price and postage pretty please?

I know its the wrong NG, but thought some one might be in a position to help
1996 405 LX TD,estate
Basically the pump has stopped pumping,
on our return from London to Liverpool,, the car started with a slight

Is there someone in the southern Uk scraping wither a Van or estate with a
good rear corner panel on the driver side.

Just recently had the gear selector rod seal replaced on my sisters 93' Open
Classic LE, but there's still a small puddle of oil underneath the car after
it's been parked up overnight.  Ok it's not quite so bad, but it's still
leaking from somewhere, any ideas?

Is this the group for the  newer Mini Cooper 'S' discussions?
I have a 2003 I purchased about 13 months ago (4600 miles now) and will be
getting my first oil and servicing next week.  The Mini agancy gave me a
verbal list of what a 'service' consists of, but does anyone have any

I am interested in buying a moke in the US. Only interested in models in VG+
condition. I am on the east coast. Thanks, Roger.

I am curious what sort of miles per gallon(funny american ones) I should get
in city, stop and go driving.  I have a standard 998 1974 motor with an
unleaded head.
Thanks

I have a '77 Mini "Special" that I imported from Denmark.  It came with the
front end lowered about an inch, so in my normal driving I think I was
hitting the bump stops fairly often and the ride was not very comfortable,
especially at 65MPH!

HELP
My transfer gears are worn and making one hell of a racket and its
driving me mad!
Worse thing is, its worse at 30 / 40 MPH when driving around town on

g'day there
i too am in melbourne (sandringham) and was just wondering if you could
direct me to the best workshop to go to for a really good tune up, i'm
talking making sure i have the right needle and changing it if need be,