[kcollins]

My car is back in my posession. It is so much better now. Here's what's resolved:

1. Groaning and other assorted noises (noted by the SA and the Tech) all gone. A PUMA case had to be opened on the clutch/fly wheel. When they removed the transmission - they noted on my work order that the flywheel was failing. Clutch is once again smooth as silk, no crazy noises (totally silent) and no odd noises from the gearbox.

2. Headlight washers - fault caused by faulty or lack of PDI by selling dealer (TATE). When a car comes in there are fuses that are removed for the headlight washers - they need to be re-inserted in order for the washers to work with the Xenon headlamps.

3. Buckled Cooper S emblem passenger side - replaced.

4. Additional problem noted by the SA - headlights adjusted way too low - SA took the car home for an extended test drive to ensure the groaning, moaning and general griping and complaining from the transmission were banished. On his evening drive home he noted that the bi-xenon lights seemed to be dipped extremely low. On investigation - the Towson tech found the lights were adjusted 1" too low. That seems awfully excessive to me - and also a lack of PDI by the port or the selling dealer (Tate). I'l test the lights out tonight but I'm sure they'll be fine.

5. HVAC controls - part on backorder so I'll have to deal with the sticking automatic fan controls.

6. Altenator campaign work - evidently there is a maintenance campaign out there for an alternator connector - Towson also performed that campaign work.

So kudos to my SA Philippe and the team at Towson - they do first rate work and represent everything a MINI repair experience should be!!!

[R60 Mike]

Quote: Originally Posted by kcollins (original)

My car is back in my posession. It is so much better now. Here's what's resolved:

1. Groaning and other assorted noises (noted by the SA and the Tech) all gone. A PUMA case had to be opened on the clutch/fly wheel. When they removed the transmission - they noted on my work order that the flywheel was failing. Clutch is once again smooth as silk, no crazy noises (totally silent) and no odd noises from the gearbox.

2. Headlight washers - fault caused by faulty or lack of PDI by selling dealer (TATE). When a car comes in there are fuses that are removed for the headlight washers - they need to be re-inserted in order for the washers to work with the Xenon headlamps.

3. Buckled Cooper S emblem passenger side - replaced.

4. Additional problem noted by the SA - headlights adjusted way too low - SA took the car home for an extended test drive to ensure the groaning, moaning and general griping and complaining from the transmission were banished. On his evening drive home he noted that the bi-xenon lights seemed to be dipped extremely low. On investigation - the Towson tech found the lights were adjusted 1" too low. That seems awfully excessive to me - and also a lack of PDI by the port or the selling dealer (Tate). I'l test the lights out tonight but I'm sure they'll be fine.

5. HVAC controls - part on backorder so I'll have to deal with the sticking automatic fan controls.

6. Altenator campaign work - evidently there is a maintenance campaign out there for an alternator connector - Towson also performed that campaign work.

So kudos to my SA Philippe and the team at Towson - they do first rate work and represent everything a MINI repair experience should be!!!

My clutch and fly wheel actually failed 2 weeks ago, car stopping with smoke pouring out the bonnet.

how long untill these new parts begin to fail??

i feel that the clutch and gearbox were not tested fully, along with alot of other parts which in my opinion are just waiting to break

[CooperS4us]

Good to hear your issues appear to have been taken care of, but I would hold judgement for another couple thousand of miles to see if any of them are recurring, especially, the gearbox/clutch issues.