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taylio
Feb 8th, 2008, 05:41 PM
help !, hi, got a 53 mcs jcw 210bhp, wife drives it all the time, happened to drive it today and noticed it is not the bat out of hell i remember, i asked her if she noticed anything, she said it does not seem to accelerate as quicky as it did, it seems heavy, where it used to feel light she replied. any ideas what could be the fault [plugs, leads etc]. cheers steve.

Jaw_F430
Feb 8th, 2008, 06:22 PM
This post may help

http://www.mini2.com/forum/faults-fixes/152429-supercharge-lag.html


Regards

James

taylio
Feb 8th, 2008, 06:50 PM
would the s/c belt be changed on an inspection 2 service, as we had one done in june. cheers steve.

Jaw_F430
Feb 8th, 2008, 07:35 PM
would the s/c belt be changed on an inspection 2 service, as we had one done in june. cheers steve.


I don't think it would be (maybe someone could confirm this), the dealers do as little as they can:aargh:. The belts are only around £15 + fitting