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Drewski · Sep 10th, 2006, 02:15 AM

I'm sure i saw someone say fitting an 05 crank pulley to earlier cars improved responsiveness. Are they different and if so is this worth doing?

MINIAC · Sep 10th, 2006, 03:18 AM

The crank pulley weighs in a 5.5 lb versus the earlier 7.2 lb version.

Drewski · Sep 10th, 2006, 12:04 PM

Thanks, would you get much of a gain from having a crank pulley that's 1.7lb lighter or is it not worth the cost/effort of changing it?

k-huevo · Sep 10th, 2006, 09:32 PM

I put the later model vibration damper on my 03 because my damper had become loose causing a rattling noise. Recently there have been some bad experiences with complete failures MINI COOPER :: North American Motoring - Crank Pulley Busted MINI COOPER :: North American Motoring - HELP!!! crank pulley got torn off
I think it would be good preventative maintenance to change the older model vibration damper past the 50,000 mile mark. Of course some have exceeded 100,000 miles with the old damper but it would be a gamble to expect that kind of reliability. It is not difficult to replace using the correct tools and it helps to have someone apply the brakes during the install stage.

Sep 10th, 2006, 02:15 AM	#1
Drewski ? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Guildford Local Time: 10:42 PM Posts: 118 Offline	05 Crank pulley different to O3? I'm sure i saw someone say fitting an 05 crank pulley to earlier cars improved responsiveness. Are they different and if so is this worth doing?

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Sep 10th, 2006, 03:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
MINIAC MINI Profiler Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: City By The Bay Local Time: 01:42 PM Posts: 8,618 Online	The crank pulley weighs in a 5.5 lb versus the earlier 7.2 lb version.

Sep 10th, 2006, 12:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Drewski ? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Guildford Local Time: 10:42 PM Posts: 118 Offline	Thanks, would you get much of a gain from having a crank pulley that's 1.7lb lighter or is it not worth the cost/effort of changing it?

Sep 10th, 2006, 09:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
k-huevo Trailer Trash Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pipe Creek, Texas Local Time: 04:42 PM Posts: 163 Offline	I put the later model vibration damper on my 03 because my damper had become loose causing a rattling noise. Recently there have been some bad experiences with complete failures MINI COOPER :: North American Motoring - Crank Pulley Busted MINI COOPER :: North American Motoring - HELP!!! crank pulley got torn off I think it would be good preventative maintenance to change the older model vibration damper past the 50,000 mile mark. Of course some have exceeded 100,000 miles with the old damper but it would be a gamble to expect that kind of reliability. It is not difficult to replace using the correct tools and it helps to have someone apply the brakes during the install stage.

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