Paranoid complaints I hope!

[Nick25]

Had my Cooper S since April 03. Well chuffed although I noticed a few things recently. I hear a small short ‘tick’ sound every now and again. It comes, I think, from underneath and to the left hand side of the steering wheel column (I have a left hand drive version, so close to the drivers door) somewhere behind the panelling. It doesn’t seem to effect the driving in any way and can happen at any time/speed etc… Can anyone shed any light? I’m inclined to thinking it’s a noise from the electronics or something?

Also got the (seemingly well documented on this board) problem of hic-cup, yo-yo or stutter, although I’m not sure which one applies! In first when pulling away, I too am left standing by the 80 year old grandma on her bicycle (I live in Holland). There is no power at first and a sort of stutter accompanied with an ill sounding noise, then after getting the revs going in first it is fine and the cycling grandma is left well behind! No problems from rolling starts and from what I read on this board I should try with/without air-co and DSC, and also by upping the revs before releasing the clutch (I’m sure this makes no difference though). Can someone let me know if this is yo-yo, stutter, hic-cup or what??

When ticking over I also hear a constant ‘tinging’ sound from I think both the motor and also under the car which wasn’t there when I first got it. Any ideas?

Lastly, I’m sure the exhaust now makes a lot more noise (done 5,500 km’s) splutter and crackling, especially when cold and in low gears and sometimes quite harsh with the occasional popping. Sounds great but didn’t used to do it and is this the norm I wonder?

I’m no car expert as you may by now have guessed!

Nick

Nick

I picked up my ew MCs on tuesday morning and have noticed the same thing as you with the first gear hic-up. doesn't seem to matter if I turn the AC off and the asc, even piling on more revs I get the hic-up

I've also got some strange bangs! One of them sounds like the exhaust is catching on something and the interior seems to have a couple of rattles.

I'm putting it down to the cars character - bloody annoying tho

J.

[Zulu]

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Originally posted by Nick25
Had my Cooper S since April 03. Well chuffed although I noticed a few things recently. I hear a small short ‘tick’ sound every now and again. It comes, I think, from underneath and to the left hand side of the steering wheel column (I have a left hand drive version, so close to the drivers door) somewhere behind the panelling. It doesn’t seem to effect the driving in any way and can happen at any time/speed etc… Can anyone shed any light? I’m inclined to thinking it’s a noise from the electronics or something?

Also got the (seemingly well documented on this board) problem of hic-cup, yo-yo or stutter, although I’m not sure which one applies! In first when pulling away, I too am left standing by the 80 year old grandma on her bicycle (I live in Holland). There is no power at first and a sort of stutter accompanied with an ill sounding noise, then after getting the revs going in first it is fine and the cycling grandma is left well behind! No problems from rolling starts and from what I read on this board I should try with/without air-co and DSC, and also by upping the revs before releasing the clutch (I’m sure this makes no difference though). Can someone let me know if this is yo-yo, stutter, hic-cup or what??

When ticking over I also hear a constant ‘tinging’ sound from I think both the motor and also under the car which wasn’t there when I first got it. Any ideas?

Lastly, I’m sure the exhaust now makes a lot more noise (done 5,500 km’s) splutter and crackling, especially when cold and in low gears and sometimes quite harsh with the occasional popping. Sounds great but didn’t used to do it and is this the norm I wonder?

I’m no car expert as you may by now have guessed!

Nick

Nick,

Your first problem with the Grandma is the hiccup.

The yoyo happens between 2,800 - 4,000 rpm at about 2/3 throttle while increasing revs. It is more easily felt in 2nd and 3rd gear but also does it in 4th, 5th and 6th - it is more difficult to feel in these gears as the jerkiness is geared out.

The tinking sound may be your heat shields on the exhaust... this is normal while heating up or cooling down... the aluminum expands and contracts at a different rate to the steel it is connected to.

The exhaust note will change from new as the engine and resonator/muffler are broken in.

Oh by the way Mini/BMW have no fix yet for the hiccup and yoyo - despite previous versions of software not producing these characteristics - and having been in production for more than a year. Hard to believe this is surposed to be a BMW.