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Barry Spooner · Jul 25th, 2007, 01:40 PM

My wife has a Mini Cooper S,which is almost 3 years old.
The car has a mileage of 10000 miles.I drove the car for the first time for several months and noticed a slight rattling noise until i depressed the clutch pedal.

Would this be normal, or should i ask the local dealership to
check the problem before the Warranty expires on 08.07.07

Best regards,

Barry Spooner

northandy · Jul 25th, 2007, 01:49 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Barry Spooner (original)

My wife has a Mini Cooper S,which is almost 3 years old.
The car has a mileage of 10000 miles.I drove the car for the first time for several months and noticed a slight rattling noise until i depressed the clutch pedal.

Would this be normal, or should i ask the local dealership to
check the problem before the Warranty expires on 08.07.07

Best regards,

Barry Spooner

Have a read through this thread, sounds similar to the issues I had in 2003...

http://www.mini2.com/forum/faults-fi...tted-mini.html

drainaudio · Jul 25th, 2007, 03:53 PM

Hi,
It's most likely a common, known issue that pretty much everyone suffers from.

Service Information Bulletin Number SI M 21 01 05
Parts number is 21 20 7 548 804

It's a revised dual-mass flywheel that does a better job of damping vibrations from the engine that are making the gearbox components chatter - that's the rattling you hear with the clutch pedal released.
Other members have advised 100% improvement with the new kit fitted.

It's being fitted to my S at the moment - it falls under the category "in the event of customer complaint" so you need to go in and stamp your feet politely.

Takes a couple of days as the gearbox must come out - if you have the LSD get them to check that it is refilled with the "updated viscosity" oil at the same time.

My S is a recent purchase (05 with12k) and this rattle has no doubt been there since day one - it's not damaging anything just mildly irritating. When I bought the car it was already on my list of "get dealt with immediately".

Please let us know how you get on.

Cheers, Geoff.

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Jul 25th, 2007, 01:40 PM	#1
Barry Spooner MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Local Time: 04:17 AM Posts: 2 Offline	Cooper S clutch rattle? My wife has a Mini Cooper S,which is almost 3 years old. The car has a mileage of 10000 miles.I drove the car for the first time for several months and noticed a slight rattling noise until i depressed the clutch pedal. Would this be normal, or should i ask the local dealership to check the problem before the Warranty expires on 08.07.07 Best regards, Barry Spooner

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Jul 25th, 2007, 01:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
northandy AWOL My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 04:17 AM Posts: 14,585 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Barry Spooner (original) My wife has a Mini Cooper S,which is almost 3 years old. The car has a mileage of 10000 miles.I drove the car for the first time for several months and noticed a slight rattling noise until i depressed the clutch pedal. Would this be normal, or should i ask the local dealership to check the problem before the Warranty expires on 08.07.07 Best regards, Barry Spooner Have a read through this thread, sounds similar to the issues I had in 2003... http://www.mini2.com/forum/faults-fi...tted-mini.html

Jul 25th, 2007, 03:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
drainaudio BRG S w' all the toys.. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom Local Time: 04:17 AM Posts: 606 Offline	Hi, It's most likely a common, known issue that pretty much everyone suffers from. Service Information Bulletin Number SI M 21 01 05 Parts number is 21 20 7 548 804 It's a revised dual-mass flywheel that does a better job of damping vibrations from the engine that are making the gearbox components chatter - that's the rattling you hear with the clutch pedal released. Other members have advised 100% improvement with the new kit fitted. It's being fitted to my S at the moment - it falls under the category "in the event of customer complaint" so you need to go in and stamp your feet politely. Takes a couple of days as the gearbox must come out - if you have the LSD get them to check that it is refilled with the "updated viscosity" oil at the same time. My S is a recent purchase (05 with12k) and this rattle has no doubt been there since day one - it's not damaging anything just mildly irritating. When I bought the car it was already on my list of "get dealt with immediately". Please let us know how you get on. Cheers, Geoff.

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