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Dec 21st, 2011, 09:20 PM
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| Mini One Coolant tank cap How does the coolant tank cap work - generally cars have a pressurized cap but this does not appear to be the case with the Mini - what stops the cap from popping open when the coolant is under pressure with a hot engine   |
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Dec 21st, 2011, 09:33 PM
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| mine screws onto the tank i've an S,so the mini 1 should be the same what year is your one? I'd rather push my mini than drive a ford or anything french..  Criteria for buying a diesel..1)long journeys.2)motorway miles.3)minimum 14k mls per yr.. |
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Dec 21st, 2011, 09:37 PM
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| Nah totally different on the Cooper / One. They run a black pressure cap very near the throttle body. The bottle is unpressurised. Why they had two totally different designs I don't know. The caps are rubbish and I was replacing mine yearly. After a short time they no longer hold full pressure and blow out all your coolant when hot.  R56 MINI Cooper S JCW Challenge |
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Dec 21st, 2011, 09:58 PM
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| that's daff the whole point of pressuring the sytem is that it raises the boiling point.. I'd rather push my mini than drive a ford or anything french.. Criteria for buying a diesel..1)long journeys.2)motorway miles.3)minimum 14k mls per yr.. |
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Dec 21st, 2011, 10:48 PM
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| Pressure cap on One and Cooper is shown here, No.11 in diagram on thermostat housing: RealOEM.com BMW R50 One 1.6i Waterpump - Thermostat |
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