My car has just had a catastrophic engine failure that, according to the service tech, starts with seizure of the vacuum pump, then a cam failure and finally stationary valves assaulted by dynamic pistons.
All of this in a 2007 S with 33.000 miles on the clock.
There seems to be some question as to whether Mini will pay for the fix. I was a bit overdue for an oil change (which for a life-long car guy is plain sloppy and embarrassing) but the service schedule as dictated by the vehicle had taught me that long intervals (~ 10.000 miles) were standard.
I've surfed the web a bit and it appears that this is not uncommon, especially at such low mileage.
Comments? Defense strategies?
All of this in a 2007 S with 33.000 miles on the clock.
There seems to be some question as to whether Mini will pay for the fix. I was a bit overdue for an oil change (which for a life-long car guy is plain sloppy and embarrassing) but the service schedule as dictated by the vehicle had taught me that long intervals (~ 10.000 miles) were standard.
I've surfed the web a bit and it appears that this is not uncommon, especially at such low mileage.
Comments? Defense strategies?