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Evening, All, I am installing a new diff output seal on my R52, and I am struggling to get them in square and tap them in. Does anyone have a tried and tested way to get them in, and also what to use to tap them home. I've heard of people using a 2" plastic pipe reducer, but I am open to any...

Good day everyone… my mini cooper S countryman R60 has this problem that I can’t seem to find the cause. When ever I’m stopped in drive and and with the A/C off the car jolts forward when I depress the break pedal like is goin to neutral then back to drive on it’s own with the A/C on it drives...

I've recently done the following to an R53 change trans oil change trans filter new TCU new valve body new solenoids new valve body wiring harness Now that I've done that, the error codes have gone, but I've been told I need to reprogram the tranny by putting the car in 'learning mode," and...

I had aq gasoline leak at a gas station on my 2022 Clubman S All4 and wanted to move it out of the way of the station pumps WITHOUT starting it and possibly causing a fire. I go in and pushed the start toggle to get dashboard lights, then put foot on brake and tried to move electronic selector...

Hi All, Context - My wife has a mini that I bought for her. It's her dream car in the right shape and colour which is why there is a bit of an issue with changing the car. It has about 70k on the clock and is an auto with manual paddles on the steering wheel and a manual mode on the gear...

I recently had the clutch and flywheel replaced in my 2013 mini clubman S. Shifting into 1, 2, and reverse is incredibly difficult and I cannot figure out why. The shop took the car back a second time to rebleed the system and the shifting did get better but it is still difficult and almost...

Please, help so my kids can learn to drive on this car! 2007 mini cooper base automatic I just bought this with a misfire and no compression- I rebuilt the head (1 exhaust valve seat dropped and bent a valve), replaced all valves and springs, changed timing chain, and water pump. now that I can...

Hey All, I’m working on modding my r50 and i’m wanting to get some more power out of it. I’m thinking of swapping out the CVT for a manual gearbox. (buying an r53 isn’t an option) Does anyone know how big of a project this would be and what I would need to know and buy for this project. Are new...

The CV joint on my 2003 mini one broke and I have tried replacing the full shaft. The first was as far into the gear box as possible but the bolt holes on the bearing did not line up. The second had a completely different number of gears on the engine side but was perfect on the wheel side...

Hello guys, Yesterday I received a strange behavior from the automatic transmission. I was in GREEN mode, in 1st gear, the transmission didn't gear up, remains in 1st gear with no big accelerate. I gave from paddle next gear and it works. Did you see this problem? Which could be the problem...

I just purchased a 2003 Mini Cooper that has around 110,000 miles. The person I purchased it from said she heard the car make a loud noise almost like she hit a rock and the car immediately lost acceleration. She pulled over to see if their was any damage. Their was none. She decided to see if...

Hello i have some problems with my Mini cooper one 2002 , after i replaced Transmission with Clutch and gear box its knocking a lot specialy when i switch to 2nd gear also when i press gas pedal and let it go gas pedal it knocks like shake in front , i checked to mechanic he said engine mounts...

I have an R50, automatic, base model Cooper that frequently fails to recognize it is in park. This means that, if I do not shake the shifter a bit once in the park position, or completely take it out of park and try again, that the car will not start again until it knows that it is in park. You...

Hello, I am looking to buy a Mini Cooper S 2005, however, there is one thing stopping me. I left the door open and decided to change the gears, and I found a sound while changing the gears without the car running. While driving there was no difficulty (Except the Reverse Gear, hard to switch...

Can anyone help with info needed to upgrade a 05 mini 5spd to a 6 spd What parts are needed other than the tranny

Hello, I am new to minis. I recently purchased an 02 MC. It ran but needed a new clutch. I swapped the clutch and also decided to do a full bearing overhaul for the transmission. I reassembled and started the car and I can not release the clutch in neutral because it stalls. It goes into...

hi all, On the odd occasion I push my little n/a mini hard around a mountain pass or up a hill, it seems to pop out of second gear, both when accelerating or deaccelerating. it never happens at low revs, only above 5500-6000+, and it just pops back into neutral. I'd say its happened a total of...

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone has had this error message on a 2015> Auto Cooper S. Currently every time we switch the car off, we get an amber warning message "Transmission" Secure vehicle with parking brake when stationary. Have the problem checked by Service. I had a friend run a...