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Hi all,
I have recently been having some issues with my beloved mini cooper s which I've only a few weeks. I'm not very mechanically knowledgeable however I'm pretty good at research. I know that the first batch of coopers with the N14 engine have Valve cover gasket issues etc etc...
Long story short I've found oil on top of two of my spark plugs (2 and 4) which i suspect is due to a bad Gasket/cover and was wondering would this be enough (the oil on the plugs) to practically make the car run on half the cylinders? I suspect the oil has been there a while as on the 2nd plug its quite black.
just making sure before i drop some £££ on parts.
p.s. when the car has its issues it would be dramatically slower for around 20-30 min (sometimes more sometimes less) also i have no lights on the dash when this happens.
Any help would be glorious,
Freddie
I have recently been having some issues with my beloved mini cooper s which I've only a few weeks. I'm not very mechanically knowledgeable however I'm pretty good at research. I know that the first batch of coopers with the N14 engine have Valve cover gasket issues etc etc...
Long story short I've found oil on top of two of my spark plugs (2 and 4) which i suspect is due to a bad Gasket/cover and was wondering would this be enough (the oil on the plugs) to practically make the car run on half the cylinders? I suspect the oil has been there a while as on the 2nd plug its quite black.
just making sure before i drop some £££ on parts.
p.s. when the car has its issues it would be dramatically slower for around 20-30 min (sometimes more sometimes less) also i have no lights on the dash when this happens.
Any help would be glorious,
Freddie