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Hello from the South West and one question...

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So I bought a 2009 Mini Clubman Cooper S online without even looking at it in person. ! Who'd have thought it!

It was underpriced, but has 130,000 miles on it, FSH. I reckoned on it needing the chains done, but there is no ominous rattle...however there is a lot of oil on top of the engine, so it's off to a garage for a look over. My Question is this : what engine do I have? I've read, looked, researched, VIN'd and I still don't know! Help!!
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Sciencegeeknumber1 said:
So I bought a 2009 Mini Clubman Cooper S online without even looking at it in person. ! Who'd have thought it!

It was underpriced, but has 130,000 miles on it, FSH. I reckoned on it needing the chains done, but there is no ominous rattle...however there is a lot of oil on top of the engine, so it's off to a garage for a look over. My Question is this : what engine do I have? I've read, looked, researched, VIN'd and I still don't know! Help!!
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Ahhh just found a video...door sticker, of course! Such a newbie mistake!...I'll go and look now...
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Sciencegeeknumber1 said:
Ahhh just found a video...door sticker, of course! Such a newbie mistake!...I'll go and look now...
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Ha, the door sticker has been removed! All I have is the VIN...would that tell me?
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According to minimania i have a turbo N14B16A engine ...
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Sciencegeeknumber1 said:
According to minimania i have a turbo N14B16A engine ...
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your right its n14 brave man to buy one of these with them miles blind, i'm also in southwest if get stuck with it by all means private message me
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N14 engine.
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mike1967 said:
your right its n14 brave man to buy one of these with them miles blind, i'm also in southwest if get stuck with it by all means private message me
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Awesome thank you, didn't know much about them tbh, but I'm learning! It's of to DB Autos for a health check on Wednesday...seems the turbo oil feed or something might be leaking...but it sounds fine, no rattle, good idle...just burning oil on the turbo heat shield...If you know of a good Mini garage in the SW please let me know by PM
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If the turbo oil feed line is leaking buy the braided oil line kit and get it replaced before the turbo gets damaged.
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An oil line is a big job. there are ways around having to put it in the service support position to do that. which I did the first time I changed my upper and lower lines. Anymore l like the service support position.
It gives me a chance to see the whole deal under there.:geek:
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