Air-Con Clutch Coil Resistance?

April 3, 2018, 8:02 am

Hi,

My AC does not work. Cooper S 2007. It was filled up and apparently passed the leak-down test but it just doesn't blow cold.

I can hear the relay click when I hit the button.

I directly connected a battery to the clutch coil and I thought I could hear it click, but it was very faint.

I measured the coil resistance as 3.7 Ohms. That seems very low to me, it would draw about 35 Watts at 12 Volts. Does anyone have experience here? I'm thinking I have a shorted coil.

If the coil is shorted, is it really much easier to change the clutch than swap out the whole compressor? I guess at least it wouldn't need a re-gas.

Thank you!

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Minis in cov

April 3, 2018, 11:44 am

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Hi all I have a mini r53 with 260000 mile on the clock I would like to compare to other minis see how it performs and some pointers :)

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Mk2 Rear Washer works NOT Front

April 3, 2018, 12:18 pm

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Fault started with Front wash failure, Rear wash fine. Suspected blockage so we cleaned pipes, nozzles and drained dirty water. It worked for a short time. Now the advice was to clean pump filter and so I stripped out Wheel lining and accessed the pump. Now all clear. Tried Still no Front BUT pump is working, not going anywhere.

Under bonnet for Fuse panel located Relays. Tried crossing them and tested. New Fault! Rear washer works in either switch position. Took relays out. No change. It cannot work according to my circuit diagram. I need an up to date UK circuit diagram ASAP!

PS Those relays are for WIPERS not washer pump!

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Remote locking won't lock

April 3, 2018, 1:33 pm

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Hi all, I've searched the forums and cannot find anyone with the same problem. I recently bought a 2002 mini Cooper for my wife. Got a good deal as the central locking wasn't working.

The problem was that the car would not lock with either the remote button, the interior toggle switch, or with the key in the lock (would only lock the drivers door), but the car would unlock with all 3 methods. I found a fix for this by disconnecting the main battery for 30 minutes, all worked fine. The problem is the fault keeps returning, and it's getting more regular. Can still be fixed by disconnecting the battery but it's a major pain.

I'm thinking it may be either door actuator, BCA or the remote receiver? Has anyone got any pearls of wisdom for me?

Many thanks

James

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April 3, 2018, 1:56 pm

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Mini Cooper S first mods

April 3, 2018, 4:19 pm

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Hi all.
Bought a MCS in British racing green the other day.
2 days into ownership and the bloody clutch decides to fail, so now I am £500 down again.
Looking for some nice cheep ish cosmetic mods to bring my love back to the car. Any ideas?

Jamie

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Mini Cooper pdr (paintless dent removal)

April 3, 2018, 5:17 pm

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Hello I have some dents on my mini r56 mainly on one of the side panels towards the back end of the car i will post an image to show the area the dents are, anyway I was wondering if I was to get this fixed by a pdr guy where abouts would they get access to fix the dents?

Here is an image of where the dents are located, this is not an image of my car.

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Stop start agm battery

April 3, 2018, 9:16 pm

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Fitted a new agm battery to the 57 plate mini one yesterday
Does the battery have to be registered with the dme on these batteries of this year car

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Hi

April 3, 2018, 10:27 pm

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Hi there, I have just bought a Cooper S R53 2005 in gun metal grey with 88k on the clock. I am Located in London and I look forward to learning all about this awesome car with you all!

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Weird key issue.........

April 3, 2018, 11:39 pm

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Morning all ,

Lately my R53 key(my only one i should add) has started acting up.

headed out saturday morning, pouring with rain and none of the buttons worked....I thought it must be a dead battery or whatever so I jogged on using the door lock.

Tried it a number of times when i popped out over the next few days and nothing. Then on monday, the button to unlock the car started working but not the lock button.

As of yesterday, all buttons on the key now work as normal and I am puzzled. . . . .

Has anyone experienced issues with their fob like this?....problem with the sensors?...or interference maybe due to bad weather?

I can't imagine my battery in the key was flat and then all of a sudden started working again......

On a positive note, it is all working now....And whilst it wasn't, I spoke to Mini dealer about getting a new key.....

Which at £136 I think is probably worth an investment, even if its just to have a spare key in case of emergency! ( I also think this quite cheap as I have replaced keys before for more than this.....Even AA key assist wanted over £250!!!!)....

Anyway, all is still well.... I just wanted to know if any of you have experienced something similar?

P

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Smartphone requirements in Countryman S E All 4

April 4, 2018, 12:45 am

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Hi,

I just took delivery of a new Mini Countryman S E All 4 (hybrid).

I'm really enjoying the car, but as an Android phone user, the more I look into how to get the best out of MINI Connected XL, the more confused I become.

What I would really like is to be able to use integrated smartphone apps like, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Foursquare and smartphone voice commands, which the mini/bmw web pages suggest are possible, but a little digging and asking dealers suggests that most smartphone functionality is iPhone only.

I think I read somewhere that the minumum hard/software versions would be iPhone 5 with ios 9.x, so the plan at that point was to use my Android phone as a wifi hotspot. Have an old iPhone 5 permanently connected to the car via bluetooth and USB and provide internet connectivity through my phone's hotspot. I even found a cheap iPhone online.

but then I found the mini compatibility list at com[dot]mini/connectivity/compatibility/ - MINI Connectivity - Compatibility Check which gives a different picture. There it looks like I'd have to have an iPhone X and that some of the very latest Samsung and
Googloe Pixel devices also provide that functionality, but here we're talking about very expensive.

As the available information seems very hard to pin down and even the dealers don't seem to know what's needed, can anyone advise whether there would be any advantage at all in an old iPhone, or if I should just forget the functionality until the latest generation phones come down to an affordable price?

BR.

--Marius--

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Noise from engine after new timing chain

April 4, 2018, 1:26 am

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Put a new timing chain in the mini but still have a noise
Suspect it could be lower oil pump chain but could be auxillary
Is it a good idea to remove the auxillary belt then if noise is still there it's the chain . If it's gone it's an auxillary item

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Headlight condensation

April 4, 2018, 1:27 am

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Hi all. I took delivery of my 2013 countyman cooper SD from my local mini dealer recently which was unfortunately on a typically wet cold Welsh day. When I arrived home I noticed that the nearside headlight was badly condensated inside. I rang the dealer who suggested it was probably down to over enthusiastic use of the jet wash by their vehicle valeter and that if it doesn't resolve they would take a look at it. Several more damp cold days past with the headlight slowly clearing but still misted until yesterday when it was warmer and drier and the headlight was completely clear. Should I be concerned? Was the dealer correct? I don't want this to be a problem down the line especially at mot testing time....at its worst I couldn't see the internals of the headlight! The offside headlight was perfectly ok.
Any thoughts on this would be much appreciated.
The headlights are xenons

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Hello from Ireland

April 4, 2018, 1:58 am

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I picked up a 2005 mini one 1.4d a few weeks ago. I swapped the leather seats out a donor cooper. Just serviced it .now waiting on discs and pads and new belts to be delivered. Then it will be sweet.

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Gearbox Woes

April 4, 2018, 3:20 am

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I have a Mini One built in December 2001 (150k miles), it has a Midland gearbox, but it's been pretty noisy for months, not got any worse, just kind of a whirring/grinding noise, and from what I have read it sounds like the gearbox bearings have gone! So I'm in two minds to get it repaired or get a late getrag 6 speed fitted instead (I heard the later one's were better).

I live in Kent, and I would really appreciate it if someone could recommend a reasonably priced garage in the south east that I could take it to that would do either of these to a good standard and not rip me off.

I have with the help of my dad replaced all the discs/pads on the car, replaced the driveshafts ( as we initially though this was making the grinding noise) had the power steering pump replaced, and I'm very attached to it after owning it for 10 years, so it seems a shame to just scrap it.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

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Tyre wear

April 4, 2018, 5:04 am

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Hi guys new member,

Got 2015 5 door Cooper S .

Fronts lasted less than 10,000 Klms. Uneven wear, so had tracking done. Michelin Tyres by the way.

Halfway through 3rd set of fronts now and 23,000 Klms, previous wear has now been even. Rears still got original on.

Where we live is hilly with bendy roads and my wife (her car) drives it most of the time and she is careful, so cannot blame me that much for my exuberant driving when I do get behind the wheel.

My Jag XES has done 13,000 Klms and Front and rear have more than half their tread left and I drive that a lot harder than her Mini.

Anybody else had Tyre wear problem, or is it just our driving ?

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Finally back in the Mini scene

April 4, 2018, 7:54 am

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After many years owning and running classic Mini's i have finally found myself the owner of an R50 Cooper and an R56 Cooper (project), feels great to be behind the wheel once again and in the familiar & friendly owners groups and forums too.

I live in Halifax, West Yorkshire just i case there are any local folk on here ::smile::

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Air Con Not Working

April 4, 2018, 9:10 am

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I'm starting this new thread as I did some poor diagnosis on the last one I think.

Here are my symptoms.

AC was re-gassed and apparently held the leak-down test and re-filled (last year).
Compressor does not start.
Coil resistance is good. Connection to the coil good (read an error message on the AC computer when I disconnect it).
I can force start the compressor via an external battery on the clutch coil but I still don't get cold air.
I can hear the relay click when I press the AC button, but no compressor start. Relay only clicks once and then won't do it again until I re-start the car. I guess it must be clicking on and directly off again.
No errors on the AC computer that I can read from my Creator C310.

I'm surprised I get no cold air when I force the compressor on. What else needs to run?

I'm fairly sure the radiator fan works, I remember it running when I had an overheat due to the drive belt coming off. The AC already didn't work so not the cause of my problem.

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Replacing r56 radio/CD head unit like for like query

April 4, 2018, 10:58 am

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A relative reports the radio on their 2007 R56 Cooper has stopped working. I believe they can select the radio station but there is no sound or crackling noises coming from the speakers. The CD player still works though. It could be the aerial, but I would have thought tuning into AM would produce static noise.

I've seen youtube videos showing how (difficult) to remove the head unit.

If we were to buy an identical looking unit off eBay or elsewhere, is it as simple as installing it and it will work?

Or is there more to it?
eg. Is there a Radio code?
Does it or ECU need programming to accept the new head unit?

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Air Conditioning issue F56 2014

April 4, 2018, 1:45 pm

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Hi. I have a 2014 F56 hatch high mileage but well cared for Mini Cooper diesel.
The air con seems to take a few minutes 4-5) to kick in each and everytime.
When I press the air con button it's not cold straight away and the engine doesn't Rev any more than normal, now this I know is not right as I had a brand new mini hire car recently and the revs surged as soon as I pressed the air con button! Mine doesn't do that at all.
I've already had it regassed by a mini dealer so I know this ain't the problem it didn't help.
I can't see how air con kicks in after 5 minutes? I can drive down the road sit in a car park and by 5 minutes sitting parked up the car will only then start to blow out cold air (again no change in the Revs) and Again the same on the motorway after 5 minutes you can tell and smell it's kicked in and it's starting to cool.
When it does get cooling it does seem to then work very well which is odd!
I noticed this last summer and had a few awful days were I was dripping wet as was blowing hot air in my face for 5 minutes it was horrible, I suffer from Ecezma so like a comfortable cool temp in the warmer weather.

Does anyone know what the problem is?

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