Hi guys,
Bought a used Cooper 'S' 2002 (52 plate) a few weeks ago and just started getting into the little issues it has so need a helping hand if you could be so kind. There are a few different 'problems' so I hope I don't annoy you by putting them all here and not necessarily in their respective forums. Sorry.
1) When pulling away from stand still, the car often makes a strange loud noise a bit like a squeak but not quite. The only way I can describe it is as if you we're rubbing your finger on glass but a lot louder! - any ideas what this is and what can be done?
2) The airbag light has randomly come on. It hasn't been on at all and I certainly haven't bashed the car! I have just separately posted about this with more detail... Definitely to do with the connectors under the seat as it only happened since I first adjusted the seats.
3) The headlamp washers simply don't work. Ive been told they work when the lights are on at varied sequences with no specific pattern etc. I have tried everything I can (long squirts, waiting 5 mins in between squirts etc). I can physically push out the jets from under the bonnet and have checked the pipe work hasn't come loose. There is also plenty of fluid in the reservoir. is there a separate pump for the headlamp washers as the windscreen washers work perfectly... Is there a fuse or relay I can check anywhere?
4) The car has the factory fitted round spot lamps/driving lamps fitted but the near-side one doesn't work. I've tried a new bulb and that makes no difference. I want to remove the lamp and try the off-side lamp in its place to determine if its a fault with the lamp itself of the wiring but I can't seem to undo the nut - tried loads of WD-40 and left it for hours, too but all that happens is the lamp turns with the nut??!! - any tips on this?
5) When accelerating hard, the engine makes a very light 'tapping' sound which isn't apparent when the car is either idling or being driven normally. It's not really that annoying but does anyone else have this and should I be worried?
Any advice you chaps can give would be appreciated. This is my first ever MINI and also my first "owned" vehicle having driven company cars for the last 10 years!
Thank you!!!
Bought a used Cooper 'S' 2002 (52 plate) a few weeks ago and just started getting into the little issues it has so need a helping hand if you could be so kind. There are a few different 'problems' so I hope I don't annoy you by putting them all here and not necessarily in their respective forums. Sorry.
1) When pulling away from stand still, the car often makes a strange loud noise a bit like a squeak but not quite. The only way I can describe it is as if you we're rubbing your finger on glass but a lot louder! - any ideas what this is and what can be done?
2) The airbag light has randomly come on. It hasn't been on at all and I certainly haven't bashed the car! I have just separately posted about this with more detail... Definitely to do with the connectors under the seat as it only happened since I first adjusted the seats.
3) The headlamp washers simply don't work. Ive been told they work when the lights are on at varied sequences with no specific pattern etc. I have tried everything I can (long squirts, waiting 5 mins in between squirts etc). I can physically push out the jets from under the bonnet and have checked the pipe work hasn't come loose. There is also plenty of fluid in the reservoir. is there a separate pump for the headlamp washers as the windscreen washers work perfectly... Is there a fuse or relay I can check anywhere?
4) The car has the factory fitted round spot lamps/driving lamps fitted but the near-side one doesn't work. I've tried a new bulb and that makes no difference. I want to remove the lamp and try the off-side lamp in its place to determine if its a fault with the lamp itself of the wiring but I can't seem to undo the nut - tried loads of WD-40 and left it for hours, too but all that happens is the lamp turns with the nut??!! - any tips on this?
5) When accelerating hard, the engine makes a very light 'tapping' sound which isn't apparent when the car is either idling or being driven normally. It's not really that annoying but does anyone else have this and should I be worried?
Any advice you chaps can give would be appreciated. This is my first ever MINI and also my first "owned" vehicle having driven company cars for the last 10 years!
Thank you!!!