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X5smw last won the day on December 27 2023

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  1. Good morning Andrea. welcome to the forum.
  2. Hi Jae. welcome to the forum. where are you based?
  3. Hi there. it could be a loose shock/ top mount/ but that sounds like a steering rack or very very dry track rod . get some Ed and spray the top of each suspension strut to see if the noise goes… its very noisy and would lead me to a steering issue.
  4. Hi Kenny. what scanner do you have? a generic ‘cheap scanner’ will not pick up every code I have found in my experience. a garages equipment is much more advanced. my mates mini failed in emissions badly and was told the whole cat, exhaust and sensors needed replacing… a full tank of premium fuel and a couple of bottles of redex, followed by an hours run before the MOT sorted everything 😀 how handy are you with spanners? I wouldn’t have thought it would be that difficult to replace.
  5. Hi rik. a good dyno remap should see ok gains. for 5k i would guess a low pressure turbo kit wouldn’t be too far out of reach? how handy are you with the spanners?
  6. Check for any split in the hoses after the maf sensor.
  7. Quick update after a long pause….. filled it up with premium unleaded and redex and took it for a run…. Did this all week til it ran through the fuel and then repeated. Took it for an hours drive before the mot and it passed its emissions test. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
  8. Solar panel trickle charger? we have one in the motorhome which keeps it topped up. …. granted, ours might be a bit big to fit on the dash but they are good!
  9. In all honesty, you can pick up another mini for that price. I would look for another and then eBay the old one with a reserve of its scrap value or search for another engine. Depends on how much the labour costs are?
  10. The very same to you Dave. have a happy new year, wishing blessings and peace to you and your family.
  11. Merry Christmas Dave and all the rest! thank you for all your help and knowledge and words of encouragement throughout the year. All the best for the new year and I’ll see you in 2024.
  12. Silly question but as an experiment, could you swap the front wheels? Or are the sensors calibrated to the wheel and not location?
  13. Got a puncture the other day and on further inspection of the boot, I realised I had a removable westfalia towbar strapped in… so I removed the blanking plate on the bumper and found electrics and everything… fitted it and tested it, all the electrics work so how do I test a towbar? …. Success I say! … now I own a caravan! 😂🙄🙄🙄
  14. Evening all.. my friends mini 1.6 just failed its mot on emissions. can someone point me in the right direction. Does this sound like lamda sensor failure or cat failure? thanks! stu
  15. Hi all, hope you are all well. I am looking for a ACC switched positive wire in the engine bay if anyone knows where I can tap one from. E53 3.0i I have found a permanent positive but I need a switched one too instead of tuning a wire through to the back of the dashboard… cos I’m lazy and time is not on my side. any suggestions please.
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