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Thank you Dave, I replied last week, but do not know why it is not showing. I must have done something wrong lol 😂. I used your link and I now know the N47 block in my R56 needs the 4.4v ones, which incidentally are rated for 6 minutes afterglow and are also able to assist with regenerating the DPF by boosting the gas temperature during regen. Geo.

Thanks Dave, The original Minis are sooooo tiny. 😂 On the internet I once saw a Gen 1 BMW Mini shell fitted over the top of an original Mini, to emphasise the vast difference. 😲 My 1959 mini had terrible brakes and had less top end than my mates genuine Cooper 1000. 🤢 It was quicker 0-60 mph than his, but he could however overtake me at will above 60. 😞 Because of their simplistic design, we could do things that could not be done with modern cars.😁 At 590kg they are inside the weight 600kg of a commercial quadricycle. 🤔 One thing we did was remove the spring and ball inside the compensator valve, which was in inline with the brake fluid feed to the rear wheels. This enabled us to simply dab the footbake to lock momentarily lock the back wheels to make them break free and slingshot the car around corners. It reduced understeer as the light rear allowed the wheels to step out a couple of feet before regaining grip of the road. 🤣 It was no wonder these babies were so adaptable to rallying. Below is a picture of an identical car to mine, except my registration number was 1661 UN.

Hi Guys, I have always been a fan of both BMW and Mini, so when Mini was bought by BMW, it was a match in heaven for me 😁. However my heart has a real soft spot for Mini though, as my first was a powder blue 1959 mini 850, registration number 1661 UN. to get When I needed a bit more get up and go, I bought a scrap Wolsey Hornet and transplanted the 998cc power plant into my Mini together with the luxurious Wolsey interior, including the thick leather seats, deep pile carpeting and chrome edging. Then to get even more, I put a cooper head on it with double valve springs and 70 thou skimmed off it ( 1.75mm in todays money ), which really boosted the compression. It was a real pocket rocket 🚀, but I just could not get the damn thing to stop 😂. In 1959 the Minis were shod with single leading brake shoes front and rear. Any braking above 45 mph provided very little deceleration. I went into isolation during Covid and took my 2010 Mini One D off the road. Currently I am trying to resurrect it. My other car is a 2013 Countryman Cooper D All4. I am looking forward to reading lots of interesting stuff on this site about both BMW and Mini. George 🤗

Hello Guys, BACKGROUND: After 3 years of being SORN, I am now trying to put my R56 Mini One D back on the road. It was running perfect when parked up, but now it is quite rough and will not rev above 2700rpm. My OBD2 scanner cleared the engine light and detected and cleared a code for Mass Flow. But no other faults could be found. So I bought a Vlinker BM+ scan tool and downloaded BimmerLink and low behold, found another 12 codes that all cleared ok. However 2 codes now keep returning which say Glow Plugs 3 and 4 have failed. THE PROBLEM: Every time I go to any car parts website and enter my Registration Number my car details are correctly found and I am offered a list of compatible glow plugs. However, some of these are 4.4 volts, some 5 volts, some 7 volts and even an 11 volt option. Most of them tend to be 4.4 volt plugs, but how do I know which ones are correct for my car please? 🤔