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Author Hyper Blue Mini Cooper S Project - SOLD
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6th Apr 15 at 18:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would be too it looks boss mate

Give them wheels a wash though you scruff haha
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6th Apr 15 at 19:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Haha that's only a weeks worth of driving that mate

And I did right after I took these photies
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6th Apr 15 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Don't beleive ya

Where the "cleaned the car" pics lol
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6th Apr 15 at 19:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's too dark to take them now
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Be dirty by the morning haha
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6th Apr 15 at 19:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will be with my drive to work mate
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Same here my car gets rotten fucking massive trees all around the house too haha
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6th Apr 15 at 20:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looking good - I fancy a shot at a cooper S to see how it gors
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Looking good - I fancy a shot at a cooper S to see how it gors

Thanks pow. Prices have come down a fair bit I've noticed recently. Just make sure you get a facelift
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Think I seen you this morning looked pretty cool not my kind of car but got to say it was smart
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Think I seen you this morning looked pretty cool not my kind of car but got to say it was smart


Where abouts mate?
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I saw this too the other day. Friday actually. Front looks too low imo
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I saw this too the other day. Friday actually. Front looks too low imo


Where abouts??
It's not actually that low to be fair. Drives fine and doesn't scrape .
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I just came from the tunnel was in a astra van with pictures of engine on haha
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I saw this too the other day. Friday actually. Front looks too low imo


Where abouts??
It's not actually that low to be fair. Drives fine and doesn't scrape .


Was on a stag do, stayed at Brunswick Docks travel lodge and saw it just down the road from there. Walked down to the kfc on the Friday and saw it on my there.
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I just came from the tunnel was in a astra van with pictures of engine on haha


Haha was that you? I saw you looking as I was trying to read what your van had wrote on it.

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I saw this too the other day. Friday actually. Front looks too low imo


Where abouts??
It's not actually that low to be fair. Drives fine and doesn't scrape .


Was on a stag do, stayed at Brunswick Docks travel lodge and saw it just down the road from there. Walked down to the kfc on the Friday and saw it on my there.


Yer I work just down the road from there at Renault Nissan. Probably saw it parked outside there
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So. My clutch slave had started to go. Was starting to cream in gear and struggle going into reverse.
Anyways. Got underneath it to replace the slave.... Guess what, water pumps been leaking. Badly.

So into the garage. Stripped down.
Front end off.
Radiator and aircon rad off with the surround.
Air intake
Alt belt
Supercharger and water pump all off
How it was after a couple hours.



Noticed the standard crank sensor o ring leak. So while I'm in there.


Noticed the alt belt was cracked with a couple bits missing too, so that will be done at the same time.
Also been noticing a little rattle from the chain recently. So thought while its in bits might aswel chuck a chain kit on there too.

Not really much to it to be honest.
Bottom pulley off

Removed the tensioner and side casing
Then removed the rocker box, and span it round to time it up properly.
Got it timed up. Released the tensioner then realised you have to remove the cam sprocket to remove the chain and guides properly.
Ball ache. Usually I would just sick a spanner or mole grips on the flat spot of the cam. No such luck here as the rockers cover it. Spat my dummy out and gave up for the night. Will continue tomorrow
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Wow

Drove a turbo one in convertible form the other day on the 63, what's the supercharged one like in comparason?
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Much better
R56 (turbo) will be abit quicker in standard forms but the r53 (supercharged) is much easyer to get power from. Cheaper to work on.
And personally I think handles better than the r56.
Plus the engines in the r56 are absolutely awful. Terrible pugeot engine that they use. Common for chains skipping. Coking up. Turbos going soft. Oil burning.
BMW even tell you they "should" use 1ltr every 1000 miles
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Not gunna lie I quite enjoyed my little roof down jaunt!
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Not gunna lie I quite enjoyed my little roof down jaunt!


There still a nice drive even with the top cut off.
Just can't wait to get this thing back on the road now.
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Been away with the Mrs for a few days in the lakes. Had a lovely time. ( Stayed at The wild boar inn in Windermere for anyone that's interested. It's fantastic would suggest it to anyone)
Anyways. Got back home this afternoon and thought I'd crack on.

Anyways. Timed up as close as I could get but it turned out to of stretched pretty much a full tooth.... Chain pulled off. New chain and guides fitted. Tensioner refitted (I replaced this with a new one a few weeks back) chucked the side casing back on. Pulley. Alt tensioner. Rocker box and then cracked on getting the supercharger, water pump and all the gubbins back on.
Few pictures.
Side casing back on and together



Most of my new parts just in case anyone wants any part numbers.


New crank sensor o ring vs old one


Cleaned this mess up


Fitted the cranksensor


New water outlet gasket behind this ally adapter


Charger and new water pump back on


All hoses and intake system refitted, wired up and ready to bolt the front end on tomorrow


Couple hours fiddling tomorrow and its be all back together and rebled. Looking forward to driving it again now.
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Finally got round to finishing this today.
Woke up and got straight to it.
Spent a while just going over everything just to make sure it's all tight and routed right and everything.
All good. So on with the front end.


Plugged everything in. Cranked it over with the coilpack to get the oil pressure up for the tensioner.
Plugged in the pack.
Fired it up.
Went first time. Idle levelled out. Perfect!
Filled with coolant. Ran it up to temperature. Got it bled up. Went for a drive.
Done and dusted.


Pulls a lot harder than before. Due to the timing being off previously.
Glad to be back in it.
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Such a stunning motor this in the flesh!
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Really like this

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