Community Status Updates

Fast Ivan

yes again
Feb 26 2015 07:50 PM

willava182

yes but i found the breaking somewhat disappointing :/
Feb 26 2015 08:00 PM

pusb

Thanks, its only a temp thing. Cant afford the brake conversion kit and new wheels at the same time!
Feb 26 2015 08:22 PM

The Matt

Yes
Feb 26 2015 07:40 PM

firstmini

Happy anniversary :)
Feb 13 2015 06:00 PM

Sam

bought mine 10 years ago to the day!
Feb 13 2015 07:03 PM

ukcooper

The other day they had a trip to Crystal Palace and where playing the Italian job tune .
Feb 09 2015 06:32 PM

The Matt

It's like a stop *******. There are 3 screws on top of the float chamber. Have a Google and check it out. You sometimes just get grit in the valve and it doesn't shut off the fuel supply so it just overflows.
Feb 07 2015 03:04 PM

The Matt

Stopcock*
Feb 07 2015 03:04 PM

pusb

I had a look 10 mins after turning the car off, and everything on the carb seemed bone dry. Could it have just been some condensation that I seen dripping from it?
Feb 07 2015 04:07 PM

sledgehammer

-1 in my garage at the moment
nothing getting done
Feb 06 2015 06:31 PM

RedRuby

Yes, you need to remove the pads and then the two bolts holding the caliper and shields to the hub. No need to drain system just hang the caliper up with a piece of wire to take strain off the flexi pipe.
Jan 30 2015 09:31 PM

oscat

You could always just pull them off... Mine managed to fall off on their own accord!
Jan 30 2015 10:39 PM

1984mini25

if you use a pair of water pump pliers you can push the pads back just enough to remove the calliper without having to even remove the pads, disturbing the split pins that would then need to be replaced. just remer to pump the pedal a few times when everything is back together before you drive off though.
Jan 30 2015 11:21 PM

pusb

He explained the reason for giving oversills as an advisory was because it sits on top of the original body rather than in it.
Jan 16 2015 02:51 PM

cal844

How can he tell the NSR shock has reduced damping??
Jan 16 2015 10:21 PM

pusb

While the car was jacked up he got this big stick and wedged it under the tyre and tried to lift the wheel, but it hardly moved. He then showed me the same thing on the OSR and the wheel lifted right up.
Jan 16 2015 10:28 PM

Anthony30

Good luck! :)

Jan 14 2015 11:08 PM

pusb

I'm not going to investigate it too much, I'm scrapping it as its not worth doing anything with. Just curious as to what it can be.
Jan 10 2015 01:32 PM

markyB

snapped cam belt ?
Jan 10 2015 03:48 PM

pusb

I'm thinking cambelt. Annoying thing is I've just sold the car on eBay, the guy was supposed to pick it up this afternoon. Went to start it up this morning, started OK for a second and then cut out, I tried again and then it just sounds like its cranking really fast.
Jan 10 2015 05:14 PM

Ben_O

Glad it helps
Jan 02 2015 04:10 PM

tomb1992

its a Rover. i think that counts as a fault )
Jan 02 2015 05:18 PM

Steve220

Unless you're over 60, I wouldn't bother.
Jan 02 2015 05:35 PM

M J W J

It depends on how carefully you drive. My mum's astra managed about 60K miles before we traded it in. It juddered like hell though towards the end.
Jan 01 2015 06:13 PM

M J W J

As others have said. Its better to change it now and a mini is a lot easier than some cars.
Jan 01 2015 06:13 PM

pusb

Its not on my Mini, its on my daily car. To replace the clutch will cost more than the value of the car anyway so I will just be putting it on ebay. Just need it in the meantime to travel around looking for a new car
Jan 01 2015 07:06 PM