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MiniGrin
If you didn't know since it came back from the garage bob the cooper has been running really rough, to the point where at 2,000 revs it hold back, looses 10 mph, makes a sucky/blowy/scrape noise from the engine bay, backfires and goes again. And is rough as hell the rest of the time. At first I thort it was just either an ignition issue - damaged ht lead, or just from lack of use. Chatting to someone at work, worked it out its probably the timing belt, so the sucky noise was in fact air b...

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IainStallard
Checked valve clearances? Sounds silly but can have a huge effect
Feb 11 2014 09:33 PM -
MiniGrin
AAh right, haven't got into looking into it, I was a little annoyed and took it strait round to him, but im hoping it could be something like vacuum hoses - corroded from being outside, but if its not, I will be ready to kill that garage, and if he dares to put up a fight when it comes to fixing it! :P
Feb 11 2014 09:47 PM -
MiniGrin
it was a sensor on the back of the engine he had clouted when he took it out, adjusted and now all good, runs nicely, one less issue :)
Feb 14 2014 10:48 PM