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[Mini Minty]

Hi
I have recently bought a 35th Anniversary edition Mini Cooper (Minty). He is a Japanese Import and is in mint condition.
I am looking to do a few modifications to him and I want to start with the exhaust.
I had a look under Minty on Sunday and between the cat and the first rear silencer there seems to be some sort of sensor. I believe this connects to the ECU (but not hundred percent sure)
I want to put a RC40 Millennium Stainless exhaust on him, but I am not to sure what to do about this sensor.
Can i just take it off or does it have to be there for Minty to run?
Hope someone can help me!

Cheers

Dave

[beaubrad]

keep it if your going to keep her original ,wont be hard to weld the nut in the new exhaust brad

[rozzer1275]

a lot of jap imports skylines and such have a EGT sendor next to the cat, usally the wire is braided, also some eary cat cars had the lambda probe quite far down the exhaust.

[Mini Minty]

So am I going to need to keep the sensor there when I come to replace the exhaust?
Sorry my first mini I dont really know very much bout them!!

[Aria Aradhea]

Do you happen to have the red, round "EXH" warning in the lower right dash rail (usually next to the Rear Fog light switch) and/or the car make a "beep" sound for 1-2 seconds when you turn the ignition on? On Japanese cars there's a sensor to measure exhaust gasses from after the cat to a little box on the crossmember under the driver's seat to tell you when the exhaust gasses are waay above permitted limit.

When the ignition were turned on, the sensor perform a check-up, that's why the lights go on for a few seconds (1-3 sec) and a beep was heard. When it does this while you're driving, then your emissions are way out... I don't think they were connected to the ECU, though....

[PMM]

thought it was a lambda sensor......

I have a Jap Mini also with Cat I always took it as bring the a lambda sensor

I got myself this for mini via Ebay the bloke trades on there... http://www.minitrail...com/exhaust.htm

Has the the sensor hole and keeps the Jap theme

Edited by PMM, 18 November 2008 - 03:14 PM.

[Mini Minty]

Do you happen to have the red, round "EXH" warning in the lower right dash rail (usually next to the Rear Fog light switch) and/or the car make a "beep" sound for 1-2 seconds when you turn the ignition on? On Japanese cars there's a sensor to measure exhaust gasses from after the cat to a little box on the crossmember under the driver's seat to tell you when the exhaust gasses are waay above permitted limit.

When the ignition were turned on, the sensor perform a check-up, that's why the lights go on for a few seconds (1-3 sec) and a beep was heard. When it does this while you're driving, then your emissions are way out... I don't think they were connected to the ECU, though....

Yeah it does that beeping thing when i first put the key in!

[Mini Minty]

thought it was a lambda sensor......

I have a Jap Mini also with Cat I always took it as bring the a lambda sensor

I got myself this for mini via Ebay the bloke trades on there... http://www.minitrail...com/exhaust.htm

Has the the sensor hole and keeps the Jap theme

Thats is a very good website thank you.
What sort of exhaust do you have or your import?
Does it sound good?

[PMM]

The link Is the exhaust I have fitted.

Pricey though about £170 .

This is it fitted to mine... >> Clickky <<

Sound great in a Loud deep rumbling way... does come with a reducer that makes it less noisy.