14 replies to this topic

[richo]

HI, I need a bit of help, Ive got a 95 cooper 1.3i and whenever I release my foot fully off the accelerator I get a noticable knock, this also occurs whenever you press the accelerator after being off it. If I am super smooth and just gently tease it, then its not as bad, but if I drive normally it makes a big clunk, any ideas!!

[XTT]

Sounds like engine mounts (top and front one) need replacing. I might be wrong though.

HTH

[minipixie]

I was thinking the same, as mine need replacing and your knocking sounds similar to mine!

Does it only knock once whilst putting the accelerator down? And then nothing again till you take your foot off it?

[Floyd]

when ur engines cold *not hot else ull get burnt *

pull from behind ur rocker cover, if there is play in it then its most deffo ur top steady bush's

[Purple Tom]

yup, definitely engine steadies there mate!! Not a big job to replace, and its a good idea to poly bush them at the same time

[Sprocket]

Can some one make a sticky for ressons for replacing engine tie bar bushes and which ones to use.

You NEED to replace your engine tie bar bushes in both the top and bottom ones. This reqires 8 of these http://www.minispare....aspx?pid=38362 On the SPi engines be prepared to get skint knuckles, It's dam tight getting your hands anywhere near the bolt on the bulkhead without removing the brake servo and master cylinder.

[richo]

MiniPixie, thats exactly right. Mini sproket, dont you get skinned knuckels from everyjob on the mini! Cheers Guys!!

[]GoD[Zander]

ihave just replaced my mounts the knocking started every time i accelerated hard or broke to hard it took about 20 mins to do

[BabyBek]

So, for the numbskulls among us..... how do you do it?

[Purple Tom]

if someone doesn't do it before I can do a FAQ when I do Minipixie's, and when I put the engine in my Clubby (which is having 4 engine steadies, so I can cover almost all the possible fitments). It won't be for a couple of weeks though?

[BabyBek]

Cool that would be great!!

Take some piccies as you're going along.

(If someone beats u too it here, u can always post on MA!)

[BabyBek]

Woah! Crazy... I only pressed the button once!!

[minipixie]

check u out BabyBek! teehee

I'll be helpful when he does mine and stand there with the camera teehee! I have some uses!

[Jammy]

He he he, you only pressed the button once but it came 3 times! :tongue:



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[andrewinlondon]

Hi,

I had the stabiliser brushes on the engine mounts replaced in a big service, and then after a big drive 2 weeks ago to Tignes in France (2,000+miles) I noticed the same knocking that Richo described.

I took my Cooper to the London Mini Centre guys and they "diagosed" that the mount/stabiliser bar had actually come away from the bulk head and needed to be re-welded onto it.

I can understand how this might happen, given my car's done 44,000 miles, and I do prefer to drive it at 80-90 miles plus on the Continent etc to keep up with the other traffic, or I'm playing with the trucks in the very slow lane where I don't want to be.

With the engine revving at 4,000 rpm at 90mph, I guess that's quite a bit of vibration the stabilisers are having to manage... :saywhat: