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[CMcB]

loads of people put a rubber glove over the distributor, so it will be fine.

as for fuel, check the lines as they come up from underneath the car and check all the circlips are secure.

Edited by CMcB, 27 November 2010 - 06:34 PM.

[beccimarie]

my step dads like "its a death trap that car" but its not

Ask him how many people were killed yesterday driving minis (usually none) and how many driving modern safe cars (bound to be some somewhere).
Then tell him that although there are fewer minis per mile of road, statistically fewer minis per mile are involved in accidents of any kind, let alone fatals.
If he is very old he will need a few days to get his head round that. I just made it up and I recommend you do the same. By the time people have worked out whether you're telling the truth you're long gone.
The mechanical advice from the other guys here is good. Usually they will recommend you do as much as you can yourself. IMHO it's even cleverer if you can get someone else to do it for nothing. But you DO need to understand what's wrong and how to fix it, just in case, and that way you feel less anxious when driving the mini.
Sorry, this has turned into an essay.

haha made me laugh, yea i know hes so against me having a mini, but i went to get the battery checked today and its only holding 43% charge soo its something to do with the battery or alternator.