8 replies to this topic

[barlos]

as a novice when it comes to engines and not willing to folk out 90 quid for miniman (knowle) to service my cherished cooper le mini, could anyone point me in the direction of self servicing an 98 mpi covering all the bases cheers.

[minidaves]

oil ,oil filter ,air filter, spark plugs, screen wash, antifreeze check/coolant change if tuimes up, ggrease all 8 grease nipples, adjust and inspect brakes and check operation of everything

job done

dave

[minimole]

if you have a haynes manual it covers servicing. if you dont have one then i suggest that you get one.

[Bigbudders]

There was a recent article in one of the more popular mini publishings describing a service on a mpi if you don't want to fork out for a haynes manual.

Although they are a wothwhile investment.... especially with mini's

[smalbutsweet]

where are the 8 grease nipples?

[Dan]

Suspension. 1 each on front top arm pivot shaft, top ball joint, bottom ball joint, rear radius arm pivot shaft, both sides. You need a proper grease gun (not one of those silly push gun things) with a flexible delivery tube and a tub or cartridge of LM grease.

The only thing you can't do without special tools is interrogate the ECU to see if it has any known problems that it's correcting for. You can buy a cheap fault code reader from Halfords which can help you with this if you feel you need to.

[Sprocket]

Incorrect servicing IMO is the reason why many cars suffer major aggro in thier later years due to neglect. Rover dealer service is more than an oil change, and on the lter MPI cars very important due to the complexity of the Safety restraint system requiring specialist tools and replacement of air bags at ten years old. The injection cars also require thir own maintenance procedures to keep them running correctly. Lack of dealer service on any Injection car is probibly why they eventualy cause severe running problems and also why you get articles in Magazines telling you how rip the injection out.

Find below the official Dealer service check sheet for your refference

[Sprocket]

piccies now uploaded

[minidaves]

apart from the airbag bit (goto look into that this yr as they are now becoming ten yrs old) thats what i do and i check all the covers etc. operation of everyhting. as you say sporket it more than an oil change

dave