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[burnerking]

hi all,

new to the forum so hi to all.

i'm hoping someone can help, when ever it rains (usually heavy rain) my mini starts the splutter/jump/mis-fire. it's very worrying especially when your down the motorway.

I went to get it fixed at jonspeed - they said i had a hair line crack somewhere (I'M bit vague on this, sorry) and they fixed it. it has been working fine until today!

what is the problem? i understand it's damp getting in places but where and how can i stop this.

thank you in advance

[cowboy]

sound like a usual mini probem in the rain, either the dizzys getting wet or water spalshing up onto the coil.

do you have the splash guard for the dizzy fitted? its a plastic bit that sits behind the grill

[burnerking]

sound like a usual mini probem in the rain, either the dizzys getting wet or water spalshing up onto the coil.

do you have the splash guard for the dizzy fitted? its a plastic bit that sits behind the grill

[burnerking]

sound like a usual mini probem in the rain, either the dizzys getting wet or water spalshing up onto the coil.

do you have the splash guard for the dizzy fitted? its a plastic bit that sits behind the grill

no it hasn't - i've heard about this, i'LL fit a plastic sheet in front of it. will any plastic sheet do?

[BiMU]

I had this problem before! I broke down on a massive roundabout, had to push it all the way around!

I tried the rubber glove trick, plastic in front of the electrics trick... by far the best thing to do is to change the cap, and leads... a general service. When was the last time you had a service?

[Retro_10s]

And leccy 'nition conversion helps too

[spiezels]

Rubber glove did trick for me,

i had the splutter last week,

whacked a marigold on and i have drivin on dual carriagways and motorways with lots of spray for the last few days and its been fine.

screw buying a £50 peice of plastic splash guard haha

[wilcooper]

Ye common bugger!

I actually was on the motorway today with all the spray and foot down in 4th, and all of a sudden she started to slow down on her own accord was weird, just raised my foot off the gas and she was ok

[burnerking]

i'm glad it's a common mini problem and not just with my mini - if you know what i mean. i'll defo try the rubber glove trick - do i just put it over the dizzy?

thanks for the help.

[Retro_10s]

screw buying a £50 peice of plastic splash guard haha

lol someoine tried to scam you mate you can get them for £20 but aye... the price can be tremendous sometimes... shocking really when you can just make your own.

[spiezels]

screw buying a £50 peice of plastic splash guard haha

lol someoine tried to scam you mate you can get them for £20 but aye... the price can be tremendous sometimes... shocking really when you can just make your own.

no that was with mini spares am sure someone gave me a link once and it was £40 at least.

[monkey]

i'm glad it's a common mini problem and not just with my mini - if you know what i mean. i'll defo try the rubber glove trick - do i just put it over the dizzy?

thanks for the help.

Pretty much. Just cut the ends of the fingers of and poke each lead through a different finger, and pop the main glove bit over the dizzy... works a treat.