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[iansmini]

Hi all,
I purchased my mini a few months ago it is a mayfair but really everything else is cooper!!!! the engine size is 998cc and complete with cooper extras and fittings! To get the car road worthy the whole gearbox needed to be refurbed as second gear was none existant and one side of the gearbox had rotted away the engine needed stripping as the gear box was eating the damn thing and new clutch and other gearbox parts the whole thing cost well over a £1000 and now I have discovered that there is a loose cable from the brake fluid resevoir (that has rotted too!) because of this the rocker swith on the dashboard is lit quite often asking me test my brakes which is terribly annoying as they work. Does any know how and where to purchase the cable or the bit that plugs into the brake fluid resevoir because i have looked seemingly everywhere thanks for your time and help in advance!!!!!!

[Jammy]

Moved to Technical.

[Ethel]

The lit rocker switch is telling you to check the brake fluid if your master cylinder is the type with connectors on the screw cap. If it is dodgy wiring any carspares, electronics shop, or scrapyard will have a suitable replacement length.

[iansmini]

thank you for your time but it wasnt the whole wire i was looking for it was just the connecting copper single point contact on the end do you have any idea where i could pick one up from?

[Dan]

If you mean the connector on the wire, it's just a spade connector and a suitable replacement can be found at any motor factor. If you want one that looks like the original you will need to try an auto electrical specialist such as Vehicle Wiring Products, Pole Volt or Auto Electrical Supplies. If you mean the connector on the cap, it's part of the cap. You need a new reservoir cap. This is normally what fails as the brake fluid eats the brass strip inside the cap float switch and it eventually breaks. When you get a new one, keep the rubber plug off the existing one as a new plug is not included in the replacement. This plug is supposed to form a button that allows you to press down the float as a test of the low fluid circuit.

[iansmini]

hi again thanks for all your help, i take everything each of you said and will put good use of your knowledge into practice as soon as i can take time off work!!!!!!!!! and if i have many more problems which can't be solved by myself i know who to turn to!!!!!!!!!!