2002 MINI Cooper and Cooper S

So that is all the work carried out so far on the car. It got used a lot while I was doing the cambelt on the audi. I haven't even given it a wash


It's issues are catching up with it now though.
It has a noisy clutch release bearing. There's also another more worrying noise coming from the gearbox. It only happens when the engine is cold. I don't fancy stripping the gearbox. The bearing kits are about £150

Other issues are;
Sloppy gear linkage
Needs front tyres
Electric mirror switch wired the wrong way
Lambda sensor
Slight radiator weep
Cam cover oil leak
Steering sloppy
Temp display on rev counter reads -40
Speedo needle sometimes sticks
Passenger door doesn't unlock
Rear wiper spring missing
Needs a service

Just doing the tyres and clutch adds up to half the value of the car. If the gearbox needs new bearings then that could be the whole value.

I'm undecided what to do with it at the minute.
It's at a place where I wouldn't get what I paid for it with its faults but I could end up paying the value of the car fixing it.

Having said that, if I do fix all the faults and give it a good service it could be worth more than what I paid and I could recoup some of the money spent.

Either way, there's a manual box ready to go in the audi so I'll need this while that's happening

i have a silver parts car with a good box but dead clutch

I got an offer from a mate at work I couldn't refuse.

A 52 plate Cooper S. I've known Dave for years and he's always had this car so I know it had been looked after.

It was parked up in the works carpark January when he went away with work on detachment. Due to covid they ended up spending 6 months out there. When he got back the car wouldn't turn over. He tried jump starting it but it still wouldn't turn over. So he got a new battery. Still wouldn't turn over.
So he bumped it while being towed with another car and got it going and drove it to the other side of camp. The drive belt snapped in the car park and it started to get hot after that so he shut it off and left it.
He's always got the car mot'd and serviced at BMW so went and asked them how much it would cost to fix but ended up leaving with a BMW 2 series.

WeBuyAnyCar.com were offering him £50 for it as it is or £600 working. I offered £200 and it was mine.

Paid the man and took some obligatory pictures








The paint on the bonnet and front bumper is hideous. It hasn't been painted in daves ownership so must have a a front end bump at some point. The rest of the paint looks original and in fairly good nick. The interior is very god and still has the original overmats which has kept the carpet in good nick.

Work done over the last few years that he can remember has been 2 new wheels from BMW as the old ones were corroding and full stainless scorpion exhaust. He says it's been serviced at every mot since he's got it too. Unfortunately he's kept no paperwork which is a shame.

The fault turned out to be a seized alternator. The car is missing its undertray and the alternator is right at the bottom so I'm guessing that getting covered in road salt over the winter and then parked up for 6 months didn't agree with it.
It did start and run though. Sounded really tappety.

You can just see a crack running round the alternator


More soon!

I was give one with only 3 pistons in for free. Put an engine in it and my mate has it 3 years. Cool fun little car. Alternator did exactly the same thing to me when I borrowed it for a few weeks. Had to do a 10 mile drive running out of electricity, lost power steering, just made it home.

Had to do front wishbone bushes, which is a pain as the bolts go from the top down so subframe drop job.

Enjoy it. Any question I now know them pretty well!

Front wheel bearings come as a hub assembley.
And 9 times out of ten are usually quite easy to do.
I done a dog rough mini on an 04 recentley front bearing that was on 120k and that came apart easily.
Just 4 bolts from behind the hub and lots of wd40 and hammer action!