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Midlife MINI
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Добавлен 26 ноя 2022
A channel about my midlife motoring journey and cars of friends.
Mini Cooper S Vanos Air Leak or Intake Duct Problem? Engine Management Warning
In this video I take the first step to diagnosing an Engine Management warning to do with an air leak.
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How My 2010 Mini Cooper Turned Into a Money Pit: The Shocking Repair Bill Breakdown
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In this video my Mini Cooper is back in the garage for yet another problem. This time a water leek! #waterleak #minicooperlove
Heating in Mini Cooper Not Working and winter is coming!!!
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In this video I explore why my heating might not be working and visit Charlie for some great advice.
Refurbished Mini Cooper 17" Bullet Wheels FITTED!
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It only took about two months but the Cooper now has a set of refurbished 17" Bullet wheels fitted! Hope you enjoy!
Mini Cooper S Country Drive - Testing the Neewer 6" Suction Car Mount with the DJI Pocket 3
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Mini Cooper S Country Drive - Testing the Neewer 6" Suction Car Mount Buy it here: amzn.to/455gZXQ #neewer #camerasuctionmount #minicooper
This Neewer 6" Camera Car Mount Is Harder Than 'The Rock'. Filmed with the DJI Osmo Pocket 3
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This Neewer 6" Camera Car Mount Is Harder Than 'The Rock'. Filmed with the DJI Osmo Pocket 3
Mini Cooper road trip to Poole in Dorset
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Mini Cooper road trip to Poole in Dorset
Friends of Midlife: Greg Howell's FULLY Rebuilt Porsche 964 Is A BEAUTY!
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Friends of Midlife: Greg Howell's FULLY Rebuilt Porsche 964 Is A BEAUTY!
Mini Cooper S Engine Management Light and running in Limp Mode
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Mini Cooper S Engine Management Light and running in Limp Mode
Sticking VW Scirocco / Golf / Tiguan Fuel Tank Flap Actuator Replacement
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Sticking VW Scirocco / Golf / Tiguan Fuel Tank Flap Actuator Replacement
DJI OSMO Action 4 - Low Light Night Time POV Drive In The Cooper #asmr
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DJI OSMO Action 4 - Low Light Night Time POV Drive In The Cooper #asmr
The PERFECT Action Camera Car Mount (Ulanzi SC-01)
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The PERFECT Action Camera Car Mount (Ulanzi SC-01)
R56 R55 How to Remove Or Change The Interior Dash Trim On A 2010 Mini Cooper S Walkthrough
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R56 R55 How to Remove Or Change The Interior Dash Trim On A 2010 Mini Cooper S Walkthrough
I Got A Fault With The Mini Cooper Headlights | FIXED!
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I Got A Fault With The Mini Cooper Headlights | FIXED!
Ulanzi SC-01 - Budget car camera mount to help make those top gear style car videos!
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Ulanzi SC-01 - Budget car camera mount to help make those top gear style car videos!
Fault Finding A Smoking MINI Cooper Engine.... Part 2
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Fault Finding A Smoking MINI Cooper Engine.... Part 2
Fault Finding A Smoking MINI Cooper Engine.... Part 1 ....The PCV Membrane/Diaphragm
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Fault Finding A Smoking MINI Cooper Engine.... Part 1 ....The PCV Membrane/Diaphragm
My Mini Cooper is in the garage again!!
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My Mini Cooper is in the garage again!!
Thank you mate for the excellent video! you saved me allot of money!!!
Welcome. Keep an eye on that water level. I was unfortunate and it was losing water due the crossover pipe between the water pump and the and thermostate housing.
#Mini #MINIHeadlampsLevelSensor #MINIHeadlampLevelSensor Thank you for that video My wife's Countryman has a similar fault and there is not really any info on these sensors and their locations! R60 F56 Mini MINI Mini ONE ALL4 Cooper Xenon Headlamp Headlamps
Thanks for the comment. Hope the video helped. If you are still struggling you could always call the guys at Stockton Auto Services on 01926 812504 but I guess that depends on your location.
found your channel as i searched for R56 and must say that its brilliant! i do not understand why you do not have more likes / subscribers? you are doing such a great job and your content is very entertaining!! also i enjoy watching english content ;-) greetings from germany✌👍
Thanks for the kind words. It’s really appreciated and greetings from the UK 🙏👍
Bad day becomes a lucky day
@@facebook2k7 very much so! I thought I was in for a huge repair bill at one point.
Hows it in the cold weather i find mine pops off very ez and worried it well fall of when driving
I can’t say I’ve tried it tbh!
youre funny man :D the little car told you its problems,you solved them and now youre on the road. try finding a missfire on a peugeot 106 2001 :D when the OBD 2 reader dont show sh/t :D
A car of love and hate in one!
What’s the cause of?
Hi. The Intake duct was damaged but the main cause ended up being a faulty Vanos solenoid valve for camshaft adjustment. We first swapped the one erroring from the rear to the front of the engine as there are 2 identical units. The fault error report went from the back of the engine to the front so it got replaced! The car (touch wood) has been fault free since the change. Hope this helps...
Had same issue. Saved me ton of money from going to mechanic. Simple fix.😊😊
@@sukhdevthind7644 good to hear 👌 I wasn’t quite so lucky as filling the coolant up resolved the heating okay but I was leaking water fast. Ended up changing the water pump and cross over pipe. Good as gold now though 👍
Had the same issue too and it saved me so much money - my son said it could be due to the coolant being low and he was absolutely right.
I remember way back in 2004 I bought a new mini and this same fault occurred after about 6 months, Mini actually sent a guy to my house to do the job on the drive...was a common fault apparently and he was running around all over the place changing them.
Poor guy lol. Glad yours got sorted when the issue was identified :-)
Glad I seen this mine running just like that!!!
Hopefully it's just your coil pack like mine. Sending good luck.
The connector can go only 1 way there is no way u can put it wrong
Good call. I wouldn’t have known that but good for others to know.
UPDATE: The engine management light came on again so guess what…. Back to the garage it goes…. TBC
Hi, is the magic arm removable? Thanks!
I don’t believe it does on this one. Looked earlier and it looks fairly permanent.
I don’t think so.
You cannot subscribe why not
Not sure what you mean?
Call cold hell before you find a great mechanic him !
Under recall! On some of the mini I did get mine replaced
You need a Xanax! you're stressing me out geez what a nightmare you're right I don't know I keep watching omg please no no ! 🤞🤞🤞Ugg but mine is old now idc I don't like any car right now R56 spark plugs expensive but isn't that normal wear and tear I thought ?
Sorry about that lol!
How do you subscribe to your channel there's no button for it? I did buy new tires because I don't like run flat tires at all they act like it's a big selling point it's a big no-no for me it's red red cars are bad luck maybe
How do you subscribe to your channel there's no button for it?
@@tm5346 you should be able to.
At least you have a mechanic that explains everything and you don't get ripped off good luck with that being a woman
Very true :-) Great guys
Nono I really hope NOT yikes people do say that ! But I go say it's been so far ok 98t miles 13 mini I love it one of my fav car Z3 & 3000 Gt of course VW bug 77 I cannot believe I sold that car I didn't want to! Year of driving it sold quick that was in 90 ugg S***
I still don't regret buying my mini she getting old I don't have Muke stuff Yet I if keep holding my breath I would be dead I don't understand why I don't have to add oil is my 1st issue on 13 mini have oil on #1 coil I flippped I know for sure mechanics sadly unfortunately I can't believe the people I used for years after warranty's run out on my BMW's actually. Try to tell 4000 for ton of crap it's been 6 years later who do you trust no one RUclips thank you for your video oh dog will learn a new trick from time to time lol
Another problem we don't need that! Thanks for video have great day so I'm glad you said that because when they get old they probably get arthritis like humans lmao
Another problem we don't need that! Thanks for video have great day
DO NOT continue to DRIVE a SMART CAR/mini DME fault code that POPPS up as TEMPORARY CODE....ONCE the TEMP CODE goes PERMANENT usually by CONTINUING to DRIVE as THEY IMPLIED ACTED here in VIDEO making YOU think it's OK to LIMP......it is NOT OKAY TO LIMP especially if FAULT CODE goes PERMANENT. ONLY the DEALER...HONESTY repair of PART or SYSTEM allows Emission Controlled DME to be RESET under PROPRIETARY computation by AFFILLIATED DEALER. KAY.....the BMW bought MINI to COVERUP a Computational LEMON FAILURES..multiples....violating Customer Civil Case RIGHTS and MECHANICS inability to FIXX the SIMPLE permanent codes after REPAIR... ALL reset videos ALSO are misleading NEVER discuss ....PERMANENT CODE reset PROCEDURE. THE DME is Programmed to SELF CORRECT while RUNNING so IF YOUR CODE is a SAY. U114 or U115 a NO START CODE aka.... HACKED or IMMOBILIZED because the DEALER or Private SHOP...sabataged your CAR AND REFUSED or MISDIRECTED by CLAIMING your CAR must be DIAGNOSED....and THEY try to FIXX everything YOU ask NOT TO FIXX but JUST RESET the DMA cuz YOU CHECKED...Battery Drain or SWAP of LOW BATTERY and FIXXED all TEMP CODES but ANY permanent CODES must be SELF CORRECTED via RUN TIME if IN FACT PERM.CODE was Repaired and OFCOURSE Perm.Codes can ONLY be RESET by Proprietary DEALER ASSOCIATED........DIY....cannot....YOU will be a SQUIRREL chasing THE NUT day after DAY.😊😊😊😊😊 TRUTHER.SatoSHhhhhh....let em KNOW we goin Class action.MECH.WARRIORS CREDIBILITY and CIVIL DEFENSE personal Car RIGhT to REPAIR STATES.
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Sure :-)
If your crap mini is so good how about a race, a mini and a scirocco lol
@@stuartcratchley4746 oh trust me, it’s all said in jest. I’ve had no end of problems with the Mini. 🤣
@@MidlifeM my life to, bring back the good old cars but I still want 206KW and all wheel drive LOL
@@stuartcratchley4746 And now I've done all the work to it I am considering an Audi TT LOL
Is there a button to push to make it work?
No, it happens when you operate the windscreen washers and I think only works when the lights are on.
I think these Minis are the car equivalent of a psychopath - full of charm on the face of things but equally full of dark secrets underneath! I can (not) fix her!
You know you could be on to something there. Funny as 🤣🤣🤣🤣
No pls don't say that
How much has he charged you for that 😢
@@_dYHA_ on this occasion i genuinely thought it was going to be an eye watering amount but the guys sorted me out for around £200. I was there for a fair time of the job and it definitely wasn’t a 5 minute job. Great guys down there. Charlie’s a good one 👍 Big shout to Charlie and Stockton auto services 🙏
As well as taking on the iconic British Mini name, BMW also took on the engineering standards of BMC's trade union days.
@@mintyprojects it would seem that way 🤣
hateful cars i had one same as this red 10 plate s up until may this year problem after problem. it was that bad i now drive a 1.2 03 plate vauxhall agila grandma car and i prefer it because it just works.
I feel your pain Mike. I’m hoping this one is problem free for a while now but I’m not holding my breath!!
they just seem to be cars that are great till the warranty runs out. iv'e heard the earlier r50/53 are more relaible. shame as they are lovely cars tbh. when i said hateful that was abit strong.
@@mikenewbold1699 I’m willing it to be a good car as I genuinely like it.
I can tell you for sure that if you won’t replace the valve steam seals on your mini there will always be some problems with the car! Missus has had some issues with the motor always ie rattle, smoke, uneven revs etc once we got the seals done the car is flawless. Obviously we’ve also got new timing chain, or few other things replaced but all in all it was needed in order to get the best out of the mini. Even though it is only a 2009 1.6 petrol old car !
Valve stems doesn’t sound a cheap job! How much was that job?
@@MidlifeM we’re in Belfast and they charged us just over a grand all in
What you’re getting done mate
Water pump on this occasion. It’s been leaking water for 2 weeks! Longer video in edit!
@@MidlifeM we’ve had this replaced too, make sure you do replace the crossover pipe also
@@_dYHA_ we did think about it but it looked okay and a pig of a job so left the original one on it. Hopefully it doesn’t prove to be a mistake!
@@MidlifeM not a bother then mate, if that what he said, you can always bring the mini back 🥹 💰
LOL I'm now famous! 🙂
Tell me your disaster Mini Cooper stories!
In fairness all this and more happened to the original Minis too, but they were made with recycled war time spam tins and araldyte.
And there was me thinking they were more reliable!
@@MidlifeM They were ok enough as long as there wasnt any moisture in the air. I swear they reacted like that school experiment where you dropped sodium in water. 😄
@@kcgeilfunnily enough mine doesn’t like damp mornings. More or less on every occasion I’ll get the engine management light on. I stop the car, then start it again and it’s back to life! Strange cars 🤣🤣
I have a Scirocco and it has this issue so thanks for the video. My other half had a Mini, it was a great car as long as you discount the boot struts failing and the boot hitting her on the head, the plastic door stays failed, the exhaust snapped in half, the clutch failed at 80 thou along with the dual mass flywheel, the coolant expansion tank split in half leaving her stranded, the power steering would intermittently fail which was really dangerous. Apart from all that it was a great car! (Lets not even mention the timing chain issues!).
@@sidecarbod1441 thanks for the comment and wow. Your other half had her fair share of issues. I’m planning on doing a video on all the issues I’ve had with mine 🤣
what the fuck
Water pump :-(
I'm getting my Osmo P3 next week! And looking for a car mounting gear.. this looks rock solid.. how fast were u driving? 😂 you said you had Ulanzi Sc-01 before.. should I get the Sc-02 or Neewer 6? 😂
@@Follower-l3v if you’re mounting it outside I’d say defo go for the neewer 6. Is super strong. I wasn’t driving too fast from memory. It’s quite scary sticking a £600 camera outside. You will love the OP3. I need to use mine more really. It’s habit using the action 4 all the time lol
@@MidlifeM thanks for the input, I will put that in my bucketlist then! Also, can't wait to try the OP3! Love your videos!
@@Follower-l3v thanks so much for that. I really need to try and do more! Such a slacker lol
UPDATE: The problem remains and the car is losing water…. TBC
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Thanks! Really helpful video! Did it mysel today.
Glad it helped and thanks for watching 🙏
engine runs like shit car smells like shit, how shit can a man take. 😂😂😂
I just got 3 different suction mounts. The SC-01, SC-02, and a big boy from Neewer that has a 6" suction and holds 80+ lbs. I figured try all 3, maybe risk my big cameras with the big mounts and use the SC-01 for my action cameras. However I found that I cant unscrew the center arm to place it in a different location or use different rigging setups. I cant tell if this is supposed to be fixed, or just so stuck in place it feels that way. Can anyone chime in if this is supposed to be removable? I would have to assume so else the other threads are too close to even be used.
Your dad's a chad I ripped my lid open s I am in the process of replacing both and this definitely helps Next time i'll buy a mini
@@FroggevPvp glad it helped 🤙
Do you have to unplug the battery first?
@@saramodzelewska4691 we didn’t and no harm was caused 👍
@midlifemini thanks 😊 I'm away to replace the actuator, Great video thanks 👋
@@saramodzelewska4691 welcome and good luck with it. It seems to be a common issue on these VW’s. Still at least they have less issues than Mini’s 🤣🤣
@midlifemini yeah defo, I can't complain for mine, just small easy issues, it's worth it 😃🏎🚀
Why do you need to change the wire as well which requires you to remove the trim? Can you not just change the locking unit itself?
The wire is hard wired into the switch. I guess you could try and pull the switch out and cut the wires and re-connect the new switch. That would be up to you if you wanted to try it though.
Awesome
Parked next to one last night, it had a for sale sign on it though
Criminal that lol.