hahaha, its a great little daily driver... easy to park, low cost ... They tax us to death on road tax and environmental issues with any bigger car... But I do have a Ford Ranger truck, as my workhorse and that is a light truck and low road tax. Its all about economy ..
Interesting, enjoyed the diagnosis and fix. With these modern computer controlled vehicles, it is actually possible to diagnose by using 'low tech' methods and not using any expensive tools like the fault reader. Fault reader is good, it shortens the diagnosis time but if one does not have one then a multimeter and or 12 volt and 3-5 volt bulbs can do the job. Also, taking into account the milage or age of the vehicle. The rest is just finding continuity of current in the system and homing in on the fault. ☘
well not really a voltmeter is not going to help you much on this situation. Look a OBD2 reader is already available for 50 euro and will help you with most stuff... without it will be trial and error, replace this, replace that part and in this case one would need to get a new O2 sensor or something else to do so... that will cost more.... and you never have an idea what the issue is.... I know, its a pain in the but those newer system and they get worse
Good evening Steve. Great video as always 😊 We’re just back from Brugge & Ghent for a little holiday and Christmas 🎄 shopping 👍🏻 I did think about you while we were there 🤩🏴
@ Hi 👋🏻 Steve. Yes we love Brugge and go every year where possible and try different towns. We did Ghent this time and didn’t think much of it really but enjoyed a boat trip learning a little bit about it’s history 👍🏻 Antwerp is also a favourite 🤩
Thanks for this video. I'd be glad to see more tips like this about your Mini. I own an older version, the R50 Cooper, and it's still a pleasure to drive. 150K Km and no serious issue but this bl**dy air conditionner system that never works when summer arrives.😄
Hi Steve, a couple of years ago, your Land Rover video helped me so much in finding the problem with the rear axle of my Series III, that I'm now very excited to see that you also drive a Mini (which is my other car, a 2013 non turbo R56). So I already ordered the code scanner you used in this video. I needed a new one and was wasn't sure which one to pick, so thanks for the tip. An echoing one of the comments below: My only real issue with the Mini is the weak air conditioning. Are you up for making a video about that? It would be super helpful to hear from a trusted source how to test it to see if performance with within specs, what you can do yourself and what to leave to the pros, and what to watch out for when dealing with them. All the best from Connecticut, USA, and Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays to you and yours... yes , mine has also the AC issues... the gass tends to escape over time and needs a refill. Typical you would use a trial fill that colors blue wherever you have a gasleak, then the system will pomp it out and replace it with the cooling gas... I might do one ( Video) in the near future.... Thanks
On my opel with gasoline engine A14XER the O2 sensor failed at 80k km. It was a Bosch from the factory. I have replaced both O2 sensors also with Bosch because they are OE and hopefully they will last at least the same. On my other car a Renault with 1.6 mpi gasoline engine O2 sensor failed at 182k km. And it was the original sensor NGK. I put a new NGK. They seem to be better quality than Bosch. 😅
Good one Steve, I need you opinion sir. I have a car from accident is not badly damage everything in the engine bay still look fine. But is crank no start. I noticed that the car has no communication and no 5v ref in sensors. No security light blinking. No engine light I don't have wiring diagram and in south Africa no where you can find wiring diagram. So because the ecu is not awake I suspect power and ground so I think to feed 12 v on pin 16 of OBD2 and ground on pin 4 or 5. Do you think this way I can power my ecu Your follower Moshitoa south Africa
Hi man, I don't think so.... Don't forget that the ECU is in essence a computer. It needs power and that should not come through the OBD2 interface. That is a communication channel ... I don't know which car you have, but first make sure that the normal power supply is applied and that the ECU is not held down, so no boot.... Did you check with an ODB analyser if you can communicate with the ECU ? Also note that other systems in the car , like the saftey and environmental, ABS and gearbox may have their own controllers and all these talk together over a CAN bus... so one can hold down the others... without details on the car its hard to tell.
I would have expected a connoisseur like you to have an R53 rather than an R56 :)
hahaha, its a great little daily driver... easy to park, low cost ... They tax us to death on road tax and environmental issues with any bigger car... But I do have a Ford Ranger truck, as my workhorse and that is a light truck and low road tax. Its all about economy ..
Interesting, enjoyed the diagnosis and fix. With these modern computer controlled vehicles, it is actually possible to diagnose by using 'low tech' methods and not using any expensive tools like the fault reader. Fault reader is good, it shortens the diagnosis time but if one does not have one then a multimeter and or 12 volt and 3-5 volt bulbs can do the job. Also, taking into account the milage or age of the vehicle. The rest is just finding continuity of current in the system and homing in on the fault. ☘
well not really a voltmeter is not going to help you much on this situation. Look a OBD2 reader is already available for 50 euro and will help you with most stuff... without it will be trial and error, replace this, replace that part and in this case one would need to get a new O2 sensor or something else to do so... that will cost more.... and you never have an idea what the issue is.... I know, its a pain in the but those newer system and they get worse
Good evening Steve. Great video as always 😊 We’re just back from Brugge & Ghent for a little holiday and Christmas 🎄 shopping 👍🏻 I did think about you while we were there 🤩🏴
Hi, Did you enjoy it ? The grote markt should be nice.
@ Hi 👋🏻 Steve. Yes we love Brugge and go every year where possible and try different towns. We did Ghent this time and didn’t think much of it really but enjoyed a boat trip learning a little bit about it’s history 👍🏻 Antwerp is also a favourite 🤩
Thanks for this video. I'd be glad to see more tips like this about your Mini.
I own an older version, the R50 Cooper, and it's still a pleasure to drive. 150K Km and no serious issue but this bl**dy air conditionner system that never works when summer arrives.😄
Thanks for the comments
Hi Steve, a couple of years ago, your Land Rover video helped me so much in finding the problem with the rear axle of my Series III, that I'm now very excited to see that you also drive a Mini (which is my other car, a 2013 non turbo R56). So I already ordered the code scanner you used in this video. I needed a new one and was wasn't sure which one to pick, so thanks for the tip. An echoing one of the comments below: My only real issue with the Mini is the weak air conditioning. Are you up for making a video about that? It would be super helpful to hear from a trusted source how to test it to see if performance with within specs, what you can do yourself and what to leave to the pros, and what to watch out for when dealing with them. All the best from Connecticut, USA, and Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays to you and yours... yes , mine has also the AC issues... the gass tends to escape over time and needs a refill. Typical you would use a trial fill that colors blue wherever you have a gasleak, then the system will pomp it out and replace it with the cooling gas... I might do one ( Video) in the near future.... Thanks
On my opel with gasoline engine A14XER the O2 sensor failed at 80k km. It was a Bosch from the factory. I have replaced both O2 sensors also with Bosch because they are OE and hopefully they will last at least the same. On my other car a Renault with 1.6 mpi gasoline engine O2 sensor failed at 182k km. And it was the original sensor NGK. I put a new NGK. They seem to be better quality than Bosch. 😅
Thanks for the comments
Good one Steve, I need you opinion sir. I have a car from accident is not badly damage everything in the engine bay still look fine.
But is crank no start. I noticed that the car has no communication and no 5v ref in sensors. No security light blinking. No engine light
I don't have wiring diagram and in south Africa no where you can find wiring diagram.
So because the ecu is not awake I suspect power and ground so I think to feed 12 v on pin 16 of OBD2 and ground on pin 4 or 5.
Do you think this way I can power my ecu
Your follower
Moshitoa south Africa
Hi man, I don't think so.... Don't forget that the ECU is in essence a computer. It needs power and that should not come through the OBD2 interface. That is a communication channel ... I don't know which car you have, but first make sure that the normal power supply is applied and that the ECU is not held down, so no boot.... Did you check with an ODB analyser if you can communicate with the ECU ? Also note that other systems in the car , like the saftey and environmental, ABS and gearbox may have their own controllers and all these talk together over a CAN bus... so one can hold down the others... without details on the car its hard to tell.
Do you use anti-seize in your installation? Might save headaches for the next time.
Yes, I do
It's better to use some copper paste for the thread.
Indeed, that makes it easier to remove it when needed