I've just bought a r53 and stumbled onbyour channel after looking for vids on maintainance etc, I know nothing about mechanics etc, but you have made me keen to have go after watching your video's! Well done for your fantastic and well made vids! Your explanations in simple terms help greatly! I've subscribed to your channel! Keep up the good work! All the best from Yorkshire! 👍👍🙂🙂🙂
Hi David, thanks so much for your message!! I'm so so so glad we can help! If you ever need a hand with parts feel free to message us on our website www.modamini.co.uk . If you ever need a hand with anything let me know :) Miriam xx
Great Video it helped me ordering the parts for the job thank very much on a lighter note its great to see young ladies coming into the workshop I'm encouraging my daughter to join me in the garage.
So glad we can help! Definately get your daughter out there, it'd handy to know how to change a wheel (if you break down) or know how to check and change fluids aswell! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment, Miriam xx
Thanks to your video I've just spent the last 3 days replacing my timing chain. It was very awkward, as most things are on an R53. Most of the time was spent removing parts to get to the chain and then replacing the parts once it was fitted. I did refer to your video a couple of times to check I was on the right course. Keep your videos coming. They're great!
Im glad it was helpful even if in just a little way! We found the r53 relatively straightforward to do the timing chain on, how did you find it? Thanks for your comment, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage it is straight forward it's just very cramped and can be difficult to work around things. The chain only took about an hour to change. The journey was getting to it and then replacing everything. Well worth it though!
I'm quite fortunate as I have really small hands so I can get to bits easier l, guys in the garage get me to do stuff all the time they can get a hand to! Miriam xx
I wish I'd seen this video earlier. I just paid $118 US (on ebay) for replacement valve cover bolts. If I'd seen the video, I would have gotten the stainless bolt kit instead! Keep up the great videos!
Aww that's really annoying!! If you ever need parts shipped over there we might be able to help! It's really annoying that the bolts are so expensive from BMW they aren't anything special but they charge a fortune for them! Thank you so much for watching Raymond really appreciate that, Miriam xx
Just received my cover gasket and my crankshaft pulley for my 2004 R53... now I just expecting my belt removing tool and... just need to do the job ! Thanks for your clear and nice video ! Greetings from France 😉 !
You are most welcome! If you get stuck feel free to contact us via email at contact@modamini.co.uk and we will do our best to help :) Merci d'avoir regardé, Miriam xx
Great video! Really helps when you want to do these jobs yourself. The sound is the biggest problem throughout the video it keeps going in and out. Hope that issue gets resolved
RUclips have cut the sound out because the music in the background is no longer copyright free.... I'm really not sure how to fix it! We are working on it though :) so sorry for the inconvenience but I'm so glad it helped! Miriam xx
Excellent video 👍, I will now be able to start the job on my R53 with the correct parts, tools and hopefully without any of the unwanted surprises! Thanks 😁.
There is so much stuff I could do to my Silvia myself after watching videos... It's just finding some dry space. Contemplating weather it might be cheaper hiring a lock stock container and doing the work under a roof at least. Thanks so much for these videos and hope there's many, many more. thank you!
Hi Graham, thanks for getting in touch! The bolts are actually part of a kit, you get the bolts, washers and the rubber gaskets for £25 delivered. If you wanted me to sort them out for you let me know :) all the best, Miriam xx
Really not to bad to do on these :) make sure you but a decent kit though, don't stinge as it will go! And make sure you get the head checked over buy an engineer :) good excuse to fit a big valve head ;) as they are restrictive on these cars! Miriam xx
Hi great video. Need a bit of help. My timing chain holders broke, and the chain cracked the timing chain oil cover, and the tensioner was not working. I think the chain was slipping. How do I find TDC after I have replaced the chain with the fact that the chain has been slipping. Thanks for your help . My car is an R53
Apologies for the late reply! You can find tdc using a long screwdriver down the spark plug tube on cylinder one :) When it's at its highest point, that's tdc :) you ideally need to keep turning the engine manually until you get tdc and all the arrows aligned with the chain :) hope this helps, Miriam xx
I have been chasing an issue in my R52 for months that caused it to go into limp mode. I finally gave up and had a mechanic look at it. Turns out the cranks shaft pulley (/harmonic balancer) rubber had perished. The pulley was wobbling, and scrapped up the timing chain cover. He replaced it, plus the front main seal and belt, and seems much better. I think I could have done it myself after watching this video, but just didn't have the time or energy. Next year, I hope to get back to some maintenance - supercharger oil change, oil cooler gaskets. Plus try my hand at redoing the flaking clearcoat.
The crank pulley isn't to bad to be fair probably the easiest to do with the correct tools available :) thanks so much for watching the video we really appreciate it :) Miriam xx
The supercharger oil change seems a bit complicated, but since my car has 102k miles on it, it is probably a good idea as preventative maintenance. Any tips on tools that make it easier?
You can definitely insert the guides with the chain in place, even without the front end already ripped off for ease of work. Also the crank sprocket dot (the top one) should be right on that line on the block. If it all lines up properly your pistons should all be even plane using equal rods for measure. I had severe chain stretch and both the cam and the crank sprockets jumped teeth so I had to time from scratch. While I was there I replaced everything with a complete timing kit.
That's really interesting I did not know that! Live and learn everyday! I don't think it's to bad a job on these mini's to be honest it takes time but it's not particularly hard to do. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage definitely not a difficult job I had to complete my timing job on my butt, in the dark with a flashlight (and a small auxiliary light) because my r53 is my daily transporter to work. Wheels up to wheels down was about 4 hours as I was taking care of things while I was there as well. I can confidently say I can do the job in half the time wheels up to down. I think the toughest part is getting the pin in for the belt removal man who designed that nonsense as a solo job...
Thank you so much! It's hard trying to find the time to make the videos so we aren't as regular as we should be but we'll get some more up soon! Miriam xx
Thank you so much! Hmmmm not that we have noticed... but we haven't watched it since it went live so will play it back and have a look :) thank you soo much for watching, Miriam xx
Hey I had a question. At 44:25 into your video after you installed the tensioner back in I saw that the cam is in a different position. Is that because you have to get it to top dead center before starting the car? Because in the Bentley manual I see that the cam and crank sprocket in relation are in a different position than yours. The cam at about 2o'clock and the crank at 6o'clock. I have it set up like how you guys did with the timing tool in cam at 12o'clock and the crank at 3o'clock. I just really wanna be sure before starting up my car. Please help thanks. J.
We had a technical glitch on ours while we recorded, we accidently turned the engine, then we had to move it back... you need to make sure the arrow and the darkened links on the chain align on both sprockets and then you will be fine! I hope this helps, Miriam xx
My crankshaft sprocket has rotated one notch round when trying to pull it with a puller, so I just try and rotate it anti clockwise a notch to get in back align?
Yea you should be ok, as long as when you put the chain on the coloured chain links align with the arrows this is critical! :) I hope this helps, Miriam xx
Hmm that's a tough one, ours was on 110k I'd say a safe bet is around the 100-120k usually the tensioner starts getting lazy first :) thanks so much for watching, Miriam xx
Would I may suggest to clean the oils and grime off areas your are working before removing parts. Reduces the chances of getting crud into the engine. Besides that great job! Keep it up!
One very important thing you missed... you NEED to put anti sieze on any stainless fasteners especially when going into a dissimilar metal like aluminum. My guess is that at least a few of those valve cover bolts are now in there for good and will need drilling. The longer you wait to take them out and put them in properly with anti sieze the less likely you are to get them out at all especially if some road salt gets in there and speeds up the corrosion (yes aluminum corrodes in case you didnt know that, its the white powdery build up you can get off with a wire brush). If that is a returning customer i strongly recommend getting the car back in there to do that because it would really suck to have to do a cylinder head replacement or at the very least removal and repair if those bolts were to snap.
That's great advice! I've never personally had this as an issue but I do know certain metals react with each other so I do get it! Thanks for the tip! Miriam xx
Yea it's defos worth draining the oil and fitting a new filter at the same time :) also make sure you change all the gaskets and o rings! It's not worth not doing it!! Thanks so much for watching :) Miriam xx
Julian Goulbourne0 seconds ago Need a bit of advice. Is it possible to discharge the ac radiator by yourself if you want to replace the ac radiator I know there are two ports of the left hand side of the mini r53/r52/passanger side.. I wanted to change the ac radiator.
To discharge safely you need a machine that will essentially suck out what you have left in, it connects to the valves you mention and removes all the gas. Any company that does ac regases should be able to do this :) The only other way is to release the gas to the atmosphere, this is ILLEGAL in the UK, if you are in Israel as your name suggests this may be different but its very bad for the environment and shouldn't be done. Hope this helps, Miriam xx
The engines in the R53 minis were built by tritec they were also used in some Chrysler's and now in Fiats :) Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment ❤️ Miriam xx
Awesome job, trying to do this myself in a week or two; and wow there is a lot to do. I particularly enjoyed the commentary. Sounds just like me, while I’m working on my cars, lol. Also I just got my mini so I’m pretty new, but I would love to hear about how you got into mini, and diy. It’s clear how much time, and care you put in on the work in the video, and it’s obvious you love the car.
Thats such a great idea for a video showing how we got into it :) the Mini's are great cars to learn on, they are pretty simple and easy to work with :) if you get stuck with anything feel free to drop us a message on facebook or instagram and we will do what we can to help :) thanks so much for watching, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage just did a mess of stuff to my mini thinking it would fix this noise...worked for a couple days then came back...idea what this ? ruclips.net/video/PIm_k8rsYj0/видео.html
Perhaps the idle pulley or alternator! Easiest way to check that noise is to take off the aux belt, start the car (don't let it run long as the waterpump won't be running but will be OK for a minute or so) if the noise goes, you know it's something to do with on of the pulleys or the aircon/alternator. If it stays... the hunt begins! Hope this helps, Miriam xx
Great job! Just one question because this is what I worry about the most when doing any mechanic work; did you torque all the bolts to specifications or just hand tighten?
We torque up the important bolts like the cam sprocket bolt, crank bolt etc, but the others are just done by feel.probably a bit naughty I know but as it's my own car I'm not to bothered. If I was working on someone else's then I'd ensure everything was torqued to spec. Thanks so so so much for watching and taking the time to comment, Miriam xx
Just replacing all the bolts that hole the cover down, mostly they are really corroded nowadays so they are worth replacing :) hope this helps, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage heck yeah it did thank you. This video actually helped me with some insecurities I was having after buying my mini. I researching after about all the issues had instant buyers remorse.
Don't use cheap ones, not worth the risk really. We went with one that's tried and tested and so far no issues at all :) covered 8k miles and various trackdays and it's been fine :) Miriam xx
Got to the last bolt at the front rounded off banged a 7mm on it nope then 6mm still wouldn’t come out :( also I don’t know if it’s RUclips or what but it keeps going mute
Ahh man they can be sooo bad! It's 50/50 as to whether they come out nice or not! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Miriam xx
Great video! I appreciate the extra commentary on how the parts work and how they fit. I’m sure this took a lot of time to put together. Please wear safety glasses next time. :-)
Thanks so much for your comments :) completely agree with the goggles haha we realised this and got some in for our tie rod end video haha so hopefully from now on we should be OK :) thanks again for watching! Miriam xx
Unfortunately RUclips :( the uncopyrighted music we used got copyrighted so RUclips cut the sound wherever that song appears and ruined the video... I need to try and see if we have another copy of it anywhere and replied it but I have a feeling its on a dead laptop :( really sorry for the inconvenience :( Miriam xx P.S. thanks for trying to watch! Hahahah
Yea, unfortunately, it's been flagged for copyright :( So the audio cuts out... I really need to remake it! Thanks for watching and commenting! Miriam xx
I've tried to watch this video on my phone and my computer, and both times says 'This video is unavailable on this device' all of your other videos work fine though, strange
Anyone else not able to see the video any longer? i was about to start mine and use this as a reference. skimmed it a few weeks ago it and its the best one i found on this... bummed.
We are looking into this but just cannot work out why it isn't working :( I'm sooo sorry we are.trying to get in touch with RUclips about it but so far no response! We are doing what we can though. So sorry for the inconvenience, Miriam xx
Thank you so much for watching :) we will do we try to upload as much as possible but struggle to find the time! More content coming soon though :) Miriam xx
I don't know why but when it comes to the important parts of the video the sound cuts out.. especially when you're explaining the timing and taking it off. Makes it a bit difficult.
Apologies yea we know :( unfortunately we have a copyright claim on the music and it removes all sound at those points :( it's really annoying but we need to re record it one day. Feel free to give us a call and I'm sure we can help :) Miriam xx
Well done its a job i dread doing. When using that big impact gun try not to use extensions as you loose torque through them also when using a torque wrench try not to use extensions.
This video keeps losing audio. The background music being stripped off? Would really prefer videos without the background noise. Love your work and thank you for sharing. Hope the dialog can be fixed.
Really sorry for this... essentially the video has been copywrited by RUclips... so it cuts all the sound out that has copywroted material :( we will have to remake it annoyingly 😞 really appreciate you watching though! Miriam xx
Hahahaha yea we were covering a lot of work and videos at the same time so there was quite a bit apart for sure! Thanks so much for watching :) Miriam xx
Thanks for watching :) you are correct, we are in no way associated with Mod Mini - we do however love his videos and content :) We run a company in the UK www.modamini.co.uk so our RUclips channel maintains this branding. Our channel was originally Mod A Mini... We renamed it and added 'Garage' when we realised the similarities to help differentiate between the 2 :) hope that this helps! Miriam
@@ModAMiniGarage Mod A Mini is a great validation of Mod Mini's techniques and tools from another perspective from a lady and gentlemen in the UK. And you make Mod A Mini is fun to watch - thanks Miriam.
Unfortunately the music in the video got copyrighted and RUclips cut the sound out where the talking should be really annoyed but there's nothing we can do about it :( I will need to remake the videos sometime but its really hard as this took HOURS! Sorry its not the best 😞 Miriam xx
How rich are you??? If you can keep me supplied car parts I may just be bought or maybe just a few creme eggs? 😂 thanks so much for watching, Miriam xx
I've just bought a r53 and stumbled onbyour channel after looking for vids on maintainance etc, I know nothing about mechanics etc, but you have made me keen to have go after watching your video's! Well done for your fantastic and well made vids! Your explanations in simple terms help greatly! I've subscribed to your channel! Keep up the good work! All the best from Yorkshire! 👍👍🙂🙂🙂
Hi David, thanks so much for your message!! I'm so so so glad we can help! If you ever need a hand with parts feel free to message us on our website www.modamini.co.uk . If you ever need a hand with anything let me know :) Miriam xx
This is perfect. You actually demonstrate mechanics in the real world. I had those exact problems with my rocker cover!
Hahaha I just try my hardest not to make the problems worse. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage Ditto, but without as much success as you!
Great Video it helped me ordering the parts for the job thank very much
on a lighter note its great to see young ladies coming into the workshop I'm encouraging my daughter to join me in the garage.
So glad we can help! Definately get your daughter out there, it'd handy to know how to change a wheel (if you break down) or know how to check and change fluids aswell! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment, Miriam xx
Thanks to your video I've just spent the last 3 days replacing my timing chain. It was very awkward, as most things are on an R53. Most of the time was spent removing parts to get to the chain and then replacing the parts once it was fitted. I did refer to your video a couple of times to check I was on the right course. Keep your videos coming. They're great!
Im glad it was helpful even if in just a little way! We found the r53 relatively straightforward to do the timing chain on, how did you find it? Thanks for your comment, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage it is straight forward it's just very cramped and can be difficult to work around things. The chain only took about an hour to change. The journey was getting to it and then replacing everything. Well worth it though!
I'm quite fortunate as I have really small hands so I can get to bits easier l, guys in the garage get me to do stuff all the time they can get a hand to! Miriam xx
I wish I'd seen this video earlier. I just paid $118 US (on ebay) for replacement valve cover bolts. If I'd seen the video, I would have gotten the stainless bolt kit instead! Keep up the great videos!
Aww that's really annoying!! If you ever need parts shipped over there we might be able to help! It's really annoying that the bolts are so expensive from BMW they aren't anything special but they charge a fortune for them! Thank you so much for watching Raymond really appreciate that, Miriam xx
Just received my cover gasket and my crankshaft pulley for my 2004 R53... now I just expecting my belt removing tool and... just need to do the job ! Thanks for your clear and nice video ! Greetings from France 😉 !
You are most welcome! If you get stuck feel free to contact us via email at contact@modamini.co.uk and we will do our best to help :) Merci d'avoir regardé, Miriam xx
Great video! Really helps when you want to do these jobs yourself. The sound is the biggest problem throughout the video it keeps going in and out. Hope that issue gets resolved
RUclips have cut the sound out because the music in the background is no longer copyright free.... I'm really not sure how to fix it! We are working on it though :) so sorry for the inconvenience but I'm so glad it helped! Miriam xx
Excellent video 👍, I will now be able to start the job on my R53 with the correct parts, tools and hopefully without any of the unwanted surprises! Thanks 😁.
awesome! I really hope that it helps :) i would say watch the whole video before starting as I did have to go back on myself a couple of times haha!
There is so much stuff I could do to my Silvia myself after watching videos... It's just finding some dry space. Contemplating weather it might be cheaper hiring a lock stock container and doing the work under a roof at least. Thanks so much for these videos and hope there's many, many more. thank you!
yes we couldn't do it without our barn! hopefully one day we can have a garage attached to our house :-)
Hi guys spot on video could you tell me please {video stage 51:28 time} what size the bolts are that you used ?
Thanks
Graham
Hi Graham, thanks for getting in touch! The bolts are actually part of a kit, you get the bolts, washers and the rubber gaskets for £25 delivered. If you wanted me to sort them out for you let me know :) all the best, Miriam xx
Great video I've been offered a mini cooper s that needs a headgasket after watching a few of your videos I am confident in doing it myself
Really not to bad to do on these :) make sure you but a decent kit though, don't stinge as it will go! And make sure you get the head checked over buy an engineer :) good excuse to fit a big valve head ;) as they are restrictive on these cars! Miriam xx
The best thing about it is its free do you have to do the timing chain at the same time I've never done a headgasket so I have no clue
Hi great video. Need a bit of help. My timing chain holders broke, and the chain cracked the timing chain oil cover, and the tensioner was not working. I think the chain was slipping. How do I find TDC after I have replaced the chain with the fact that the chain has been slipping. Thanks for your help . My car is an R53
Apologies for the late reply! You can find tdc using a long screwdriver down the spark plug tube on cylinder one :) When it's at its highest point, that's tdc :) you ideally need to keep turning the engine manually until you get tdc and all the arrows aligned with the chain :) hope this helps, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage Thanks
I have been chasing an issue in my R52 for months that caused it to go into limp mode. I finally gave up and had a mechanic look at it. Turns out the cranks shaft pulley (/harmonic balancer) rubber had perished. The pulley was wobbling, and scrapped up the timing chain cover. He replaced it, plus the front main seal and belt, and seems much better. I think I could have done it myself after watching this video, but just didn't have the time or energy.
Next year, I hope to get back to some maintenance - supercharger oil change, oil cooler gaskets. Plus try my hand at redoing the flaking clearcoat.
The crank pulley isn't to bad to be fair probably the easiest to do with the correct tools available :) thanks so much for watching the video we really appreciate it :) Miriam xx
The supercharger oil change seems a bit complicated, but since my car has 102k miles on it, it is probably a good idea as preventative maintenance. Any tips on tools that make it easier?
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You can definitely insert the guides with the chain in place, even without the front end already ripped off for ease of work. Also the crank sprocket dot (the top one) should be right on that line on the block. If it all lines up properly your pistons should all be even plane using equal rods for measure.
I had severe chain stretch and both the cam and the crank sprockets jumped teeth so I had to time from scratch. While I was there I replaced everything with a complete timing kit.
That's really interesting I did not know that! Live and learn everyday! I don't think it's to bad a job on these mini's to be honest it takes time but it's not particularly hard to do. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage definitely not a difficult job I had to complete my timing job on my butt, in the dark with a flashlight (and a small auxiliary light) because my r53 is my daily transporter to work.
Wheels up to wheels down was about 4 hours as I was taking care of things while I was there as well.
I can confidently say I can do the job in half the time wheels up to down. I think the toughest part is getting the pin in for the belt removal man who designed that nonsense as a solo job...
I Love you're passion for mini's. You're great keep it up...
Thank you so much! It's hard trying to find the time to make the videos so we aren't as regular as we should be but we'll get some more up soon! Miriam xx
You're are great keep it up
Is it just me or is the sound missing from parts of this video? Despite this still great job and helpful
Thank you so much! Hmmmm not that we have noticed... but we haven't watched it since it went live so will play it back and have a look :) thank you soo much for watching, Miriam xx
Hey I had a question. At 44:25 into your video after you installed the tensioner back in I saw that the cam is in a different position. Is that because you have to get it to top dead center before starting the car? Because in the Bentley manual I see that the cam and crank sprocket in relation are in a different position than yours. The cam at about 2o'clock and the crank at 6o'clock. I have it set up like how you guys did with the timing tool in cam at 12o'clock and the crank at 3o'clock. I just really wanna be sure before starting up my car. Please help thanks. J.
Sorry I meant get no1 cylinder to top dead center?
We had a technical glitch on ours while we recorded, we accidently turned the engine, then we had to move it back... you need to make sure the arrow and the darkened links on the chain align on both sprockets and then you will be fine! I hope this helps, Miriam xx
My crankshaft sprocket has rotated one notch round when trying to pull it with a puller, so I just try and rotate it anti clockwise a notch to get in back align?
Yea you should be ok, as long as when you put the chain on the coloured chain links align with the arrows this is critical! :) I hope this helps, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage it worked out fine, thanks for the video without it i wouldnt have done it :)
Your most welcome :) enjoy the car, Miriam xx
how may clicks on the clock should the chain & guides be replaced - thank you
Hmm that's a tough one, ours was on 110k I'd say a safe bet is around the 100-120k usually the tensioner starts getting lazy first :) thanks so much for watching, Miriam xx
Would I may suggest to clean the oils and grime off areas your are working before removing parts. Reduces the chances of getting crud into the engine. Besides that great job! Keep it up!
Thanks so much for this! Thats a really handy and yet obvious tip... I cant work out why we didnt do that!!
One very important thing you missed... you NEED to put anti sieze on any stainless fasteners especially when going into a dissimilar metal like aluminum. My guess is that at least a few of those valve cover bolts are now in there for good and will need drilling. The longer you wait to take them out and put them in properly with anti sieze the less likely you are to get them out at all especially if some road salt gets in there and speeds up the corrosion (yes aluminum corrodes in case you didnt know that, its the white powdery build up you can get off with a wire brush). If that is a returning customer i strongly recommend getting the car back in there to do that because it would really suck to have to do a cylinder head replacement or at the very least removal and repair if those bolts were to snap.
That's great advice! I've never personally had this as an issue but I do know certain metals react with each other so I do get it! Thanks for the tip! Miriam xx
Im about to do mine. Sorry for the noob question. But do i need to drain the engine oil first before opening the oil pump cover? Thanks in advance.
Yea it's defos worth draining the oil and fitting a new filter at the same time :) also make sure you change all the gaskets and o rings! It's not worth not doing it!! Thanks so much for watching :) Miriam xx
Great job this time you do it very well! Nice job!
Thank you so much, Miriam xx
Julian Goulbourne0 seconds ago
Need a bit of advice. Is it possible to discharge the ac radiator by yourself if you want to replace the ac radiator I know there are two ports of the left hand side of the mini r53/r52/passanger side.. I wanted to change the ac radiator.
To discharge safely you need a machine that will essentially suck out what you have left in, it connects to the valves you mention and removes all the gas. Any company that does ac regases should be able to do this :)
The only other way is to release the gas to the atmosphere, this is ILLEGAL in the UK, if you are in Israel as your name suggests this may be different but its very bad for the environment and shouldn't be done.
Hope this helps, Miriam xx
Hello I have a question the 2002 r53 163cv engine which manufacturer is it. thank you
The engines in the R53 minis were built by tritec they were also used in some Chrysler's and now in Fiats :) Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment ❤️ Miriam xx
Awesome job, trying to do this myself in a week or two; and wow there is a lot to do. I particularly enjoyed the commentary. Sounds just like me, while I’m working on my cars, lol. Also I just got my mini so I’m pretty new, but I would love to hear about how you got into mini, and diy. It’s clear how much time, and care you put in on the work in the video, and it’s obvious you love the car.
Thats such a great idea for a video showing how we got into it :) the Mini's are great cars to learn on, they are pretty simple and easy to work with :) if you get stuck with anything feel free to drop us a message on facebook or instagram and we will do what we can to help :) thanks so much for watching, Miriam xx
@ 12 min ...why is that odd bolt sticking out of the crank pulley ?
That's one of the pulley puller bolts... Why it's there I do not know! Hahahaha good spot! Thanks so much for watching, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage just did a mess of stuff to my mini thinking it would fix this noise...worked for a couple days then came back...idea what this ?
ruclips.net/video/PIm_k8rsYj0/видео.html
Perhaps the idle pulley or alternator! Easiest way to check that noise is to take off the aux belt, start the car (don't let it run long as the waterpump won't be running but will be OK for a minute or so) if the noise goes, you know it's something to do with on of the pulleys or the aircon/alternator. If it stays... the hunt begins! Hope this helps, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarageappreciate it ...will give it a shot
Great job! Just one question because this is what I worry about the most when doing any mechanic work; did you torque all the bolts to specifications or just hand tighten?
We torque up the important bolts like the cam sprocket bolt, crank bolt etc, but the others are just done by feel.probably a bit naughty I know but as it's my own car I'm not to bothered. If I was working on someone else's then I'd ensure everything was torqued to spec. Thanks so so so much for watching and taking the time to comment, Miriam xx
What did you use the rocker bolt set for ?
Just replacing all the bolts that hole the cover down, mostly they are really corroded nowadays so they are worth replacing :) hope this helps, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage heck yeah it did thank you. This video actually helped me with some insecurities I was having after buying my mini. I researching after about all the issues had instant buyers remorse.
@@ModAMiniGarage how is that timing chain kit though ? It seems kind of cheap nervous about doing such a big job and using cheaper parts
Don't use cheap ones, not worth the risk really. We went with one that's tried and tested and so far no issues at all :) covered 8k miles and various trackdays and it's been fine :) Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage cool thank you Miriam I appreciate you a lot . Have a great day
I LOVE a girl who works on her own car!
Hahaha thank you so much, I try my best but make more errors than fixes I swear! Thanks for watching, Miriam xx
Got to the last bolt at the front rounded off banged a 7mm on it nope then 6mm still wouldn’t come out :( also I don’t know if it’s RUclips or what but it keeps going mute
Ahhhh man we are trying to fix it! But seems to be impossible :( did youbmanage to get them off in the end?? Thanks for watching, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage no another thing needed doing I’m going to end up drilling it : s thanks
Your rocker cover bolts went out much nicely than mine
Ahh man they can be sooo bad! It's 50/50 as to whether they come out nice or not! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Miriam xx
There’s a definite sound issue. Was audio before the intro, then silence till about 2.43 and it’s not during fast forward section
Most annoying :( I'll have to speak to RUclips :( thanks for letting me know :) Miriam xx
Great video! I appreciate the extra commentary on how the parts work and how they fit. I’m sure this took a lot of time to put together.
Please wear safety glasses next time. :-)
Thanks so much for your comments :) completely agree with the goggles haha we realised this and got some in for our tie rod end video haha so hopefully from now on we should be OK :) thanks again for watching! Miriam xx
What happened to the sound after the intro.
Unfortunately RUclips :( the uncopyrighted music we used got copyrighted so RUclips cut the sound wherever that song appears and ruined the video... I need to try and see if we have another copy of it anywhere and replied it but I have a feeling its on a dead laptop :( really sorry for the inconvenience :( Miriam xx P.S. thanks for trying to watch! Hahahah
Excellent video and so helpful. Subscribed and liked!
audio issues?
Yea, unfortunately, it's been flagged for copyright :( So the audio cuts out... I really need to remake it! Thanks for watching and commenting! Miriam xx
I've tried to watch this video on my phone and my computer, and both times says 'This video is unavailable on this device' all of your other videos work fine though, strange
That's really weird! It's doing it on ours aswell... I'll look into it ASAP! Thanks for trying to watch it... Miriam xx
Anyone else not able to see the video any longer? i was about to start mine and use this as a reference. skimmed it a few weeks ago it and its the best one i found on this... bummed.
We are looking into this but just cannot work out why it isn't working :( I'm sooo sorry we are.trying to get in touch with RUclips about it but so far no response! We are doing what we can though. So sorry for the inconvenience, Miriam xx
its back up!!!! finally!!!!
Nice job. Well done 👍.
Thank you :) Miriam xx
GREAT VID , please keep them coming :)
Thank you so much for watching :) we will do we try to upload as much as possible but struggle to find the time! More content coming soon though :) Miriam xx
I don't know why but when it comes to the important parts of the video the sound cuts out.. especially when you're explaining the timing and taking it off. Makes it a bit difficult.
Apologies yea we know :( unfortunately we have a copyright claim on the music and it removes all sound at those points :( it's really annoying but we need to re record it one day. Feel free to give us a call and I'm sure we can help :) Miriam xx
@ModAMiniGarage okay, and other than that, great video, yall explained well and went over a lot. Thanks for it.
Great channel and content!
Thanks Mike 😊 that means a lot! Thank you so much for watching, Miriam xx
The garage is a MANS place! begone !
Hahahahahahaha I have had the surgery!
Well done its a job i dread doing. When using that big impact gun try not to use extensions as you loose torque through them also when using a torque wrench try not to use extensions.
thank you for the advice - I will definitely remember this for another time :) just annoying when there's sometimes hardly any room haha!!
🔥🔥 awesome video
thank you so much!
This video keeps losing audio. The background music being stripped off? Would really prefer videos without the background noise. Love your work and thank you for sharing. Hope the dialog can be fixed.
Really sorry for this... essentially the video has been copywrited by RUclips... so it cuts all the sound out that has copywroted material :( we will have to remake it annoyingly 😞 really appreciate you watching though! Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage thanks for confirming. Really love hearing the explanations. The musak isn't necessary. Very sorry they cut the audio out on you. :(
I just bought one recently and it sounds bad and needs to be replaced. I like the car, but just has so many problems.
This sounds like a fun little project! See it through will be so worth it!! Let me know if we can help in any way! Miriam xx
You seem to have dismantled the whole car!
Hahahaha yea we were covering a lot of work and videos at the same time so there was quite a bit apart for sure! Thanks so much for watching :) Miriam xx
Nice video
Thank you :) might have some errors but the basics are there :) thanks for watching! Miriam xx
LOL, nice title there !!! " by FEMALE " - I wonder if I can train my Dog to do it? LMFAO
If I can train Miriam, you can defos train a dog! Hahahaha thanks for watching, Jon
@@ModAMiniGarage - LOL Hahahahahaha!
جيد
Good
Thanks for watching! Miriam xx
oooh the audio. ..
Sorry :( we need better gear but it's kit cheap! Thanks for watching, Miriam xx
It’s unfortunate but I think you are trying to capitalize on ModMini’s channel
Thanks for watching :) you are correct, we are in no way associated with Mod Mini - we do however love his videos and content :)
We run a company in the UK www.modamini.co.uk so our RUclips channel maintains this branding. Our channel was originally Mod A Mini... We renamed it and added 'Garage' when we realised the similarities to help differentiate between the 2 :) hope that this helps! Miriam
@@ModAMiniGarage Mod A Mini is a great validation of Mod Mini's techniques and tools from another perspective from a lady and gentlemen in the UK. And you make Mod A Mini is fun to watch - thanks Miriam.
Great vid, thanks for sharing. Sub'd
Your most welcome, need to get some more content recorded! Thanks so much for watching, Miriam xx
Sound is horrific. You have muted most of the talking.
Unfortunately the music in the video got copyrighted and RUclips cut the sound out where the talking should be really annoyed but there's nothing we can do about it :( I will need to remake the videos sometime but its really hard as this took HOURS! Sorry its not the best 😞 Miriam xx
Will you marry me 😂 😂😂😂
Yes!!! Where can I meet you ;) thanks for watching Miriam xx
Marry me👸
How rich are you??? If you can keep me supplied car parts I may just be bought or maybe just a few creme eggs? 😂 thanks so much for watching, Miriam xx
haynes manuals aint just for men you know
Juat like a woman
Long winded
GET TO THE POINT .
Hahahahahahah thanks for watching and commenting :) Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGaragestay golden pony boy 👦