HOW TO DIAGNOSE and FIX a Noisy Mini Cooper | Removing Valve Cover

[@theaveragejoebody]

Hell Yeah! I bought a countryman from my dad. The oil filter/cooling housing is leaking, and they want $2500 to fix. This will be my biggest job yet but im going to do it myself. The hardest part is going to be putting it into front end Servicing mode. I need to remember exactly how to put it all back together. Thought about using a Gopro and then just rewind the footage. Sorry for the long comment, but you got yourself a new subscriber.

[@kickasspowdercoating]

Thanks for watching! Let me know if you need any pointers it’s not that bad to do you can do it !

[@theaveragejoebody]

@kickasspowdercoating Thank you!

[@Retread268]

That was pretty solid, deserved another comment for the algo

[@kickasspowdercoating]

Thank you 🙏

[@granthansen7438]

Good video I have a cooper with N12 and a countryman with the N16 Engines so helpful and informative to watch, many thanks.

[@kickasspowdercoating]

Hey thanks for watching!

[@darrenharley6150]

The water pump tensioner on European cars is electronic controlled. When cold there is no drive between the crank pulley and water pump pulley. Once the engine warms up the engine ecu moves the the tension so it starts to spin the water pump. It’s just away of getting the engine upto temperature quicker.

[@christianarmoryworks]

Sir, you have more patience than. I do 😂

[@kickasspowdercoating]

It took years to develop that lol 😂

[@christianarmoryworks]

@kickasspowdercoating oh I bet. Great video sir

[@kickasspowdercoating]

Thank you 🙏

[@geraldsanderson6162]

that little pinch roller looks like it belongs in a tape recorder. well i remember 1950s record players used rubber rollers to drive the turntable. so i guess there is a precedent to use pinch rollers to drive water pumps. just so funny.

[@Braj651]

Good job. Tight conditions I know. Love rev

[@kickasspowdercoating]

Rev loves his fans 😀😎

[@Mini-Driver]

Just found your channel. I'm a 1st Gen (R53 & R52-S) MINI guy, but I liked your diag & fix.

[@kickasspowdercoating]

Thanks for watching 😀😎 I appreciate it！

[@kickasspowdercoating]

Thanks Jimmy I like your channel as well just subscribed !!

[@dorysch1]

I just fixed one just like that it had a code in it for the variable cam timing solenoid changed solenoid and voila fixed read the codes :)

[@kickasspowdercoating]

Nice 👍🏻 thanks for watching 🙂

[@readmore7180]

The reason the pulley is like that is all to do with emissions. The water pump is disengaged/has less drag on it until the engine warms up, once it's warm the tensioner is engaged. There is still a bit of a flutter from the engine, I would replace the chain tensioner too tbh. The chain issues that those minis had was pretty much always down to that tensioner. The tensioner fails, the chain goes slack and slaps against the chain guides which are plastic and it breaks them. If that happens it's then pull the whole chain out and the sump to get the broken plastic out. Then fit new chain and guides and tensioner etc etc. Replacing just the tensioner now can save you grief in the long run.

[@anthonybelyea1964]

I had the same noise with the idler tensioner for the water pump

[@FrankKinlan888]

The idler takes the strain off the waterpump so you don’t need larger bearings and seals. The actual waterpump hadn’t failed. Some of the comments show a lack of understanding, those idler bolts are a pain though.

[@thomasbrown-h1b]

The tensioner is to allow the water pump to not run until the engine warms up then it moves to engage the pulleys. For quick warm up. Reduced emissions

[@kickasspowdercoating]

No, it’s engaged all the time

[@sindalgraff]

The Idler pulley definitely should not be engaged all the time.

[@TheRedgtv2000]

You should’ve replaced the water pump while you were in there much less labor for next time. That also depends if the customer wanted to spend another $60 for the part.

[@samkitty5894]

Perhaps the timing is off... sounds like valve noise...

[@samkitty5894]

Sorry friend, the noise is still there. That is not a normal sound. My guess is that the starter gear (solenoid) is stock touching the fly wheel gear. I've seen this happen few times. Find a piece of wood, or a long socket extension and hit it against the starter with a hammer. See if it disengages, and the noise goes away.

[@kickasspowdercoating]

Sorry for what I fixed the noise

[@samkitty5894]

@@kickasspowdercoating No you did not. That is not a normal sounding engine.

[@kickasspowdercoating]

@@samkitty5894 did you watch the entire video? I clearly found the noise. It was the missing piece of the pulley on the water pump that was making the noise making the tensioner bounce for the belt.

[@joansmith8215]

If that car was returned to me sounding like that I wouldn’t be a happy bunny.

[@samkitty5894]

@@joansmith8215 Great mechanic can tell a lot about the engine by listening to the sounds it is making. Also by putting hand on exhaust and looking for skips or burps in ignition. Smooth running engine will have uniform "puff puff" coming from the exhaust.

[@andysaunders3708]

Grateful that you showed us that clip tool. I still hate anything involved with VW/BMW/Audi, etc, especially that so-called Mini. Giant, amorphous and unreliable blobs.

[@kickasspowdercoating]

That tool is great

[@andysaunders3708]

Effing primitive engineering. Designed by accountants.

[@andysaunders3708]

Now it sounds just like a regular diesel...

[@andysaunders3708]

I'd prefer not to fix them. I'd rather never see another one, TBH.

[@jamesgarage4327]

Use a car stethoscope to determine from where the noise is originating

[@kickasspowdercoating]

@@jamesgarage4327 I have several of them they work great this car every thing is so tight

[@markwoodrow8140]

👍

[@Wisey_83]

That particluar car doesnt look like its been owned well...at all. And that there-in is the Actual real problem with these cars - poor, or lazy, maintenance.

[@Wisey_83]

Also, you need a hoist haha. Everything becomes easier on a mini with a hoist!

[@kickasspowdercoating]

Iam helping him get it up to speed with maintenance . He just got new tires and alignment. 👍🏻

[@juli12345istRecorsi]

I think you could have just disengaged the idler pulley to test if it’s the cause. No need to remove it.

[@kickasspowdercoating]

No, you have to remove it it’ll still touch it and spin

[@Wisey_83]

Thats ok for diagnosing shitty water pump puley. Just changing mine now, LOL.

[@petea7323]

They are Peugeot engines. Tensioner is 100% a French design. BMW should have never used this Peugeot engine.

[@kickasspowdercoating]

I totally agree junk

[@ianwheat1577]

They are made pretty crappy that tensioner what a silly idea Cars are just made to self destruct with all that plastic crapp

[@kickasspowdercoating]

I totally agree

[@kickasspowdercoating]

Ya they are junk !!!

[@bobbythompson3544]

BMW this is a disgrace!