More BOOST for the R53 (Reduction Pulley) + Broken Supercharger Fix

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In this episode we finally fix the weird supercharger noise that my 2002 Mini Cooper S R53 is making. It also is a good occasion to fit a KAVS 15% reduction pulley that will spice up the Mini's power quite a bit.
MERCH:
0:00 Intro
0:56 Carly
2:14 The Plan
3:52 Front End Service Mode
6:29 Freeing Up The Supercharger
11:52 Supercharger Inspection
18:40 Removing The Pulley
20:58 Supercharger Service
24:09 Preventative Maintenance
25:26 Reassembly
26:42 Test Drive
29:37 Outro
25:42 Outro
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[@jaredlines3177]

I’m not gonna lie, after watching your E28 front end restore, I completely forgot you bought a Mini. I love your channel man, you deserve way more views and way more subs

[@nigelbond4056]

Memphis, your commentary gets better and better every video. Always make me giggle whilst educating me through your expertise. You’re clearly a very patient guy, nothing ever seems to faze you. You’re some kind of genius I think. I really love a supercharger whine! Lovely 😁👍👏

[@marcels.3691]

The plant of production of this engine was bought by Fiat Brazil and the engine is used in the FCA group equipping other cars like Jeep Renegade and most of Fiat brazilian cars. The difference is that they dont use supercharger and have options for 16v 1.8 and 1.6 litters. Here its considered a very reliable engine.

[@Redblockish]

Memphis is now one of two channels where I hit like on the videos before they even start playing cause I know they'll be great. Love the channel- keep it up man!

[@motheolebelo]

same with me.

[@Mcbaby12345]

What is the other channel?

[@Redblockish]

@@Mcbaby12345 M539 Restorations- by far the best BMW content on KZbin

[@williamdavisjr5536]

Love your style. As an A&P I appreciate the pulley-pulling segment. Nothing's easy, friction rules the mechanical world. Dig your perseverance.

[@ultranadax6852]

Great vid! I just had to do this myself (also shoutout to ModMini's channel) after getting my first Mini - 2006 Cooper S w/ only 43k miles and one previous owner who generously left the original window sticker in the owner's manual. Grinding noise in my SC was indeed the gears driving the water pump. And not a drop of oil. Found local SC specialist who repaired mine for about $950, including having to replace the stainless shaft the PTO gears, bearings, seals and fresh oil.

[@grayfool]

Good job. This just shows how crucial proper servicing is on modern cars. Love the whine of the supercharger. Very cool.

[@raymondmumford6255]

Don't know how I missed the mini videos, gosh it's awesome, and your work is also awesome. Loving your videos, your just so honest in what you share, thank you for all your hard work.

[@geenicoll2920]

Brilliant video, Love hearing a supercharging whine. The R53 is very engaging to drive, doesn't really matter how fast they are because you enjoy driving them regardless.. Nice work.

[@tylerhaines2023]

I absolutely loved the commentary on this episode! especially the "Big boy coming in" bit, had me in stiches 😂

[@discobiscuitz6383]

Love my R53, getting the airflow and cooling sorted before I start adding power. Looking forward to it becoming a pocket rocket🤘

[@markharris7662]

Great video I'm a big fan of these little cars. I've had mine for 12yrs now and still love it as much as the first day I got it.

[@MiracleMitch]

Love that charger scream - such a great noise. I had forgotten that you even still had the R53 as you have so many cars now! 😋 Another great video, keep them coming 👍

[@tman9281]

I love your content man. I find your attention to detail commendable and I love seeing you fix these awesome rides! Keep it up!

[@brent3569]

Mod mini's service videos are the best for minis

[@billcunningham8485]

I have successfully completed three of these SC services and while satisfying when completed I found it wasn’t my favorite project. in my humble opinion you made the right choice on buying a good used Supercharger over trying to fix the original one. So many things could be “off” and you would be right back where you are today… and possibly over heated the engine in the process. That Supercharger service kit is very good. The ones I have used in the US were not that complete. I use a Locking Chain Clamp in addition to the pulley puller when removing the super charger pulley - learned that trick from Mod Mini. Nice work. Did my rear brakes this year as well. I bought the special tool to wind back in the parking brake…. Ended up using a bent needle nose pliers to rotate the piston back into the caliper. Not awful but know your options when you do the brakes. I swapped out all four corners and went with slotted and Cryo treated Stop Tech front rotors - wasn’t all that much more expensive for a better quality longer lasting rotor.

[@billmarsh3767]

I have a 2003 JCW with 11 percent pulley---I do wish it was a 17 and I had an LSD to counter the torque steer but the car is a great deal of fun to drive---hope you enjoy yours!!!

[@rebgedshaq06]

Thnx for the great video Memphis! Always enjoy it, you make it all look easy.

[@CLP2102]

loved this video, it goes to show, playing with cars is kinda universal worldwide.

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly, as always a great video to watch and learn something from.

[@paulpateman6723]

Another brilliant video Memphis love the Mini your videos just get better and better 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🇬🇧👍

[@robertjordan9075]

I love your work ethic and determination. Keep up the good work.👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@ericzochowski3749]

Another great video Memphis,and those cars are such a lot of fun

[@MrSimonurry]

Love your garage complete with log burner and car lift ! Great walk through !

[@iamnickdavis]

I'm on this journey with my r52. Great vid.

[@walterbutscher8438]

You are getting more funny lol. The AC condenser looked a little wet from oil you may want to replace that at some point if the ac stops working. You are awesome bud. Keep the videos coming.

[@jsa274]

Great video - what an ordeal just to work on the supercharger! Hard luck with the snapped plastic air pipe but at least you found it while you were in the area, rather than it breaking after you rebuilt the whole front of the car..

[@BoostedMiata]

Goed bezig !! Mini Cooper S added to my wishlist for Christmas.

[@NAFIGGAMING]

Found a mini for sale local to me and im really wanting the car way more than i should lol. I searched for mini Cooper videos here on KZbin to get an idea of how horrible it would be to work on. I found this video to be a really good source of information to look out for tips in my purchase. I know more about what to ask about. What dead giveaways could help me set a better price and best of all worse case parts costs for supercharger issues if i find any

[@FrankParkin]

Perfect pace and editing. Great viewing.

[@kabbeskopf525]

Very very nice videos!!!! You are very good as mechanics!!! You hear definitely more the supercharger!!! Well done!!!! Looking forward to the next video!!! Keep on doing like that!!!👍👍👍👍

[@deyoo6550]

Love your content man, every day I am checking for a new video. Your intro reminds me of M359 Restorations channel.

[@christianvanhorn8446]

Thank you so much for these videos! Really fun, and reassuring!

[@matthewbell1968]

Great work Memphis this channel is getting better and better, 100k subs before Christmas I'm sure 🎄😉

[@stuartd-b5317]

Nice video! That job looked like a massive ball ache 😂 love the supercharger sound.

[@baggedr32mk5]

Actually forgot you even had the mini 😂👍🏻 Another great episode,one of the best KZbinrs and love the intro music

[@merpasakiejingu]

Came for the Garage build, staying for the Mini. Subscribed :)

[@Ammerstol]

You never disappoint Memphis!

[@justinpenick9792]

Great video. Good explanation. Nice visuals. Appreciate the method and thought process.👌

[@szymonkowalski6215]

Nice to watch your work on this car, and what is inside supercharger :) I wait for next episodes. Be careful with gasoline during work in case of fire stove behind. ;)

[@jochemneeskens760]

Great video Memphis!💪🏻

[@affordablevs]

Great video.. with alot of work carried out. Keep it coming!

[@cornelius9926]

Yo man! Really like your videos :) I also live in Belgium, and like working on my car too, which makes watching your videos even more fun and relatable 😂 Keep up the good work man!

[@ronkolk]

Dat geluid van de charger is gewoon heerlijk ;)

[@JB77070]

Bro no one give you dislike, that is real fact for this chanel 👏

[@yeti200sx]

it will feel way more.powerful as that pipe would have had a massive boost leak so you would have lost loads of power on boost. but with that pulley I bet that's totally different 👌

[@Daz_Stap]

Another excellent video! Looking forward to your next one.

[@kostiantynvasylevskyi8090]

Thanks for the video! I wish you get your 1mln+ subs soon, cause you totally deserve it! :)

[@Markustajahoyrylaiva]

you have nice heat shield by the fire place. protecting wooden wall :D love it

[@dutchminir5318]

Great video! Did the same with my R53 a few days ago. Swapped mine over for another one and serviced it before replacing Got a couple of mod ideas for you if you would like to extract more fun 😏

[@faustp23]

Great work!!!! stepping in bear poop is always good luck...LOL Always wonderee what the inside of the super charger looked like! Thanks

[@nigelsmillie461]

Hi, I just bought one of these cars, and I am just about to start to remove the supercharger and address some oil leaks. The car is already a John Cooper Works Version, so has the reduction pulley and other mods, the car when new it was 210 Bhp, I want to get it back to at least that, and with some other work, maybe even more. Many thanks your Video was really helpful in overcoming many questions I had before the work begins, Best regards Nigel :)

[@thelolzyone6582]

That hitmarker at 6:33 got me good

[@paulschmolke188]

Wow! Lots of small parts in that setup. You’re to be commended on your bravery for tackling that one. Seems like it’s working well though so you must’ve gotten it right😄 I think I’ll stick with my Volkswagen turbo though as it’s much simpler to deal with. Good video and a good outcome👍🏽👍🏽 nice woodstove too, a cheap and effective heat source in the shop.

[@nutsackmania]

R53 is not that complicated bro

[@davyarthurs]

God I love a supercharger whine🥰. Sounds awesome m8. Good work.

[@towersofhanoi]

this was awesome i wish you were making videos about the f56

[@paulwales2867]

Excellent feature

[@MrHuismeester]

Mooie video !!! Maar OMG wat een werk voordat ergens aan kan beginnen. Betekent dat nou ook dat je telkens de halve motor moet uitbouwen om bijvoorbeeld de waterpomp en thermostaat wilt vervangen ?? Waarin een kleine auto "groot "in kan zijn. Geen wonder dat de Garagerekeningen soms te pan uitrijzen bij een klus als deze. Deze motor iv van oorsprong van BMW? En ik maar denken dat Franse auto's gecompliceerd zijn ( reed jarenlang een Citroen CX Turbodiesel ) . Maar eind goed al goed, de Mini loopt weer fantastisch en dan heb je veel eer van je werk! Leuk om de Mini weer eens te zien ! Op naar de volgende klus toch ? Tot dan !!

[@trippy_boxer_dog2170]

that is a little pocket rocket...i love hearing that supercharger, what a great video.

[@bennyking572]

Awesome little car, awesome video! Love from Scotland

[@BlahBleeBlahBlah]

Dude! Nice R53, I didn’t realise you had one. I have a JCW and I love it :-)

[@ParFektion]

Great job as always! 💪🏻 What do you do for a living?

[@zokusharuuku1091]

Need more mini videos!

[@zseti4866]

Almost 100k! Big GG man! ;)

[@jkk244]

I replaced my supercharger with a rebuilt unit on my 2002 R53 two years ago, so I enjoyed seeing someone else do the job. Did you “burp” the cooling system and let out trapped air via the little bleed screw?

[@sooikev]

Mooie video's maak je! Ik betwijfel of je veel meer vermogen hebt met de kleinere superchargerpulley. Meer boost sowieso. Noodzakelijk volgens mij is nu een remap. De ECU zal de boost-toename wel iets corrigeren door wat meer brandstof in te spuiten, maar die correctie is gelimiteerd door de fabrikant en waarschijnlijk onvoldoende. Zo zou het wel eens kunnen dat in het hogere toerentalbereik je motor nu te arm loopt met kans op motorschade! Een verwittigd man ...

[@pacosuzukiman5974]

Really good job

[@kczairicable]

Love to watch your diy fix ... Nice

[@ohcrapwhatsnext]

First i would of sprayed bolt breaker on the pulley area.... Next day i would of heated up the pulley (which expands metal) with a small torch and then applied the puller...it would of come off by either a blow with a hammer to the top of puller or by itself....Lesson learned...Great vid. Your channel is a very good channel, undervalued by many and you should have plenty of new subs soon.... Your funny too.

[@roadster2776]

a bearing puller goes behind the pully and applies pressure evenly all the way around

[@TheNorthernmunky]

Brilliant video mate

[@AndrewKNI]

"Always a pleasure" lol :-) Brilliant video and great to see the bumper removal. It sure made the job a bit easier. Enjoy the extra bhp :-)

[@JANDLWOODWORKING]

I bet if you had to pay someone to do this job it would break the bank Great Job!!!

[@mohamedliher2670]

My friend, you have a very elaborate and wonderful work, your work. We add you are the best, my brother. I wish you the best in your work🏁✅😈👍😎👍👍👍👍

[@dawiddalomis576]

Would recommend oversizing the crank pulley and alternator if you are going to daily this. The reduced pulley could overcharge the alternator and or put more stress of the crank.

[@Alex.P_10]

This thing needs an intake badly 😁 The stock one has a nasty resonator on it, killing all the good noises. Awesome supercharger kit from the shop you mentioned 👍🏻

[@nutsackmania]

As the snow flies On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' A poor little baby child is born In the ghetto (In the ghetto)

[@ROCKSTAR123458]

Hey Memphis, aan de donkere plekken op je condensor te zien lekt deze! Ik zou hem vervangen! Grtz,

[@BlahBlah-em2ed]

8%! A true madlad!

[@AVPOnTheRoad]

Nice video, it is awesome to come across another Belgian youtuber. Love the content and if your up for it I would love to compare our R53 Mini's on a trackday 😉

[@SteezusONsmokE]

I hope there's going to be more r53 content. I've just got one myself 🙂

[@sandveldoff-campdrifters2174]

Hi very helpful video! Do I have to lubricate the rotors or blades with oil as well at 15:05 mins?! With the help of your video I did overhaul of my supercharger washed everything with petrol, did fill the oil accordingly at the pulley side 145ml and water pump or rear side 40ml, but didn't add any bit to the rotors so um just curious!

[@jason.aldridge5004]

At least we can see how things work inside the super charger.it seem your puller didn't work as it wasn't pulling the pully it seemed as though that bolt threaded in to the shaft that doesn't pull away so it seemed from the video bug I do love them cooper s minis I'm trying to find one before that do silly prices I think there going to be a welcome sort after classics especially the r50's etc intresting video and we'll informative.👍arr ok maybe the bolt was thin enough for the pully to slip out just watched it again my apologies.

[@iainfowler24]

Top work as ever. Superb👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@hnhpra4172]

나는 가끔 미국이나 유럽 같은 서양에서 집안에 차고를 두고 차를 직접 고치는 사람들을 보면서, 저 사람들은 어떻게 저렇게 차를 고칠 수 있는지 궁금했다. 차를 고치는 것은 꽤 전문적인 지식이 필요한데, 모두가 정비공이 아닐텐데, 어떻게 저렇게 차를 고칠 수가 있지? 아무튼 멋진 사람들이야! 엄지척이다!👍👍👍

[@eugenesmith895]

Excellent video man, what year model is the mini in this video? Is the super charger kin to all early model mini's as in will an 06 SC bolt onto an 03? Thanks.

[@leradze7125]

Front end service mode feeling useless. i feel you, i've got an A6 with 2.5 v6 tdi. Service mode is hopeless.

[@shineagain9094]

Well done as always, you need a parts washer machine, any sponser? Keep going.

[@axiommods]

i bought my mini in 2020 with all same issues but the supercharger was working and is good. lucky. Maybe my has been replaced before. Im at 130k and mine is a 2006 mini cooper s . But probably because it is an automatic transmission that is why the super charger still alive. People with automatic dont drive hard like the 6 speed manual people.

[@schweppie]

Goed bezig! Next up: JCW einddemper?👌

[@reinhardeder8268]

good Job, Love you!

[@danisa330]

Damn bear😂 but vid awesome,,, ty for the work you put in,,, you kinda make it look easy but I know it takes massive patience,,, kudos bruv🎉

[@Shadygobang]

When doing the pulley I think the bolt you added locked the pulley to the shaft that’s why it bent. The puller should have worked and you could have used a little heat as well to help expand the pulley

[@vancogocevski767]

Great job as always, keep it up :)

[@davidbeamish5743]

I’ve had my R53 cooper s for 7 years been saying I want to get reduced pully since I’ve got it 😂 I got bigger intercooler . CAI . Coil over and a straight pipe and stage one map ..

[@user-ov8gm5mp8k]

very good man

[@willemp6432]

Sorry Memphis...I was not laughing when you bumped your head but, I know exactly how that feels...Ha Ha .. I really like you.

[@Oyvind88]

Great video and work, like a lot ofr this new minies😀🇳🇴

[@rostanmoy]

very good info 💪💥

[@CsaWee97]

0:37 is that a SUPRA?!

[@itsandernow]

DAAAAMMNNN, that thing sounds good now ♥

[@alldressedchipscrunch8723]

Can you supply the links for the parts you used and the reduction pully kit you got? I have to do this to mine soon and I’m having trouble finding everything. I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks