DS81

My better half cooked the headgasket on her mini (mini cooper 2004 1.6) I removed the cylinder head/timing chain etc today, I'm going to order parts in the morning, has anyone had any dealings with these? It will most likely need the head skimmed but I'm not sure if these can be skimmed or how much I can take off? Any help appreciated

ASHCOSSIE

last one i did had melted the inlet manifold, mini spares supplied a good head for about 175 if i remember

DS81

Thanks mate, It was still running when I stripped it today so I didn't get too hot to melt the manifold, but hot enough to cause a slight missfire and boiling up, Ł175 seems fair, did you replace the chain,guides and pulleys? If you did can you remember how much they were? The is going to cost me a small fortune

carcollector

since when do minispares cater the new mini ? i thought they didnt but then i dealt with them last time yrs ago...

ASHCOSSIE

didnt replace chain or guilds mate left them all in place

pastieman

i have a few mini cooper s heads if any good too you ???

SiZT

Cooper S heads can be had from Ł70, stock head can be skimmed (IIRC)

OldDan

Yep, it can be skimmed.

Glenn_

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How has she cooked it mate. Has there been a water leak and she has just kept on driving it. I thought these new minis were spot on and didnt go wrong.

pastieman

i have near brand new heads Ł50 each

SiZT

There a piece of shit I'm fairly sure the rings have gone in my S at 70,000 miles, spoke to a mate who's more into them than me and said his tuners were just doing the rings on a 40,000 mile engine

DS81

Cheers, I ordered guids and a tensioner to be on the safe side, it looks like the chain can't move from the crankshaft sprocket so it should be easy enough to time up again

DS81

I dropped the head off to get skimmed then got offered a cooper s head earlier today, I've been told they are the same? How old are the heads you have and what are they from? The only problem is I need it yesterday

DS81

The thermostat jammed solid and she drove it for 25miles, she didn't realise there was no heaters and the gauge had blew through the roof Probally had the tunes on as usual, kept driving till it cut out, by that time the damage was already done. It has been a good little car till now tbh

pastieman

3 are brand new came off cooper s engines when they put the john cooper works kits on at the dealer... one has been used unknown mileage but looks very low

Glenn_

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FPMSL ha ha.

Glenn_

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Or dear.