Irish Mini Owners Club

macker wrote:??

Like your thinking macker

As a matter of interest, how much roughly would be in the tank when needle is in reserve? Have often sweated before finally finding a pump in the past! I found that when the needle is fully in the red, there is at least ten litres left in the tank. I removed the sender from the tank and bent it a b...

Lately ive been putting 40 euro in mine, just shows how expensive petrol has become

Cheers mikko I got them from Brooklands Mg after, should have them tomorrow :D one of the many brilliant things of a club or community like this is *group buys*.... not suggesting that it would solve your bearing question but worth keeping in mind. having said that im looking to get a bearing too, s...

I used to spread the cost of rebuilds by buying various mechanical stuff from my local motor factor but not anymore.The price between the factors and UK mini specialists is hugh now eg.local factors price for a top arm refurb kit €48 Somerford Mini £12 so I waited for it and it will only get worse ...

The Marcos Graveyard wrote:Somerford will get them to you in about 3 days.

€130 is real rip-off Ireland though.

Did you try a few different auto factors ?

Thanks I will try Somerford on Monday and I tried a few places, the cheapest was 100 euro. Even with 15 euro postage from minispares the total was still only 60 euro

Im looking for two sets of front wheel bearings and the price im getting from the motor factors is 130 euro for two sets, which is way too much as there about 50 euro from minispares. http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=38270&title=HUB%20KIT%20REAR%20INC%20HUB%20SEAL... Where can th...

yea the whels locked solid for a few minits but i pushed it home :? :? :? :? :? :? engine rebuild time then?, is this the car you are going to put a turbo on? Since the gearbox is sorted now, Im starting to get ideas, specifically attaching one of these :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: http://i637.pho...

Well I got it back this evening and its driving perfect now The closer gearing has made a huge difference to acceleration and the engine is much less stressed on hills.

But as I have grown to expect from this car, it has developed a new rattle

Kenneth Murphy wrote:its the curse of stud after spreadsin to county wexford!!!!!!!!!!! i broke a diff pin 2 weeks ago

Did the front wheels lock up? mine didnt break but due to the amount of play in the diff, it would of broke soon.

Engine been rebuilt now, Ray works fast :D But it needed lots of new bits: X-pin Diff Box Bearings Layshaft bearings New synchro on 2nd gear Pot joint as Ray said the Minisport ones never fit Second hand exhaust as the Minisport one broke in half, spot the trend here :x New oil pump and water pump A...

CLUBMANGT wrote:Oops !

Yep and it has developed an oil leak too from the oil temperature sender.

I changed the oil 2 weeks ago and there were no bits of gearbox attached to the sump plug but there probably is now!

Time for an update, I just started a new job today and im being trained in Galway for a week and this morning the mini started making metal grinding noises when driving along and very loud scraping when overtaking so I drove slowly to Ray at Galway mini centre this evening and he diagnosed it as a w...

Whats the paint quality like on it stan, cause it looks like in some places it has been painted with a brush! And beware of the wing to scuttle joins, when I was looking for a mini I seen one like that and by using a cloth and magnet, we found that there was very little metal left. Its a very origin...

That actually looks good, it really shouldnt but it does

Wonder what it would handle like though, would it be like a mini, mini convertible, herald or escort

Found this on ebay, its a 1:12 scale mini, which is actually quite big but the detail is amazing 8) , just like the price :shock: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROVER-MINI-COOPER-1-3I-SPORT-1-12-SCALE-MODEL-RED-MPI_W0QQitemZ230433162114QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN?hash=i...

Is the 01 a cooper s? I spy a red badge

This thing/yoke what ever you want to call it made me cry a little! Can someone tell me is this Factory/production/prodotype? http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C119837/ Its made by a company called Castagna, they also make this http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu98/philip0952/3.jpg Its a castagn...

If the windscreen was removed it would look the same as a mini speedster

Thanks for the link keith... had already left it into your man by the time i saw it though. Turns out the cut off switch is dodgey. He just bypassed it. He said this wassafe enough as its connected to a fuse anyway...? Glad you got it sorted, it is connected to a fuse and the fuel pump, so its safe...

No, there was no noise, I know the noise you mean, just didn't know what it was. Im afraid it sounds like the fuel pump has broken, although it might be worth checking the wiring, starting from the relay pack in the engine bay the fuel pump wire (brown/grey) goes to a 10 Amp fuse in the passenger c...

Did the fuel pump make a noise when the ignition was switched on?

Ok, cool, heading home on lunch in a second and will check for that. You reckon if i dont hear that it might be the fuses? Multimeter job? Well if the pump doesnt make any noise then it could be the fuse (look in the handbook for the fuses location), wiring (a purple/white wire runs from the fuel c...

When you turn the ignition on you will hear a whine from the boot, which lasts for 3 secs and pressurises the system with fuel

Does the fuel pump prime for 3 secs with the ignition on? if it doesnt check the fuse. Also has the fuel filter ever been changed