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  Technical Bulletin

• MINI alternator failure due to fluid ingress 

• May 17

• Autoelectro (21)
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...Fitting error causing engine coolant to leak onto alternator can cause belt slip on a 2001-09 Mini R50/R52/R53 with 1.6 &1.4 petrol engines. All vehicles with W10 engine code are affected from 2003 onwards. Alternators fitted to the above vehicle are being returned under warranty af...

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  Tech Tip

• Mini Active Vehicle Safety (AVS) Systems

• Oct 14

• Blue Print (202) Contact
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...Active vehicle safety systems have been developing at a rapid rate in recent years. Systems such as Anti-lock Brakes, Traction Control, Stability Control, Adaptive Cruise Control and Automatic Emergency Brake to name but a few. These systems have been designed to help the driver avoid acci...

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• MINI - Lumpy steering feel

• Sep 23

• Autobiz (337)
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...Steve Rothwell Tales from the workshop When an early MINI (R50) comes in for a steering problem, it can often be connected to a failing electric steering motor, these can (and do) often overheat and fail. On this 2007 MINI Cooper, I was asked to check that the cooling fan for the steering...

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• MINI (R50/52/53) - Condensation water runoff into cable tree

• Aug 11

• Hella Ireland (1757)
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...MINI (R50/52/53) Year of manufacture: up to March 2005 Condensation water runoff clogs water entry into the cable tree Problem: Entry of condensation water into the cable tree causes continuous lighting of brake lights. Possible cause: Constricted or clogged condensation water runoff...

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• Mini (R50/52/53) (02-06) - Stop lights constantly on

• Aug 12

• Hella Ireland (1757)
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...Mini (R50/52/53)Model years 2002-2006 All models with air conditioning Stop lights constantly lit brake lights constantly lit If a customer complains about the above problem, this could be caused by water entering the relevant cable harness.Clogged water drains from the evaporator case lea...

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• Mini (R50, R53) - Noise through ABS/ASC/DSC

• Feb 04

• Hella Ireland (1757)
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...Mini (R50, R53) Mini One, Mini Cooper, Mini Cooper S Noise through ABS/ASC/DSC In the case of the above-mentioned vehicles, a noise can occur that is perceived only for a very short time after the engine has been started and a speed of around 15 km/h has been reached. This appears to...

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• Mini (01-04) - Seat heating does not work correctly

• Dec 06

• Hella Ireland (1757)
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...Mini Model year from 12.2001 to 03.2004 All vehicles with seat heating Seat heating does not work correctly If there are complaints above the above-mentioned fault, the cause could be an incorrect heating element resistance. In this case, the customer may complain about excessively stro...

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  Technical Bulletin

• Micro-V XF belts – PJ profile

• Feb 07

• Gates (127) Contact
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...Micro-V XF belts – PJ profile AUDI / SEAT / VOLKSWAGEN / MERCEDES MULTIPLE Micro-V® XF belts – PJ profile For many years the PJ profile was only used for industrial applications, especially in the “white goods” sector, as drive belts for washing\ ma...

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  Installation Instructions

• Micro-V Stretch Fit Belt Installation

• Feb 11

• Gates (127) Contact
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...Join Bill Mortimore as he walks you through installing a Micro-V Stretch Fit Belt, manufactured by the Gates Corporation. You cannot replace one of these belts with a standard v ribbed belt. Micro-V Stretch Fit Belts are made with TwistLock™ Technology - Advanced process adhering cord an...

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  Installation Instructions

• MEYLE-HD control arm for BMW applications

• Aug 15

• MEYLE (49)
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...MEYLE-HD control arm for BMW applications Learn how to replace the control arm on BMW 5, 6 and 7 Series models in this edition of the "MEYLE Mechanics". Devised by Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG's engineers, the universally designed MEYLE-HD control arm (wishbone) fits all three BMW Series m...