bezzabsa Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Well after being told of impending doom cos of buying an R56, well I've slapped a clutch and 4tyres on it......that's it.. Continues to run n drive fine, had a problem around 1800 revs where it hesitates....but topping the oil off and reading the code for MAF sensor had it back to normal. When weather Improves I have a rear bumper and stripes to add to it, rear bumper was damaged when I bought it , £20 on Ebay and 13quid in fuel lol.. So to all the nay sayers I say BUM..... LOL DVee8, mercedade, Rusty_Rocket and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Not all cars that have a reputation for problems have those problems. We loved our R50 Cooper but it needed a gearbox eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I've been running an R55 Clubman Cooper 1.6 petrol for 4 years. Regular oil top ups and 12 monthly oil changes and it has been OK. I had two R50 Coopers before, both had gearboxes, burst rads, noisy steering pumps and a host of electrical gremlins. One had a spark plug try to make its way through the bonnet once. The R55 has been like a VW compared to the R50s, despite what the neigh sayers will have you believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 You've totally jinxed it now man. mercedade and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Probably have. Goes for an MoT next week, clutch will explode and the cam chain will likely get scared of the dark, leaving a pool of oil all over the road. 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I've had two in this week, both with (different forms of) HGF. One 180bhp clubman 57 plate, another 210bhp cooper works 60 plate 😬 Pressurising on the clubman, oil leaking on the cooper works. K-Seal duly remedied the former. "Super knocking" fault code logged so it's not long for this world anyway The latter is a firm "keep an eye on" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On the subject of oil leaks, they're prone to pissing it out from the o-ring on the Vanos solenoid. A nice steady stream. Fun cars when they work, but very very needy. Costly to maintain and costly to repair when they break. If you start having engine troubles, just get rid. It's good money being thrown after bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 I have 2 vanos solenoids on my shelf just in case LOL Done 2500 miles so all in all I'm impressed few niggles like swapping from radio to CD or vice versa involves menus not good when driving, plus lack of bluetooth music is a pisser.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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