Phone Call to JC Aberdeen

[Mon the fish]

That's not true. Any warranty work they carry out will be billed to MINI.

If you are not happy with them, you can get warranty work carried out at any dealer.

That's true, but MINI won't pay them as much for labour as they would charge you as an individual - so a lot of dealers aren't interested in warranty work for this reason.

[N16SHP]

Well Roxy was back into JCs today who were on their last chance! Problem was the same, engine rattling and after driving back from xscape on Sunday even had a couple of misfires! Phone call at 4:30 telling me after hooking up the car to the computer they found that the timing was out and replaced the timing chain with a longer one...THAT'S ONLY WHAT IVE BEEN TELLING YOU GUYS FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF!!!

Happy to say though that the engine now sounds totally different and sweeter! Question for the techies, if the timing chain has been changed, is the power delivery any smoother as it certainly feels it, almost even a bit more responsive?

[audrey]

Good to hear you got this fixed eventually

[Craig]

Well I had my timing chain tensioner changed the other day and it defo feels smoother but that may just be me !!!

[Mon the fish]

I don't know exactly how it all works, but if the timing chain has been replaced, the timing will be more accurate, and possibly the ECU will advance the ignition timing due to less knocking, and therefore smoother combustion?

[KenL]

Well Roxy was back into JCs today who were on their last chance! Problem was the same, engine rattling and after driving back from xscape on Sunday even had a couple of misfires! Phone call at 4:30 telling me after hooking up the car to the computer they found that the timing was out and replaced the timing chain with a longer one...THAT'S ONLY WHAT IVE BEEN TELLING YOU GUYS FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF!!!

Happy to say though that the engine now sounds totally different and sweeter! Question for the techies, if the timing chain has been changed, is the power delivery any smoother as it certainly feels it, almost even a bit more responsive?

Did you get any paperwork?

I would want to know if it was the latest PUMA fix for the "cold start rattle" that was carried out.

This web article makes interesting reading: http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/05/...d-start-issue/

[N16SHP]

No I didn't get an paperwork, just got my keys and a sweet sounding engine. It's funny, cos the engine is relatively quiet now, you can hear the exhaust more!!!