If you click "SHOW MORE" in the description above your be able to see Links to the Tools 🔧🔨🔧 I use. Also Clickable Chapters📋 📙 throughout the video and other Links 🎬 that may be of interest. I've had a few viewers request where they can buy the tools they see in some of my videos but it's not very clear that the "SHOW MORE" tab has a lot of information in that may be of interest. Admittedly the amazon links are associated with me and I would earn a small commission which helps towards keeping the channel funded.
Great video. Love the editing with colour/labled highlights that you do. Nice clear guide with all the issues of working on a used car shown and not edited out. 👍
This is the best explanation of a car repair process I've ever seen. This allowed me to get to know my Mini and the Tritec engine better. Thank you very much for selflessly sharing your knowledge and greetings from Slovenia.
Thank you for that. Hopefully it helps. The only downside to making video's that are in an 'educational' manner is you get less views as they are also less entertaining to others.
Absolutey brilliant. We are fixing up out mini cooper 2006 and this video has been soooo helpful. Thankyou so much for making such a easy to follow, well explained procedure. Looking forward to the rest inthe series.
Do I see a cam chain that has jumped a tooth at 19:55? I have a problem with mine. Someone already too the head off without setting it up properly for the work (No alignment tools). So, I am examining every scene I can find for help. Thanks for the video.
Thank you. It wasn't out but the links wont fully align unless you turn the engine many many times, something like 15 times. I did try it once to see how many engine revolutions it would take for all timing marks to align again.
Key tip of the day one of the forward or back motor mount bolts are perfect to pull the pulley with. If you don't have Waze to cut threaded rod like he did use the bolt out of the motor mount. I promise it will work perfect. Hope this helps somebody
Thanks for sharing the experience. Replacing timing chains/belts always seem extreme complicated to me. I'd be too scared to do it myself, although I like to work in my own car. Also, every car seems to need a specific tool set to remove them. Must be expensive to start as a mechanic.
Thank you for the comment. This is only the first part of 2 maybe 3 videos on this job. I'd hope you could do it after watching one of my videos. I used to panic over timing belts but now I think if you take it steady and do each step carefully without being under pressure anyone can do them. That's the aim of my videos, I hope to help anyone do the job even if they lack experience. This is still my first timing chain on this engine. I've never worked on a MINI engine before last week.
Thank you for your work and video. I have a one problem on my Cooper R50, engine (W10B16A) 1.6 116 HP. In a service (Romania), the guys changed my car's timing chain, oil and filters. Since then my car does not run like before. The torque are not what they used to before. I went back and told them that everything was fine. I've been to several places, but no one knows what the problem could be. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you for your answer
Thank you for the comment. I wonder if the timing is out by a single tooth or something? Is it worth checking the timing marks are correctly aligned I wonder.
Grate video absolutely perfect for a first time or trainee to learn from highlighting help the info stick in and more understood grate job pal really helped my confidence in doing the job
Thank you for the work producing this video. I suspect my timing chain is on its way out as I keep seeing brass colored flakes and odd grit in the drain pan on oil changes. I think the flakes are the coating from the chain and the grit is the UHDP plastic wearing off the guides.
Thank you for the compliment. Trying to think back I don't think I recall any brass in regard to the timing chain. Brass is sometimes uses on bearings and spaces on the end of the crank possibly, though I recalling brass spacers from my old Austin Allegro. Worth checking the chain though and never hurts to change it.
This is the best timing set video I’ve seen, and I’m not just talking about Mini Coopers. Very, very well done, excellent editing, and I love the color highlighting. What are you using to achieve this?
Hi great video. Need a bit of help. My timing chain holders broke, and the chain cracked the timing chain oil cover, and the tensioner was not working. I think the chain was slipping. How do I find TDC after I have replaced the chain with the fact that the chain has been slipping. Thanks for your help . My car is an R53
Have you got a later engine? This engine has a keyed cam and crank sprocket the later EP6 Peugeot engine had no keyway as it slipped on my car and trashed the engine.
@@IsraelitesUnited I don't see how it can slip on this engine unless the key has been sheared on the crank? have you any photo's you can send to coatandgaiters@btinternet.com
@CoatsandGaiters What I should of said is I did not have the tensioner bolt in, so the chain was loose. I made a big mistake by taking off the cam sprocket when I thought I had it aligned so the crank and cam are defiantly out of alignment. Just novice mistakes. Is there a way of aligning the cam with the crank if they are out of alignment?
@@IsraelitesUnited As long as you follow the video for refitting the new chain noting the coloured links and that the cam must be lock with the tool all should be ok.
Thanks for uploading such a great tutorial. I do have an auto R53, I will replace the timing chain on my car. Does that gear and brake trick also applies to auto? Though I do have an air tools torque wrench, which I used last time to remove the harmonic balancer. Thanks
Does the camshaft mark line up to top dead centre (TDC)? It would be good to line up the crankshaft also, in case the timing chain position has moved. THe only way I can think of to line up the crankshaft (unless there is a mark as on the camshaft) is to put a screwdriver into cyl. 1 or 4 and rotate the engine until the piston is at the top of its travel. That of course is provided the camshaft mark aligns at TDC.
Just an idea, but maybe blow out the spark plug holes out before taking the rocker cover as your blowing crap up in the air and it could go in the head and engine.
Is it actually safe to drive or do you recommend chainging the chain way before this , when I put my ear close tot the engine I hear the chain rattle a little bit and I’m paranoid that it might break (it’s way quieter then yours used to be , I have a Mini Cooper with almost 130000 miles and as far as I know it has never been changed (I’m going on a holy day with the car)
I think the fear is the chain may jump a tooth if it's loose which may lead to other issues or problems. The tensioner may be an issue if it's not working correctly or is stuck. Mine was pretty noisy but I also had another rattle from the gearbox at the same time which I had to mend after the chain job. I always think it's a good idea to be sympathetic to engines as they get old and wear and avoid giving them a good hard throttling especially if things are starting to wear out.
@@CoatsandGaiters the gearbox has had a full rebuild and the previous owner was a real car person , changed everything to better parts but never touched the chain as car as I know (he bought it in2018 off of a German man) the engine sounds pretty good but I hear a slight squeak , maybe I could send you a message on instagram and send you a recording if that’s oké with you
@@Gubhjfhvrg To be honest I am no expert as I just mend the odd part here and there. The real wizz kids are on the R50 owners Facebook Group. I would post on their as some of those lads really know their stuff. facebook.com/groups/152790038880682 and this one facebook.com/groups/miniownersgroup
@@CoatsandGaiters Almost had the bottom end off when i thought to myself lets just take some pressure off the aux belt and see if i can turn it over by hand both ways, SUCCESS!! i have a seized A/C compressor! :D i wondered why it was always cold inside haha!
@@-taylor-9980 Haha that's a smarter move than taking the sump off !!! who suggested that daft idea !!! Easy to overlook the more obvious causes of some of these troubles. Well done.
@@gothicpagan.666 I agree they are really good. I have a light weight pair as well. Not cheap though at £55 a set. Maybe if I get bigger they might. You don’t get much attention when your very small like me.
Hey basically I’m just trying to figure out how big of a deal it is that I have my cams finally lined up correctly, but my flywheel isn’t too dead center. Also, how do I fix that?
The timing is all done by lining up the marks to the chain. As long as everything corresponds from the crank to the chain and the camshaft to the chain it should all be lined up.
Great video with narration. One of the best. I can't turn the crank pulley clockwise at all. It won't go. Turning it anti-clockwise is quite easily possible. What might the issue be?
Thank you. Really you shouldn't turn the engine anticlockwise if you can avoid it. Only turn in the normal direction of rotation. Has the chain snapped or the timing jumped out? if the piston is hitting one of the open valves because the timing is out that will stop rotation dead in it's tracks.
@@CoatsandGaiters Thank you for the reply. I will need to check (assume I still follow the same procedure as per the video?). The Mini was left parked on the drive for a year but I want to bring it back on the road. I have checked the starter, oil, battery etc. and it all seems fine. I cannot understand how the chain could have snapped or jumped out of time whilst it was parked up. I will need to open her up and check. Will report back. Thank you once again, your knowledge and patience is greatly appreciated.
I had a mobile mechanic have a look and he said something about their being no compression? He used an Onboard Computer, but I am not sure I trust him to be honest. Anyway I can rule this out?
If you click "SHOW MORE" in the description above your be able to see Links to the Tools 🔧🔨🔧 I use. Also Clickable Chapters📋 📙 throughout the video and other Links 🎬 that may be of interest. I've had a few viewers request where they can buy the tools they see in some of my videos but it's not very clear that the "SHOW MORE" tab has a lot of information in that may be of interest. Admittedly the amazon links are associated with me and I would earn a small commission which helps towards keeping the channel funded.
Never - never seen a better video like this. All 4 parts a worth to be seen and so helpful. Thank you very much!
Thank you for saying so. Hope they helped.
I usually don't leave comments but I must say that the way of your shooting, lighting, editing and of course the working are PERFECT!
Thank you so much for that positive comment. I do try my best to create a video that helps people with as much detail as I can. Take care
Great video. Love the editing with colour/labled highlights that you do. Nice clear guide with all the issues of working on a used car shown and not edited out. 👍
Thank you for that Tim. I try to put my heart into my videos and pleased it's showing and helping people.
This is awesome,very impressive.The video piqued my interest and I was blown away by such superb explanation on car mechanics and video editing!
Thank you for that. Much appreciated.
This is the best explanation of a car repair process I've ever seen. This allowed me to get to know my Mini and the Tritec engine better. Thank you very much for selflessly sharing your knowledge and greetings from Slovenia.
Thank you so much for such a kind comment
10 out of 10 how you explain this procedure.👍🏻
Thank you
This is amazing, as if I’m in college class again. Thank you very much!
Thank you for that. Hopefully it helps. The only downside to making video's that are in an 'educational' manner is you get less views as they are also less entertaining to others.
Absolutey brilliant. We are fixing up out mini cooper 2006 and this video has been soooo helpful. Thankyou so much for making such a easy to follow, well explained procedure. Looking forward to the rest inthe series.
Thank you for that comment. Hope the series serves you well.
Thanks!
@@JasonLingerfelt thank you Jason much appreciated. Hope the video helped.
Do I see a cam chain that has jumped a tooth at 19:55? I have a problem with mine. Someone already too the head off without setting it up properly for the work (No alignment tools). So, I am examining every scene I can find for help. Thanks for the video.
Thank you. It wasn't out but the links wont fully align unless you turn the engine many many times, something like 15 times. I did try it once to see how many engine revolutions it would take for all timing marks to align again.
Excellent editing. Great, informative video and no nonsense.
Thank you.
Thank you for that. I try to keep everything straight and relevant to the job.
Wow. I'm amazed how good your video is! I'm definitely subscribing!
Thank you so kindly
I like the attention to detail of your videos especially where you colour code the items that were to be removed/replaced.
Keep the videos coming 👍😀
Thank you Ian for that. Appreciate the compliment as I do try hard to make them as useful to viewers as possible. I try to do one each week. Take care
If Haynes manuals did audio visual versions .... very good indeed - thanks
Thank you for that.
You make amazing work and amazing videos where all of us can learn to do work well.
Thank you for that Juha, hope they are helping you.
Excellent well produced and helpful videos. You a a bright star in a dark sky sir ! Watching the back catalogue 👍
Well that's a truly lovely comment. Thank you Sir
@@CoatsandGaiters hi. I own a 2006 R50 Park Lane JCW mini with only 70k and every receipt since day one it’s my pride and joy.
@@duncangrainge Sounds really nice Duncan, bet it's going up in value. Last of the fun cars before EU laws came down hard on the cars from 2007
Key tip of the day one of the forward or back motor mount bolts are perfect to pull the pulley with. If you don't have Waze to cut threaded rod like he did use the bolt out of the motor mount. I promise it will work perfect. Hope this helps somebody
@@daysend1341 thank you for that information. Most helpful.
Just found your channel and have been binge watching ha ha! Brilliant content :)
Well that's a compliment !!! thank you Andrew
Thanks for sharing the experience. Replacing timing chains/belts always seem extreme complicated to me. I'd be too scared to do it myself, although I like to work in my own car. Also, every car seems to need a specific tool set to remove them. Must be expensive to start as a mechanic.
Thank you for the comment. This is only the first part of 2 maybe 3 videos on this job. I'd hope you could do it after watching one of my videos. I used to panic over timing belts but now I think if you take it steady and do each step carefully without being under pressure anyone can do them. That's the aim of my videos, I hope to help anyone do the job even if they lack experience. This is still my first timing chain on this engine. I've never worked on a MINI engine before last week.
Fabulous detail of this job thanks
Thank you
Thank you for your work and video. I have a one problem on my Cooper R50, engine (W10B16A) 1.6 116 HP. In a service (Romania), the guys changed my car's timing chain, oil and filters. Since then my car does not run like before. The torque are not what they used to before. I went back and told them that everything was fine. I've been to several places, but no one knows what the problem could be. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you for your answer
Thank you for the comment. I wonder if the timing is out by a single tooth or something? Is it worth checking the timing marks are correctly aligned I wonder.
Grate video absolutely perfect for a first time or trainee to learn from highlighting help the info stick in and more understood grate job pal really helped my confidence in doing the job
That's fantastic Liam. That's exactly what I hoped my videos would achieve. Take care and thank you for the positive comment.
Thank you for the work producing this video. I suspect my timing chain is on its way out as I keep seeing brass colored flakes and odd grit in the drain pan on oil changes. I think the flakes are the coating from the chain and the grit is the UHDP plastic wearing off the guides.
Thank you for the compliment. Trying to think back I don't think I recall any brass in regard to the timing chain. Brass is sometimes uses on bearings and spaces on the end of the crank possibly, though I recalling brass spacers from my old Austin Allegro. Worth checking the chain though and never hurts to change it.
Very helpfull and good video ! thanks, i see how much time you spend to make it a good video
Thank you for the comment. They take roughly a week for each video.
Very well explained, and detailed video.
Brilliant work thanks
Thank you Pete hope it helps you.
This is the best timing set video I’ve seen, and I’m not just talking about Mini Coopers. Very, very well done, excellent editing, and I love the color highlighting. What are you using to achieve this?
Thank you so much for saying so. I just spend hours colouring them in on an old 2014 copy of Corel Paint lol
keep up the good work !
Thank you
Hi great video. Need a bit of help. My timing chain holders broke, and the chain cracked the timing chain oil cover, and the tensioner was not working. I think the chain was slipping. How do I find TDC after I have replaced the chain with the fact that the chain has been slipping. Thanks for your help . My car is an R53
Have you got a later engine? This engine has a keyed cam and crank sprocket the later EP6 Peugeot engine had no keyway as it slipped on my car and trashed the engine.
@CoatsandGaiters The cam keyed. When I tried to turn the crankshaft, the chain just keeps slipping. So my theory is that it is slipping before.
@@IsraelitesUnited I don't see how it can slip on this engine unless the key has been sheared on the crank? have you any photo's you can send to coatandgaiters@btinternet.com
@CoatsandGaiters What I should of said is I did not have the tensioner bolt in, so the chain was loose. I made a big mistake by taking off the cam sprocket when I thought I had it aligned so the crank and cam are defiantly out of alignment. Just novice mistakes. Is there a way of aligning the cam with the crank if they are out of alignment?
@@IsraelitesUnited As long as you follow the video for refitting the new chain noting the coloured links and that the cam must be lock with the tool all should be ok.
Thanks for uploading such a great tutorial. I do have an auto R53, I will replace the timing chain on my car. Does that gear and brake trick also applies to auto? Though I do have an air tools torque wrench, which I used last time to remove the harmonic balancer. Thanks
Thank you. I think that trick only applies to the manual gearbox. Not sure if PARK would lock things up the same.
Does the camshaft mark line up to top dead centre (TDC)? It would be good to line up the crankshaft also, in case the timing chain position has moved. THe only way I can think of to line up the crankshaft (unless there is a mark as on the camshaft) is to put a screwdriver into cyl. 1 or 4 and rotate the engine until the piston is at the top of its travel. That of course is provided the camshaft mark aligns at TDC.
I’d have to re read the manual but I only recall the camshaft and crank marks must line up with the 3 timing chain links as I recall off hand.
@@CoatsandGaiters OK Thanks.
Wow that's awesome
Thank you
is it necessary to remove the spark plugs when setting the crank & cam?
I normally remove as it then allows the engine to turn over by hand easier as there is no build up of compression with them removed.
@@CoatsandGaiters right on- makes sense. thanks for getting back! Now on to the pulley removal!
@@ericbmusic good luck
*I like it, your videos are very comprehensive 😊👍👏🏆*
Thank you Terry.
-Super bien explicado.
Gracias.
Thank you for saying so. Hope it helped.
Just an idea, but maybe blow out the spark plug holes out before taking the rocker cover as your blowing crap up in the air and it could go in the head and engine.
Well spotted Mark, just watched again and yes your quite right.
Great video.
Thank you
thank you so much.
Hope it helps
Is it actually safe to drive or do you recommend chainging the chain way before this , when I put my ear close tot the engine I hear the chain rattle a little bit and I’m paranoid that it might break (it’s way quieter then yours used to be , I have a Mini Cooper with almost 130000 miles and as far as I know it has never been changed (I’m going on a holy day with the car)
I think the fear is the chain may jump a tooth if it's loose which may lead to other issues or problems. The tensioner may be an issue if it's not working correctly or is stuck. Mine was pretty noisy but I also had another rattle from the gearbox at the same time which I had to mend after the chain job. I always think it's a good idea to be sympathetic to engines as they get old and wear and avoid giving them a good hard throttling especially if things are starting to wear out.
@@CoatsandGaiters the gearbox has had a full rebuild and the previous owner was a real car person , changed everything to better parts but never touched the chain as car as I know (he bought it in2018 off of a German man) the engine sounds pretty good but I hear a slight squeak , maybe I could send you a message on instagram and send you a recording if that’s oké with you
@@Gubhjfhvrg To be honest I am no expert as I just mend the odd part here and there. The real wizz kids are on the R50 owners Facebook Group. I would post on their as some of those lads really know their stuff. facebook.com/groups/152790038880682
and this one facebook.com/groups/miniownersgroup
@@CoatsandGaiters thank you very much I’ll have chat over there 🎉
@@Gubhjfhvrg They are obsessed with their Mini's and know them inside and out. Really good groups to follow.
:O My engine doesnt turn over clockwise by hand only anticlockwise.... surely the crankshaft hasnt broken??
Blimey !!! guess its sump off time. I wish you luck.
@@CoatsandGaiters Almost had the bottom end off when i thought to myself lets just take some pressure off the aux belt and see if i can turn it over by hand both ways, SUCCESS!! i have a seized A/C compressor! :D i wondered why it was always cold inside haha!
@@-taylor-9980 Haha that's a smarter move than taking the sump off !!! who suggested that daft idea !!! Easy to overlook the more obvious causes of some of these troubles. Well done.
Informative video...
Thank you Sis. You getting a MINI then? Actually saying that you love driving, you’d love a pre 2007 mini with the supercharger.
Nice❤
Thank you
Obviously not worth doing on a commercial basis, but never underestimate a man with Beta overalls
Haha I love them overalls. I wish they would supply me some.
@@CoatsandGaiters You should see if they'll sponsor you, they do some of the best kit in the industry
@@gothicpagan.666 I agree they are really good. I have a light weight pair as well. Not cheap though at £55 a set. Maybe if I get bigger they might. You don’t get much attention when your very small like me.
@@CoatsandGaiters That's what she said😄 Best of luck
@@gothicpagan.666 haha I was asking for that one lol
Hey basically I’m just trying to figure out how big of a deal it is that I have my cams finally lined up correctly, but my flywheel isn’t too dead center. Also, how do I fix that?
The timing is all done by lining up the marks to the chain. As long as everything corresponds from the crank to the chain and the camshaft to the chain it should all be lined up.
Great video with narration. One of the best. I can't turn the crank pulley clockwise at all. It won't go. Turning it anti-clockwise is quite easily possible. What might the issue be?
Thank you. Really you shouldn't turn the engine anticlockwise if you can avoid it. Only turn in the normal direction of rotation. Has the chain snapped or the timing jumped out? if the piston is hitting one of the open valves because the timing is out that will stop rotation dead in it's tracks.
@@CoatsandGaiters Thank you for the reply. I will need to check (assume I still follow the same procedure as per the video?). The Mini was left parked on the drive for a year but I want to bring it back on the road. I have checked the starter, oil, battery etc. and it all seems fine. I cannot understand how the chain could have snapped or jumped out of time whilst it was parked up. I will need to open her up and check. Will report back. Thank you once again, your knowledge and patience is greatly appreciated.
@@pardeepchana674 Clutch plate hasn't seized to flywheel has it? that can sometimes happen and needs jolting free.
@@CoatsandGaiters Quite possible. I will need to troubleshoot. Do you have a video that shows how to do this?
I had a mobile mechanic have a look and he said something about their being no compression? He used an Onboard Computer, but I am not sure I trust him to be honest. Anyway I can rule this out?
Do you have a Watsapp group of a online platform?
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