Mini Cooper Head Gasket Replacement (BIG PROBLEM) Part #2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- So following on from the last installment of the head gasket job.. Enjoy
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Engineering shop will weld and skim the head no problem, meat and potatoes for them
Yeah I thought that was an option
Definately, a tig weld on the edge and then a skim and it will be fine
I actually was about to ask that when I saw your comment, thanks for beating me to the punch!
Will there possibly be an invisible hairline crack that when welding will make it open up ??
BigD i was just going say this
Any decent engineering firm will weld and skim that no problem.
That's exactly what I said Roy
Try some chemical metal once hard it can be machined. It is a common problem with alloy heads
Geoff Harrison that's a bodge, needs welding.
Some classic 'Reach Around' action on them rear lights...Eric 'O' would be proud of you....
Love south main auto
@@paulmunday5552 yah he's really good and so is pine hill auto repair
top tip. the flat bit infront of your cap is meant to shield your eyes from the sun
Oh a fashion NAZI. Bless.
LOL
02 plate mini?? Its £450 worth with a full test 🤨😒 do a proper mini. If you have the skills 😆
Minis are a pain in the arse. Changed the oil in mine on Saturday, went for a quick run after and two coil packs have died 🤷♂️ how’s that even possible?
That's like me buying spare engine sensors for my cinquecento and when you go to use them they only last a couple of months as they are from fleabay and the quality is questionable. My Renault scenic used to eat coils.... so much so I used to keep 4 in the boot.
They were built to last 10 years only
BMW minis are crap, window problems, locking problems, electrical gremlins because of the great positioning of the BCM, and brake pipes.
Get the head welded and skimmed , simple fix for any machine shop
looks like the indicator fluid is leaking
There is a secret cable under the rear seat ! just to let you know if the battery operated boot isn't working or if the battery isnt hooked up
I think Minis from late 2004 came with this emergency release. Older onse might not have them except somebody upgraded it.
Spray paint the trims gloss black that washed out grey look is nasty
@The Boss gloss black comes out good on those types of plastic trims it's only when you've got a smooth surface that the paint shows up really glossy and shiney but those types of trim are a ruff plastic so doesn't look over the top I've done it to all the trim pieces on my car and it transforms it entirely 😁
Heating it up with a heat gun does a decent job to restore the original look
I love how thorough you are with everything, no corners cut
Scrap man will be round for that panel 😂 👍
Any old scrap metal tv's and electricals
@@shanekneeshaw3483 Or your lawnmower if you leave it out by accident!
I can quite believe it with that guy he come up my way
steven or a satellite dish that you left on the drive while you fit the cable 🙄
Bastards never come round here anymore, got a load of shit i could do with getting rid of haha
This is what happens if you don't use a good HOAT coolant.
Boot release catch is under the rear seat which is very easy to shift out the way!
Mine didn't have 1 on a 52 plate cooper s
@@jaybooth9168 All but very early Minis had the manual release cable, 52 plate is just too early :(
That's not a mini cooper, It's a BMW cooper. I would push my mini instead of driving a BMW.
Get her weighed in bud. 👍
Traslant
If you lift the back seat, there is a back-up lever to open the boot.
For future reference, the boot can be opened with the emergency release under the back seat if fitted. Lift the rear seat and there should be a cable with a little finger loop.
There are some great groups and pages on Facebook for spares and advice too. Always people breaking Mini’s.
Yeah it can except for 2001 models
thank you for explaining everything so perfectly, i just bought a mini ,and work needs to be done on it as well....
you show everything just how i need it, and your video’s are ehmm... well how people need to make video’s👍🏻
thank you for the effort this really helps a lot ,keep on going greetings 😁
James this is quality,so envious of how driven and productive you are with your time! dealt with the curve ball of a knackered cylinder head you turn that negative into a positive by rolling your sleeves up and smashing out a couple of other jobs instead. By far my favourite youtuber down to earth likeable and just as humble as you were back in the days of James' world top lad 👌
The real world does exist on TH-cam, Remember not everything goes perfectly, having said that, I always enjoy your videos, keep them coming. Is the fiesta ST getting unwrapped when the mini is finished, now winter is over?
Is it not better to use a hard plastic scraper over a metal on as it can gouge the metal surface causing leaks etc?
Sorry to say them minis are known for trouble the first minis were definitely better
everyone i know that has owned one of those mini's (3 people) has had head gaskets done on it. And when i was looking to buy my first car 3 mini's were for sale. All 3 had head gasket issues. These engines are notorious for it.
Get it welded and machined 😊
Great vid as always James, if you can afford it replace the head, if not see about a professional repair and test.
Dont forget new headbolts too....all the best and thanks for your vids.
Great video --- get it welded and skimmed --good to go
Have it welded and resurfaced, much more cost effective, get a good tig welding guy and you should have no problem.
New or refurbished head with a guarantee .
Fix it once,, fix it right .
Use the mini approved coolant !
That f'ing dog....
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Defo get it welded and remachined probably cost you up to £100 max?
For 100 you could get a used head either from a scrappy or eBay. An aluminium weld could always be a weak point in future even if it's polished flat with the face.
@@steve0680657 wasn't sure how much his local machine shop would charge! Was saying that's worse case. Not sure how much heads are for these. Weld would be fine if done properly :)
Probably worth pricing up a weld and see, if its any more than about £90 you are probably as well to just a head of a scrapped car.
Like we warned you they are the rubbish BMW parts for mini, left over rubbish parts... Might be best to take it down to a specialist have head repaired than buying 2nd hand that also might be tad rubbish, just could be nearly same money maybe, if more be worth it, you will finish up with a head tested, repaired and flat... Can not take short cuts on the BMW Mini due to rubbish build in the 1st place... Good Luck...
2008 Cooper S Clubman with cracked cylinder head sitting in my garden waiting to go to We Buy Any Car.
Really loving these mini vids, excellent stuff and incredibly interesting. I’ve always thought about getting a Mini Cooper S, but I’ve been put off by numerous reviews and people’s opinions
Loving the mini videos. Slightly missing the Mondeo 😅 I’m i Ford owner ok 😅
Gotta hate days where nothing goes to plan!!
Good come back with the wing and the rear lights👍 it’s all progress at the end of the day!
Cheers for sharing👍👍
Last time I had one like this on a VW I took it to a local engineeting company and had it aluminium welded prior to skimming did the job
The head can't be welded as the damage is pretty much on the fire ring. Water channels are okay to weld but not anywhere near the chamber.
Whats the mileage on this mini?
Should've listened to Scotty:
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Well spotted, would be interested to know if the compression was down on pot 1 or was it just loosing coolent
I think that's a good example of why coolant should always be used and not just plain water
how do you know that water was used
make sure u top up indicator fluid after changing the lights m8 instant tax and mot fail
Yeah that rear light was leading indicator fluid badly
Must say ,, shockingly bad build quality .....
Haha, I had an old Renault a few years back that water would collect in and fill up. I drilled a hole about 2mm wide, and the water would drain straight out. Simples. And cheap.
Changing the wing on most modern cars is very easy I changed the wing. On my mk3 Renault Clio 58 plate after I bumped it on a gate but it’s was quite a big side panel to change but did it all by my self and I’m not technical like him
Enjoying the mini content. Ill know abit more of my gf's car. Im still gonna haveto check out the parasistic battery drain. id say get a new head anyways despite of money. exhaust would be straight forward except the bracket thingy would annoy you ive no idea why they have the wierd silencer bracket. hopefully they'll deliver quick. Cant wait for more mini content.
Good call. That head is just a paper weight now
Electrolysis caused by bad earthing has eaten the head.
Typical second hand car the further you delve in the more problems you find
Dale green probably been through more than 2 hands
Any decent engineering shop would be able to TIG that back up then reshape and skim it. It would be far cheaper than replacing the head plus you'd still have original parts on the car. Although on saying this just finding a decent shop that'll actually carry out a repair will be a challenge since these days most have the attitude of replace rather than repair.
There's a boot release under the back seat cushion.
When looking for a good second hand head just remember the cooper and cooper s run the same head just different valves so would just need to swap yours over is you got a cooper s head
If the valves are different then surely they won`t fit.
@@pauljoe780 different metals as the cooper s runs hotter but they are the same size
Guys need help my engine rattles in my car when accelerating more so when at higher rpm 3000+ been told the car has noisy tappets could it be that? TIA
Petrol 1.6 vts c2 btw
In your country they not do head planning??
DON`T!!!.... SCRAPE!!!... ALLOY SURFACES!!!.. WITH STEEL SCRAPER!!!...ARGHHHH!!!!
wood or plastic im assuming is better paul?
what caused that corrosion? how to prevent that
Can post a video how to check if the head is flat or not?
Hi James, the head is crappy as it is now, naturaly a new gasket would not help for sure. But how can be sure that the new one you've ordered is perfect? The well known anthem is Beware the N series BMW engines whatever the logo is on the bonnet... So I would have rather refurbished yours in a reliable mechanical shop.
head gasket a common problem on these cars
Great job James, good video, greetings from Holland 👍🏻
Would make an awesome series if you bought more cheap cars like the mini and fixed them up and sold them and record your cost of parts and profit.
I for the tax man
THIS IS A FANTASTIC IDEA AND WOULD GET A LOT MORE SUBSCRIBERS
@@peterhealy545 He might not always make a profit
Hope you've payed less than 500£ on this mini
I wouldn't have spent 50 pence. Hopefully the next car will be a decent one
Looking back at this vid, James and pitticuly the rather strange erosion on the cylinder head...such a corrosion can be the result of a earthing issue.( massa) of the engine. Cos a bad earth connection cause that the coolant starts to act as earth....with the result that alu heads, get eroded in the coolant channels.
Maybe an extra earth connection can't harm. ( ppl would be surprised, how poorly the earth connection are at cars!)
Standard bmw mini problems they have shocking build quality any one who rebuilds the 5 speed gearbox won’t warranty them as they are made of monkey metal and they recommend putting in a later 6 speed gearbox which is a huge job
If you are going to machine out scatches you might as well sort out the nasty sun bleached plastic. Not with back to black though, a heat gun & some patience. That way it'll look good for years, not just months ;)
Put a small weld on then have it plained
since you have clean the inner engine should change spark plugs, fuel and air filter
Yep. And he also should take off the oil pan and clear as well as he can the coolant contaminated oil sludge from the bottom as well, not just from the top of the engine. I would also flush the oil 1 or 2 times to make sure I have clean oil left in the engine and not some coolant+oil mixture. ;) And there's the radiator, coolant hoses, etc. At least that's what I would do, if I wanted to keep the car. Otherwise I would scrap it, 'cause head gasket failure and constant overheating is a pretty serious problem foe an engine.
why not just have it welded and skimmed we do this job on a daily basis message me if you'd like a quote
People use water instead good quality coolant!! 😯It´s the same thing in all countries...here in Portugal is the same thing.
We get frost here though so need anti freeze.
@@marklittler784 It is always necessary to use antifreeze anywhere on the planet. The water will always corrode the metal after a few years. 😉
@@Speedy1208 Yeah its the rust inhibitor in the antifreeze thats doing that but many countries don't need antifreeze, but rust inhibitor, they usually come as one though.
You can get a machine shop weld the eaten away jacket then grinding and reserfcing, yet since labor will cost you more than the cost of getting a new used head, Id scrap it.
One the new used head, get a grinding pit and do some he port and polish, it will be a good learning experience and some vids for viewing pleasure.
Definitely new head required, these engines are “problematic” there & I wouldn’t risk a repair
After my comment in your previous video re dirty LM grease container on the front passenger seat, in this video you’ve got greasy and oily engine parts directly on the drivers seat!!! Don’t you believe in nylon seat protection???? Or do you enjoy sitting on oily seats?
Theres a good head machining shop in Briston if you are near. Called L.A Whitmore and co. May save you money getting them to look over it.
Car looks like a good car but it's starting to gobble cash. But that's the point of this series, fixing typical faults for anyone doing theirs. Plus it's not us paying for bits.
They can weld and re-skim the head but it ain't worth it in my opinion. Buy a decent head and inspect before buying. Will save you headaches in the long run
That head must have been substandard from new and gradually eroded away over the years, I wonder how many more are knocking around like that? No wonder these Minis have got such a terrible reputation!
So it just needed a new battery, new tyres, new window switch, new front bumper, new wishbones, new light housings, new front wing, new head gasket, new complete head and new full exhaust.
There's a pull tab under the rear seats for the hatch. It's actually really easy to get to. The rear seats just lift up by hand.
That’s looking not good I don’t understand that’s happened either the cylinder head was a bad casting or the anti freeze wasn’t changed probably or even the thermostat wasn’t operating properly.
although it could be repaired, if its corroded in one spot, chances are it'll be corroded elsewhere. Looks like someone hasn't been using antifreeze.
Could've put a brick or something similar on the brake pedal m8.
Heavy enough to stay put but not so heavy as 2 damage it
If your getting a secondhand head you should really have it checked for distortion and a clean up skim/ pressure test, unless it’s already been done ready to fit. Otherwise it could be a lot of work for nothing and you will still have same problem. Just advice 👍🏻
If you lift the base of the back seat behind the drivers seat there is a cable to release boot, pull the ring and it will open for future reference when battery is off the car or pancake flat !!
Richard Mounfield I think they didn’t fit the internal boot release on early models, the 52 plate Cooper we used to have didn’t have one so I retro fitted one.
Stuart Farrington My wife's is a 04 model thanks for the update . I personally am not a fan of electric boot locks .
Just get the head welded and 're skimmed. If you get another head there's always a chance that could be cracked or could be warped and you might not know till you put it together. Just get that head repaired.
If you have ordered a second hand head what's to say that head is not cracked or warped , I personally would have had the head welded and re-surfaced.
before fitting the new head I would check it for flatness with a good straight edge and some feeler blades.
Defo get it into a machine shop, they will tig it skim it and pressure test it no problem. At least that way you know it will be good to go, and your not buying someone else's problems.
🇬🇧Use auto gleam bummer care on all the black trim it’s amazing I use it on mine looks like a new car plus put the white stripes on the bonnet 👍👍👍
But you do have another issue, you should of matched the bright link (Timing Chain) to the mark on the cam wheel. But because you are changing the head, its going to throw out your timing!
I would get a new head the one you've got is scrap it is ashame thou. Never mind these things are sent to try us you are doing a good job james far play to you that panel looks really nice and sort of easy to replace
Cheers mate good vid. You can see the colour difference in the exhaust valves in cylinders 1 and 2 where waters got in
I’d definitely change the head, even if it is ok short term I reckon it would turn catastrophic sooner than later wasting effort of repairing.
Hi mate , thanks for the vlog . Apologise if I missed it , how many miles on that engine to cause such corrosion on the engine block ?
Get them bulbs out of that side bin, or at least wrap um up otherwise you'll have broken bulbs in next to no time.
This is what happens when people just use neat water instead of proper antifreeze. It corrodes alot quicker and you get this. I would personally have it tig welded and skimmed. Better the devil you know. Great series. 👍
It's not in good shape
No way, just scrapped a mini cooper with a mint engine in. Tried to flog the engine but couldn't even get any takers at £50 so you should be able to get a cheap head.
Favourite notification to get keep up the good work mate!!
just bring it to the machineshop. i did have the same problem, all solved now. (75 euro skim + weld)
I agree with you.
What town do u live in?