2011 MINI Cooper
Mileage
177,040
Service Date
12/20/2024
Services Performed
- Change oil and oil filter. Check air filter and breather filter. Top off all fluid levels and set tire pressures. Preform basic Vehicle inspection OIL LEVEL WHEN CAR CAME IN ___OK________________
- CLEAN FRONT OF ENGINE TO LOCATE OIL LEAK. AFTER CLEANING FRONT OF ENGINE, FOUND FREEZE PLUG IN FRONT OF BLOCK CAUSING OIL LEAK. SEE LINE BELOW FOR REPAIRS.
- REMOVE AND RE-INSTALL(R&I) ENGINE BELT, FOUND SATURATED IN OIL, ALSO DAMAGED WATER PUMP PULLEY FROM OIL CONTAMINATION, R&I FRONT CRANKSHAFT PULLEY, AND BELT TENSIONER TO ACCESS AND REPLACE FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL AND FREEZE PLUG ON BLOCK. DURING REMOVAL OF SEAL AND FREEZE PLUG, FOUND PIECES OF TIMING CHAIN GUIDE RAILS WEDGED BETWEEN FRONT CRANK SEAL. DETERMINED DETERIORATING TIMING CHAIN GUIDE RAILS CAUSING OIL LEAKS. SEE LINE BELOW FOR CONTINUED REPAIRS.
- REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET DUE TO INCORRECT VACUUM IN ENGINE CRANKCASE, SPEC SHOULD BE AT 36 mb, FOUND AT 18, POSSIBLE DUE TO CLOGGED/RESTRICTED PCV SYSTEM IN VALVE COVER, ALSO FRONT OIL CRANK SEAL LEAKING. REPLACED ENGINE OIL VALVE COVER. TRANSFER CAMSHAFT SENSORS AS NEEDED.
- DURING FRONT CRANK SEAL REPLACEMENT, FOUND TIMING CHAIN GUIDE RAIL PIECES IN CRANKCASE. REMOVE ITEMS FROM FRONT OF ENGINE AS NEEDED TO ACCESS AND REPLACE TIMING CHAIN AND GUIDE RAIL ASSEMBLIES. ALSO REPLACE VANOS ADJUSTERS FOR BOTH INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAMSHAFTS. INSTALL NEW TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER AND GUIDE PIN SCREWS. RESEAL FRONT CRANKSHAFT AS NEEDED. DUE TO BROKEN GUIDE RAILS PIECES IN CRANKCASE, REMOVE ENGINE OIL PAN(AS GOODWILL GESTURE) TO INSPECT, FOUND MULTIPLE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE RAIL PIECES IN OIL PUMP PICK UP SCREEN. REMOVE AND CLEAN SCREEN. RESEAL OIL PAN AS NEEDED. AFTER REPAIRS, CLEAN TOP AND BOTTOM OF ENGINE, RESET AND RE-LEARN ENGINE ADAPTATION VALUES. ROAD TEST AFTER REPAIRS, FOUND NOW ENGINE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. RETURN VEHICLE TO CUSTOMER. NOTE: TEST CRANKCASE PRESSURE AFTER ALL REPAIRS, FOUND AT 39 mb(OK).
MARCIE G. gave our service a 5 star review on 12/21/2024
