Mini R56 JCW 211bhp
Afternoon people
This first part may be irrelevant or may not so I'll mention it anyway.
2 nights ago I had an intermittant "STOP" and handbrake light coming up. Brakes seemed spot on still. Had a quick look and brake fluid seemed a bit low so I topped it up. Couldn't see a fill line (could be covered in mank and dirt) but it seemed to take quite a bit before it was about 0.5cm from the top. I replaced the lid (none spilled out). End of story....
But no, the next time I drove the car, the clutch seems to judder when pulling away forward or backward. Also I seem to have a metallic "squeak" or almost rattle when easing off and accelerating. My exhaust has been recently adjusted by me and I lifted it up altering the middle hanger but dropped it down slightly as I seemed to be catching the middle heat shield. And at the rear, pulled the exhaust right up into the bumper using the wrap-around brace it has (It is a KTec stealth so this is how it should be apparently). The exhaust seems quieter now but I've developed the other symptoms since. One other thing I've noticed is that the exhaust seems to lengthen by around 1cm when it warms up and it catches on a part of the metal frame behind the bumper. I've bent a small part of the frame down to stop this and cut the bumper slightly as it was also catching this too.
Anyone able to offer any advice or suggestions? I'm going to suspect people say engine mounts are soft and need replaced. Any definite method to confirm this?
This first part may be irrelevant or may not so I'll mention it anyway.
2 nights ago I had an intermittant "STOP" and handbrake light coming up. Brakes seemed spot on still. Had a quick look and brake fluid seemed a bit low so I topped it up. Couldn't see a fill line (could be covered in mank and dirt) but it seemed to take quite a bit before it was about 0.5cm from the top. I replaced the lid (none spilled out). End of story....
But no, the next time I drove the car, the clutch seems to judder when pulling away forward or backward. Also I seem to have a metallic "squeak" or almost rattle when easing off and accelerating. My exhaust has been recently adjusted by me and I lifted it up altering the middle hanger but dropped it down slightly as I seemed to be catching the middle heat shield. And at the rear, pulled the exhaust right up into the bumper using the wrap-around brace it has (It is a KTec stealth so this is how it should be apparently). The exhaust seems quieter now but I've developed the other symptoms since. One other thing I've noticed is that the exhaust seems to lengthen by around 1cm when it warms up and it catches on a part of the metal frame behind the bumper. I've bent a small part of the frame down to stop this and cut the bumper slightly as it was also catching this too.
Anyone able to offer any advice or suggestions? I'm going to suspect people say engine mounts are soft and need replaced. Any definite method to confirm this?
