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mikey
02-16-2009, 01:47 PM
On purchase of my cooper s 4 months ago, i was pleasantly suprised by the amount of power when putting my foot down, especially when the revs went over 2500 there seemed to be an instant/constant boost.. which would pin you to your seat!
After driving through terrible wet weather.. which is v common in wales!! i noticed a loss of performance in the morning, and there was no boost.. it was more gradual power. I took it to mini and they said that it road tested fine!
Im not saying its slow, but theres definately a loss in power/torque or something, im thinking maby something wrong with the supercharger but havnt really got a clue, all i know is that its not as much 'fun' as it use to be... :(
Can anyone point me in the right direction to getting it fixed? many thanks!
Diddyman
02-17-2009, 03:02 AM
Hey Mikey.... i too bought a 2003 COOPER S about 3 months back and like most cars it seems pokey and fast at the beginning , but when you get use to it, it always seems slower as time goes by and you get use to it.

If Mini say it is fine but u are still not happy, i suggest you take to a rolling road and have it tested on that........... It could be something as small as a HT lead needing replacing.
ScottinBend
02-17-2009, 07:23 PM
Check to see if your belt needs replacing. A slipping belt will definitely cause a loss of power.
Sideways
02-24-2009, 12:51 PM
Looks like you are due for the JCW exhaust/intake/ECU tuning...
Hehehe :D
piglet
02-24-2009, 03:39 PM
Hello,

Sorry I can't seem to post a new topic on the forum so just replying to this one instead =/

I just got my mini cooper 2005 at the wkend and was reading through the manual today, and it said that when the alarm is activated, that the led light on the control by the steering wheel will flash when the door is locked.

The LED on my mini isn't flashing...so I was just wondering if there might be something wrong with it?
Sideways
02-27-2009, 02:35 PM
Hello,

Sorry I can't seem to post a new topic on the forum so just replying to this one instead =/

I just got my mini cooper 2005 at the wkend and was reading through the manual today, and it said that when the alarm is activated, that the led light on the control by the steering wheel will flash when the door is locked.

The LED on my mini isn't flashing...so I was just wondering if there might be something wrong with it?

Dude, do you have the factory option of the Alarm? if not then the car will not flash.