Hey all,
My recently acquired 2006 Cooper S has about 120K miles.
Outside of your standard oil and fluid changes, the following big maintenance items have been replaced in the last 10-20K miles: entire power steering system, rack and pinion system, belt tensioner and idler arm, coolant reservoir, all struts, all rotors, and clutch.
I had to get the car inspected, and the only wear items for coming up are probably brake pads and tires. Everything else is in decent condition (axles, joints, etc.)
In terms of Mini-specific things (from what I have found in various forums), I have gone ahead and replaced the dipstick (with Craven version), intake (with DDM), and cabin air filter (easy.) I plan to swap the coil as well, as it looks like the 3rd and 4th terminals are starting to corrode. I will probably swap the wires and plugs as well.
Is there any other preventative maintenance I should go ahead and handle? I'm thinking the crank pulley should be swapped out (looks like it may be on borrowed time to begin with lol.) I plan to order it today and see about getting it put on by PTuning. I imagine it isnt too difficult to do myself, but I'm sure my condo association would frown on that. I'm thinking the SC pulley as well (but that's not really maintenance.)