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So it did turn out to be the high pressure fuel pump. Got everything taken care of and she is running great now. Still have to do a carbon cleaning on the valves but that will be next after my wallet recovers from this last one lol. Look forward to the next run. Thank you for all your advice

So as of right now it is looking like the high pressure fuel pump we are getting low readings from the fuel rail on the high pressure side going to check and see if there is a leaking fuel injector but because it's a misfire in a single cylinder it is not likely. I am going to do my best to make the run on Saturday but chances are that might not be possible.

I have really starting to think that myself to be honest, with 81,000 miles on the clock I am fairly certain there is a good amount of carbon buildup on those valves. Now the plugs were just replaced about 200 miles ago or so and I used NTK plugs, coil pack was done 11,000 miles ago and installed Delphi coils. I have also heard the knock sensor can cause a lot of issues also if it is indeed bad. Thank you for all your help

That is what I have learned and she is currently in having it looked at. That light has gone away but now I was left with misfire codes po301 po304 so all I can do is wait now and see what they say. Thank you Corey

So I was hoping someone might have some insight on this new issue. I just recently did the downstream oxygen sensor and it was spent for sure, put in the ntk as it said that is OEM. So the day after this being done she ran great. Then this morning I start the car up and heard a noise in the rear almost like something was loose then I got a light pop up which is a half lite up motor, looked it up and it said engine power reduced or something like that. Anyone ever have this or any ideas as to what it might be I would appreciate it. Note: no check engine light came on and on the return home that light went off

No worries at all and thank you for the message.

That sounds great and thank you very much for your fast reply.

So just wanted to check in on my new membership card for this year. I updated for 2025 back on 01/03/25 but have not yet received my card. Just want to make sure everything went through ok.

For sure if you are going to go that way check out on youtube project mini he really explains just about every repair in mini's and he also has a Facebook group called mini diy where you can chat with other mini owners about all this. Just a little something to think about. Good luck

I truly do feel for you. I have a 09 R56 and I had to put a bunch of $ into her, $1700 to have the AC fixed that was a broken Actuator which requires the whole dash to be removed then I had a oil leak around the valve cover but did that one myself for a decent price also had a coolant leak which lead to replacing the radiator and hoses $1500 but other than that I do the oil changes myself I keep up with plugs coil packs and know she runs like a champ. I felt the same as you at first but mine only has 75,000 miles and I refused to give up on a car I absolutely love. So I do hope you hang in there, I would just take it to GT peace if I were you they are great there and you will not regret keeping your mini. And like me I knew purchasing a mini that I would have to put money into it and just accepted it, I hope you do the same. Good luck!!!!

Try looking on the out motoring site I have seen them there and from that point you can apply them yourself which with some patience and time shouldn't be to difficult. If you have a window tinting person you could also have them do the work. Just some ideas. But yeah I have seen the stripes and many different sites and really they are not that pricy.

Congrats on the new mini and she is a beauty I really love that color absolutely gorgeous. Truly hope you enjoy it and I look forward to seeing this beauty on a run. Rims are Epic

So maybe someone can tell me if they think I will have and issues with rims and tires I just got. So oem is 16x6.5 and offset of 48 and current tires are 195/55/16. New rims are 16x7 offset of 45. New tires are 205/50/16. I don't think there would be any rubbing issues but any comments will be greatly appreciated.

I am fairly certain that would be really great and someone would probably need one of those parts. But I would see what Mr Corey would say.