Any ideas to complain about SE as warranty expires in 4 months ?

[CuriousGeorge]

FWIW I tried +2 psi all around for a while, to what impact it might have on the handling. Possibly because of the low profile of the tires, though, I really couldn't tell any difference. The ride was a bit harsher, though, and there didn't seem to be any noticable impact on the range (although I didn't track it carefully).

In contrast, +2 psi for the 50 series tires on my 2010 Mazda 3 is my sweet spot, as it improves the handling without resulting in an excessively harsh ride.

Both 17", BTW.

 

[Jim In Tucson]

Service Center found my washer fluid pump had a leak on my recent [emoji638] year service. Just had it replaced and dealer says it is common failure point on all MINI. Just FYI…


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[ColdCase]

At least two of us have had wheel bearing failures, mine at 20,000 miles.

 

[ColdCase]

Make that at least one, my bearing noise turned out to not be a bearing... long story.

 

[Rexsio]

Make that at least one, my bearing noise turned out to not be a bearing... long story.

At least say where you have a noise from front rear bc driving 55 years I have only once failure on bearings on Ford Esxort front axel as I saw ball bearings on a street in 1980 eighties

 

[MrSnrub]

Engine mounts!!!!!

The SE uses the same stupid design as ICE models. The front right upper is the problem as they never upgraded the design. It collapses in and I change them 3-4x a week at work along with lower engine mount. They cost a fortune for OE parts that will fail again

My drivers side is starting to collapse at 28000kms and I already made an apointment for it. I also feel the A/C system is low on 1234yf as there is a larger amount of hissing from the expansion valve area and the A/C was a little hotter this summer.

My friend works at BMW/Mini dealer and said he has done a couple gear reduction units on SE with around 60-70k KM. Bearing failure internally

 

[insightman]

My friend works at BMW/Mini dealer and said he has done a couple gear reduction units on SE with around 60-70k KM. Bearing failure internally

How much does it cost to fix an SE's gear reduction unit?

 

[CuriousGeorge]

How much does it cost to fix an SE's gear reduction unit?

And how do you tell/how easy is it to tell if a motor mount is failing? (Which indeed seems to be a bit of a weak point on MINIs.)

 

[MrSnrub]

How much does it cost to fix an SE's gear reduction unit?

Around 4k iirc. The car had a bearing sound at around 70kph and first they put 4 new bearings on, then blamed tires. Owner mounted another set of wheels and noise was still there. Mini sent in a rep from HQ to verify and it was the gearbox. It's not the first he has done either since. I am going to change my gearbox oil before winter with OEM 70w80

And how do you tell/how easy is it to tell if a motor mount is failing? (Which indeed seems to be a bit of a weak point on MINIs.)

The front right goes first. it is like V rubber mount. It's failed when the drivetrain is leaning down on that side and starting to fail when fluid is leaking out of it and the V is starting to end up squished. The SE uses the same mounts as all the other F5X cars and FWD BMW products.