Mini Cooper S R53 W11 Engine Reliability 2019 

mate I have ALOT to come for this as you seen this is the new era for this channel

@@Eidrian111 It's an S yes. Average fuel consumption is 1 in 9 city traffic, 1 in 10,5 on highway(120 kmph) and 1 in 14 when driving 100 kmph.

@@Eidrian111 Yes. 1litre on 9 in city traffic. And 10/11 km per litre on highway.

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If you got that perfect year (from 2004 July till 2006 end of r53 production), then you are probably golden. Saw recently piece that had 360xxx km while looking pretty much like only slightly used.

your welcome

Any issues with the coil/cables? I’m always reading to stick with the stock

@@Murmur2k Nope not at all. Glad I made the change. We just had this on the dyno yesterday after some serious mods and are getting 200HP at the wheels in the R53

cheers mate

thanks mate

they changed it over mate in late 2006 to if I was you get a 2006 w11 n11 engine is not the engine you want to many issues

Dont get 07

joker mate lol thanks for the German lesson yes mate so am I I need to get these videos done and dusted so I can move on to the next BIG thing for this channel that's why im starting them now and hoping to finish this car asap but grow aswell

@@BMWDoctor yes mate looking forward to that also. But the mini. Especially the supercharged is not very well covered on youtube. At least not by somebody who knows what they are talking about for sure👍🤙

Andy Caldwell well I’m the only one from Uk doing this at least the same as BMW’s but I don’t mind I’m modifying this car to fuck man I can’t wait to see power difference on this thing Nathan said to me upgrade the supercharger pulley so I thought forget it I will do 19% instead of the 15% most people run as there trying to be cheap to avoid a new intercooler no being cheap with me

@@BMWDoctor well go for it. As we both know the intercooler is a must do upgrade on any fi especially a petrol. Iv always been put off buying selling minis because of the early gearbox problems. I dont even know the cause. Just heard the horrors. Iv driven a standard supercharged mini and the torque is like an e46 330d. With a 19 percent increase its gonna be a killer bro. Do they have an lsd or is it controlled by dsc set up?

Andy Caldwell no these have LSD mate no DSC on these mate and no mate there isn’t no gearbox issues on these providing there not red lines all the time that’s why they suffer problems 2002 models had a problem with the ecu and the supercharger not spoiling and feeling like the car wasn’t moving a update rectified that this car shifts already mate for all I know the pulley may well be already done mate who knows until I take it off also yes mate I’m going extreme most people even selling these only do 15% that’s because they don’t want to do the intercooler as it’s like £349 for the airtec one that I’m getting but I’m not cheap man and want the best for this car it’s got the exhaust so let’s just finish it and do it all I got a lot of performance parts for this

yea the R53 Mini Cooper S is supercharged, the non S has the same engine if im not mistaken but is not supercharged. the convertible goes by a different code.

Manual mate we don’t get them in auto here nobody would buy them the people in the Uk like manual to much

@@BMWDoctor Manual are a small breed here any more hard to get one. I miss mine 78 mustang. Had all manual in my farm trucks.

Farm trucks 🤣🤣🤣 manual is annoying here but then I miss it sometimes but then that’s the joy of having a bmw and a mini both auto and manual sometimes I want to be in full control sometimes not

@@BMWDoctor Had the ford Rangers and the F-150. Got to see a land rover first time.

Most are purchased from mini dealer and FEBI other parts are modification parts so will be after market for this

@@BMWDoctor cool thinking of getting a r56 for my daughter but since I'm not gonna be the primary driver and they only tell something wrong when it's broken thankfully the one I'm looking at has had the 100.000 mile service done even the supercharger oil and hp fuel pump done

Andrew Carter mate r56 doesn’t use supercharger that’s bmw valveteonic system with turbo stay away from that one mate that’s very very problematic and EXPENSIVE to maintain consider this r53 as cheap to run as a m54 bmw e46 very very cheap and parts are widely available

@@BMWDoctor maybe I miss spoke on this one has a supercharger let me check and get back

Andrew Carter haha you did mate r56 uses turbo charger which is more unreliable that’s why I never went r56 I want something with power constant not on certain rpm and ain’t serviceable

At a minimum: water pump for sure. pulley reduction (might as well), new boots if needed, magnetic drain plug to supercharger, step colder plugs (might as well do wires and coil pack too), crank position sensor (since itll be easier to reach and is a cheap part). Maintenance to handle the new found power: serpentine belt (upgrade to ati super damper), belt tensioner and poly tensioner bushing. replace/upgrade coolant hoses with mishimoto silicone, thermostat, bleeder valve, drain and fill coolant, upgrade to aluminum coolant reservoir (plastic one is known point of failure). Clean the intercooler if you want.

A 15% pulley. You need a remap with the 17% to avoid running lean and melting pistons. Also you need a serpentine belt of the correct length for any pulley change. The water pump will also run faster and cavitation is likely at high rpm. Never buy a car that has a 17% pulley. It is likely ruined.

cheers mate

Of course no problem but my charges are not cheap

@@BMWDoctor ROFL well I had a quote for 300 with my parts what can you do hava

Me I’m expensive maybe £500 I’m different I’m not your average garage this I don’t just do the parts you have whatever else I find gets replaced and it will all be shown on videos so nothing goes unbidden or you won’t be lied to about what needs doing the recordings will be recorded from strip down to the repairs Also I’m a youtuber so therefore I can charge more as I’m more special then any garage and people know that already

Yep and once that’s done it’s done only people who either don’t work on them thereself or try to run bmw & Mini when they don’t have money in the bank complain because many many people drive these and NEVER ever look at the expense

@@BMWDoctor I've owned BMW's for years. It wasn't until the new generations past the E30, the E34's, etc that BMW went to plastic everything. They used to be amazing cars with uber reliability until they went cheap with plastic everything. They can still be good cars, but if you don't keep up with the required maintenance, they will bite you in the ass in a heartbeat.

Bryan Dover well I always do I’m not one of these guys who just buys it and drives it mate and secondly no mate not here they are not full of plastic if you read reviews on the e60 people say the interior is one of the best designs and super strong if you knew BMW’s you would know the E53 e39 were plagued in issues my friend Door handles breaking air suspension failure electronic failure constantly More then I have ever done on any other bmw that’s why I don’t and won’t touch older BMW’s not worth my time but there worth the scrap yards time