R56 Mini Cooper S Cold Start Noise Update
April 18th, 2008
Following my initial Mini Cooper S cold start noise article, more information has come available. On Mini2, NAM and the Dutch New Mini Club a large number of drivers have reported the problem. Most of them have reported the problem at their dealer but got mixed replies, some dealers replaced a number of parts and even complete engines, other dealers simply stated that the sound belongs to the car, which should be totally unacceptable. Even with many parts replaced and new engines fitted the problem keeps coming back. The first Clubman S drivers also start to report the problem so it’s more widespread than the R56 Cooper S.
The Dutch New Mini Club has setup a form where Dutch Mini owners that experience the noise can add their R56 to the list. This list will be presented to Mini so they hopefully put some effort in to work out a solution for the cold start noise problem.
Another video of the noise:
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