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A problem that can occur on the Mini three-cylinder.

Model: Mini Mini Countryman2, F60 - Years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Part: Timing belt

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In this video, we are shown a problem that can occur quite frequently on Mini cars with a three-cylinder engine, and that must be kept an eye on, in order to avoid serious troubles. If we open the hood and see that there is rust dust on the alternator, and the same dust has also dirtied the service belt, it means that the tensioner of the service belt is deteriorating and can break at any moment; the risk is that the car stops, because if the service belt breaks, the alternator no longer charges, and with all the utilities that are now on modern cars, the battery discharges in a few kilometers.

Lifting the car, we see that the tensioner is off-center, and is wearing out, until the moment when the belt will jump off: at that point neither the alternator nor the water pump will work, with the consequences that we can imagine.


Posted on 27 November 2024 by ScegliAuto


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