Sudden Death

Asked by pokara96 Feb 28, 2019 at 06:57 PM about the 2008 MINI Cooper S

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2008 Mini Cooper S goes from 80mph to dead with no noise, no notice.
Seems like an electrical problem, but mechanic said it was a drive belt and
that I needed to replace the engine. Thoughts?

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GuruC8TM4 answered 5 years ago

Mini Cooper timing chains are known to fail ...... They use plastic guides that deteriorate and break off which later causes the timing chain to fail. ......

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Mike answered 5 years ago

ATTENTION! There is a recall on this vehicle for bad timing drive systems, write down the VIN then call your local dealer. I hope this helps. Take care.

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