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hoptastic · 27-11-2006, 05:59 PM

Hi all,

I bought a rover mini cooper ('96) a few months ago and the fuel efficiency has dropped from ~40 mpg to ~30. There is also a problem associated with acceleration as, when cold, the engine does not pull evenly in a certain rev range. This occurs in all gears in the same rev range until it's warmed up. Iam concerned the engine is worn and the garage I bought it from managed to mask the damage which is only now becoming apparent.

It has also had a problem idling but I've just cleaned the injectors and that seem to have sorted that out but the mpg is still really poor.

Any help or guidance of things to test most welcome.

Hoppy.

27-11-2006, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
hoptastic Junior Member Grease Monkey Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2	1996 mini cooper 1.3i engine problem Hi all, I bought a rover mini cooper ('96) a few months ago and the fuel efficiency has dropped from ~40 mpg to ~30. There is also a problem associated with acceleration as, when cold, the engine does not pull evenly in a certain rev range. This occurs in all gears in the same rev range until it's warmed up. Iam concerned the engine is worn and the garage I bought it from managed to mask the damage which is only now becoming apparent. It has also had a problem idling but I've just cleaned the injectors and that seem to have sorted that out but the mpg is still really poor. Any help or guidance of things to test most welcome. Hoppy. __________________ Thanks all!