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#9327898 - 05/23/18 11:52 AM Re: Anyone know how to tell if key has lost immobilizer code? [Re: 4age]
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Why don’t you bump start it btw? a starter is just a convenience XD
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#9327949 - 05/23/18 12:45 PM Re: Anyone know how to tell if key has lost immobilizer code? [Re: 4age]
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 Originally Posted By: 4age
??? I thought the first gen was one of the best minis for reliability.
They have electronic throttle body failures (lol), but mostly, mechnically they are alright. Much better than 2nd gen, which oil starves and in fact burns oil like crazy, but there is no dip stick...so you can't tell how much has been consumed. And IIRC, the oil light isn't idiot proof - so it doesn't show low oil warnings until it is too late.

Plus...that s/c. It would be a fun as hell second car.


Are you nuts? I'm positive the first gens. were the absolute worse. Since the second gen. they have been built by Magna and seem to be 'better'.
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#9328221 - 05/23/18 05:31 PM Re: Anyone know how to tell if key has lost immobilizer code? [Re: Hatorade]
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Pretty sure not nuts. I looked at minis as second car 😂
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#9328223 - 05/23/18 05:34 PM Re: Anyone know how to tell if key has lost immobilizer code? [Re: 4age]
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What haven’t you looked at? L O L
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#9328436 - 05/23/18 10:49 PM Re: Anyone know how to tell if key has lost immobilizer code? [Re: phoenixrage]
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 Originally Posted By: phoenixrage
rarely see the starter ground cable go.. but it does happen.

on BMW's its mostly the body-exhaust ground wires that rust out first. or engine to engine mount/chassis...


I'll try and snap a pic of the corroded wire in taking about. But I'm fairly certain the car is grounding fine. The ground wire in the engine bay isn't even remotely corroded. Whereas the starter wire looks really bad. And the starter is definitely getting power cuz it sparked on me when I was checking continuity.

I might need a power steering pump fan from you Ed. Mine seems pretty seized atm but I might take it apart and see if I can free it up. I'm more concerned with getting it started first.

 Originally Posted By: 4age
Why don’t you bump start it btw? a starter is just a convenience XD


I was worried that if it didn't start then I'd be up shits creek at the bottom of a hill with no way to get it back in the garage lol. I have thought about bump starting tho.

It's not the fastest car in the world but that go kart like feel is hella fun. Plus low end torque is something I haven't known in a long time. Last bunch of cars were all NA 4 bangers

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#9341542 - 06/12/18 08:04 PM Re: Anyone know how to tell if key has lost immobilizer code? [Re: Raocorp]
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For anyone interested, some pics.

I put the car up a couple of weeks ago and started the tear down


Wheels off and ready to work:


This is what the starter looked like when I took it out. No wonder it didn't start the jump wire to the solenoid is totally disconected:


Then a quick test drive to home depot:


It wasn't shifting properly when I last drove it last year, I thought it was the clutch but turns out it was only a really gummed up shifter linkage. Some wd40 and compressed air cleared it out and it's fine now. Need to find a long term solution because wd40 doesn't really last long. Lithium grease should work. But i'll get to that after a pulley upgrade I have planned in a few weeks. I missed driving it, bottom end torque is wonderful. Such a fun car to drive. Hate all you want, I love it.

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#9341546 - 06/12/18 08:10 PM Re: Anyone know how to tell if key has lost immobilizer code? [Re: Raocorp]
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WD40 is NOT a lubricant...
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#9341557 - 06/12/18 08:38 PM Re: Anyone know how to tell if key has lost immobilizer code? [Re: Hatorade]
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dude if you like the car then that's all that matters. just like miatas \:D
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#9342037 - 06/13/18 05:30 PM Re: Anyone know how to tell if key has lost immobilizer code? [Re: titty sprinkles]
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that lift you have - it looks interesting. care to provide details of it?
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#9342045 - 06/13/18 05:41 PM Re: Anyone know how to tell if key has lost immobilizer code? [Re: c2k]
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 Originally Posted By: c2k
that lift you have - it looks interesting. care to provide details of it?


It's called QuickJack.
Funny thing about this is I was going to buy one direct from the company. Then I found that Costco was selling it, and way cheaper than if I bought it direct.

https://m.costco.ca/Quickjack-BL-5000SLX....100401764.html

^ that's the one. I love it. Obviously you're still using a creeper but it's safer and easier than a jack and stands. For reference I bought mine in store for $1199.00. The price went up a bit from when I bought it. Was $1299 online when I bought...which was first week of April.

I believe QuickJack is owned by Bendpak now. I put the jack stand under it just because. Was my first time using it so for added safety I put the stand. It has safety locks already tho but can never be too safe.

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#9342271 - 06/14/18 06:56 AM Re: Anyone know how to tell if key has lost immobilizer code? [Re: Raocorp]
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Thanks for the detailed write-up.
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