I am old enough to remember the Mini actually being mini sized rather than the mid size car it has bloated into

@onlyme972

5 ай бұрын

You could change the engine in an afternoon.

@wormon3626

5 ай бұрын

You could remove engine rebuild plus refitting in the time it takes too remove the auxiliarys on the new minis engine

@chris1717chris

5 ай бұрын

My Dad bought an ex-police Cooper S and put the engine in his Mini panel van back in the late 60's/early 70's, creating a sleeper! @@onlyme972

@kurbeco

4 ай бұрын

Compare one of these F55s to the original 'new Mini' (R50/2/3). People complained about the size of those when they came out, but now they're small vs what's on the road 20 years later!

@reggiedixon2

4 ай бұрын

@@kurbeco Yes agree completely

Nice to see you back Phil, I bet there will be a lot of flood damaged non runners going through the auctions at the moment

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Lots mate, this one they showed the car powered up, not to keen on the ones when they don't..... god knows how deep they have been !

Great to see you back Phil, looking forward to seeing how this repair goes. All the best.

Great to see you back Phil, I have missed your videos. I’m looking forward to upcoming content on this, and future cars❤.

Hi phil,good to have you back and funny as my son asked me yesterday if you had a video up and i said no he's not put one up for quite a while so good to see you are ok,look forward to seeing the new engine in and it up and running👍

great to see you back everyone needs a break sometimes great video 👍❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Great to see you back Phil, looking forward to seeing the engine back in the car and running.

Great to see you back Phil looking forward to seeing some great builds👍

I did my bearings on a f57 from underneath, crank in polished it up and a new set king main bearings all goes perfect.

Great to see you back Phil. Great video.

Good to see you back Phil 👍👍 Looking forward to seeing the next video 😀

Nice to see you back Phil, really enjoy your videos

Nice to see a fresh video Phil! Always enjoy your content mate keep it up!

Hi Phil , good to see your back . Looking forward to lots of content.

Welcome back the mini is a nice return project.keep up the good work.

Nice to see you back Phil, interesting video, keep them coming, have a good Christmas.

Same engine as my 2021 2 series tourer I believe. I love how this doesn’t phase you at all. Look forward to seeing g the new one go in and the long awaited turn of the key. Happy Christmas Phil.

Nice to have you back phil 🎉 and looking forward to the next video

Great video. A grand for a modern engine! Look forward to the progress

Good to have you back Phil.

good to see ya back phil,this should be an easy one

Good to see you back. Glen.

Great to see u back 👌👌👌👌

Good to see ya back mate. Do enjoy your content

If you take the front bumper skin off then loosen a few bolts on the under sub frame and a couple at the front the whole front of the car comes off in one piece with the rad pack in etc then it is much easier to get the engine& box back in & connect everything up

Great to see you back on KZread again mate

Glad to see you back mate 👍🏼

Good to see you back Phil.👍👍👍👍👍

Glad you are back , brilliant job hopefully you'll do another vid on getting the replacement back in

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

That's the plan! 👍

Great to see your back.

Looks like you are going to enjoy sorting this one. Been watching a good few of your videos. I actually have your old cooper s just getting ready to put another engine in that 😂. Cheers, John.

Nice to see you back phil👍👍

Good to see you back mate

nice to see you back 👍

Nice to see you back.

your back nice one keep up the good work

Glad to see you back, be very careful and don't break anything....my daughters went back for an egr recall, mini have broken the manifold and earliest to get a replacement is March 2024.! Mini have put her in a hire car until March, not sure how good the car will be after sitting in their yard for that length of time.

@ahyaan2552

5 ай бұрын

Get them to keep the battery on a charger and it should be fine sitting in a yard

@oldgits376

4 ай бұрын

“Not too sure how this engine comes out..up or down” ……..”not pulled an engine out of a Mini before”. ……good luck to the new buyer

I would use the turbo on the replacement engine if it comes with it. Good to see you back phil.

Welcome back Phil. Batteries recharged i hope, looking forward to your videos. cheers

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Welcome back to the dramas of the car trade! still some great bargains about

Little tip too phil if easier rather than unclipping clutch pipe undo two 13 a think or the 2 bolts on slave cylinder from box anyway as it saves having to bleed clutch off ( it will slighttly push apart but it is easier for one man band even with easy bleed) 🤣 lol what ever works for you lol thanks again for your time all best 👌

Good to see you back 😊

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😊

phil, make sure you give the turbo a thorough going over as it might have recieve damage from the oil starvation as well. cheers from frozen Alberta, Canada

Nice one glad your ok😊

Missed watching your video's, thought that you had given it all up

Welcome back!

Glad your back Phil 👍 Thought you would stay well away from minis after you struggled with the white one 🙈

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Sucker for punishment Bill 😀

I wonder if it's been through Rufford Ford? 😂

Great to see you back and was missing the videos

Welcome back😊😊

Made my day seeing the new video.. welcome back Phil

Another great project mate good to see you back with content

Good to see you back 🥳💯

Welcome back.

Welcome Back👽

The color is what I like to call COVID gray, I call it that because during COVID everything shut down and they ran out of pigment for paint so a lot of the manufacturers brought this gray into their lineup because it's the easiest paint to make with the least amount of pigments hence the color gray so every manufacturer like BMW Honda etc has this color gray added during COVID it's a nice grey they just ran out of pigments to make other colors

The mini will make a nice motor once the swap is done. My wife's golf is a similar grey nice colour.

Great to see you back 🎉

Glad to see your all well, we have all missed your videos, always great content

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Much appreciated

Great to see you back and a great job 🇦🇺👍

Sick notes alive hey hey :)))))

Bigger job than you thought 😂

Great to see you mate! Beautiful car and super vid

I wondered why i had not seen any new videos phil. Good to see you recording again. 👍Btw where do you advertise your cars once finished?

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, i don't advertise most of the cars but if i do they end up on ebay. can be contacted by email if there is anything that catches your eye 👍

Hi Phil, good to see you back and as enthusiastic as ever. Should be a great car when it is sorted. Brave decision to get it out from the top, but you used all your trickery to get it out. Surprised how cheap a replacement motors cost you. Are you going to put in a new clutch plate and pressure plate for good measure? Last comment, wonder insurance costs are so high when they are writing off late cars like this. Given they will on replace the engine with a new Mini unit the costs go off the scale. This is the future of motoring, even worse in the EV world! 😮

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Dread to think what a new engine from BMW would cost.... , haden't planned to change the clutch but ill take a look at it when its out, if it looks worn then i will 👍

Phil, I reckon your starter motor will be burned out by the keyless start on no rotation. Check it before you go out it back in...

Good to see you back the colour his moonstone gray 👍👍👍

Great to see you back phil. What happened to all the old ones you had in

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Finished them off camera mate, sold and gone 👍

Definitely want to see what is in the sump ;-)

Phil, love the inspection light, where's it from? Much easier job with the front panels removed. Had to do mine as the oil filter housing leaked? Check that on your new unit as it's not easy to access. One bolt behind the air con pump housing.

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

It's a sealey one of amazon, a subscriber bought it me a while back 👍

Hi, Phil I thought you had packed up your channel. Glad to see you back

Any metal particles in the filter and/ or the turbo oil feed?

To take mini engines/ gearboxes out , you supposed to dismantle the whole front bumpers rads etc.

Greatvtae see see you back phil

Back to your old self, I bet producing videos and working at the same time takes its toll. Merry Christmas Phil to you and your family.

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas to you and yours too Paul 👍

Check the carpets for dampness.

Missed you

How did a mechanical failure result in an insurance write off?

How will the turbo be after water damage?

Welcome back phil.

Could you have removed the engine through the front of the car by removing the rad and front panel leaving the A/C condenser connected and moved out of the way? Would be a lot easier on the way back in.

Is it a Cooper or a One (steel wheels)

What company you get the engine from

Looks like a simple job

You need to get yourself a tool trolly so you are not back and too getting your tools off the floor ! Good job though 👍

nice car a bargain when it runs...

Putting in a new clutch whilst its out ?

What's the name of the auction

Hi Phil , great to see you back, great video

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks

Cheers mate it's out 👍

Cant agree with your diagnosis. Water ingress would not do that. That is total lack of oil. I would hazard a guess that the sump has been smashed on a speed bump & the driver has kept going with little oil in engine. You need to think about turbo also, as it would of been starved of oil also.

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately we're all just guessing at this point, sump has no damage and looks original, underpan is with the car and also undamaged. Turbo looks and feels to be good, service history is up to date on the onboard computer with full bmw history and serviced 3k miles ago. Water is a guess but can't think of any other reason why bmw would refuse the warranty, and with the amount of water we have had recently especially up north where this car came from it would wouldn't be a surprise. But like I said just a guess 🙂

So going by your comments, are you stopping the crash damaged salvage then?

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Not completely , just being a bit more sensible with them 🙂

The cooper S is 4 cyclinder

Does it have the correct wheels for it?They just seem to look too small.

@SeriousAboutSalvage

4 ай бұрын

These were factory yeah, i ended up changing them for the original alloys off the 20 plate red mini ST i did recently. Made it look a lot better.

Any news on the Clio or BMW 2 Series?

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

Clio went a while back, 2 series is still in the naughty corner contemplating its behavior...!🙂

Where have you been it’s been long coming 😢

@SeriousAboutSalvage

6 ай бұрын

just been having a break from youtube 🙂

Ah the infamous Peugeot 3 pot engine, is that the variant that has all the problems? Why was it that BMW didn’t just saw their magnificent 6 cylinder in half instead of sticking those in?

@byronmills5952

5 ай бұрын

Its a typical cheap shite chocolate teapot BMW unit. Nothing to do with Peugeot.

@JP-bh7wb

4 ай бұрын

The B38 engine in this MINI is not made by Peugeot its a BMW 3 cyl engine also used in the 1 series, 2 series, X1 and even the i8. It's a pretty reliable unit with no major issues afaik

Not a cooper it hasn’t got alloy wheels

Don’t have a clue why you disconnected the clutch pipe you can leave it all together undo the clutch slave cylinder bolts pul the slave cylinder straight out the box still connect to as it’s still old school fitted outside the box

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