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 blown seals/gaskets

 Created by: sinner910
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 Posted: Mar 22, 2017 04:46AM
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hello all,just purchased my first MC 26 days ago,in that time i have blown the oil filter housing gaskets..week later the o-ring on the oil filter cap..2 days later(yesterday) the aux pump to turbo line not the gaskets but where metal meets rubber..upon further investigation into trouble shooting/finding parts i discovered my expansion tank mounting grommet was never on since i owned car..i know this because i checked the oil filter when i brought the car home & said to my wife that's weird this nipple  just kinda sits in there. i was told i have a pressure problem and the missing grommet is whats causing all the problems..was also told that the missing grommet means nothing..any info/advise that anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated the oil filter housing gasket cost me $500..the other fixes I did/am doing self..thank you all.
What year / model is your MINI?

k

 Posted: Mar 21, 2017 04:04PM
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you may have better success posting your MINI question on NorthAmericanMotoring.com

They have lots of subsections of their forums dealing with the various years and models of the 2002-2017 MINI

You may have some success here, but you have a greater chance of success on that forum.

Sorry I can't help more than that.

 Posted: Mar 21, 2017 12:49PM
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hello all,just purchased my first MC 26 days ago,in that time i have blown the oil filter housing gaskets..week later the o-ring on the oil filter cap..2 days later(yesterday) the aux pump to turbo line not the gaskets but where metal meets rubber..upon further investigation into trouble shooting/finding parts i discovered my expansion tank mounting grommet was never on since i owned car..i know this because i checked the oil filter when i brought the car home & said to my wife that's weird this nipple  just kinda sits in there. i was told i have a pressure problem and the missing grommet is whats causing all the problems..was also told that the missing grommet means nothing..any info/advise that anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated the oil filter housing gasket cost me $500..the other fixes I did/am doing self..thank you all.