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I know this might be a stupid question but anyway, I im coming very near now to driving my mini and i was wondering as i travel about 50 miles a day will the mini take it. It did for 2 years with the standard 998cc. I travel 22 miles to work. 22 back and then about 8 miles driving around in the night to the gym Etc.

Its just a standard metro turbo engine which i was hoping to run 8 PSI. The guy i bought the engine off said it done 69000 miles in the metro.

Will my mini live at least a year before the gear box dies, because ill have no money to fix it.

If you drive it sympathetically and service it regularly and keep your fingers crossed, it should do......

as tom said, it should do, assuming you keep to low boost (8psi) but I doubt you will, I think you'll be trying 12, 13, 14.... before you know it

Team Racing

Mate any 2nd hand engine is gonna be a gamble. You know that or you wouldn't be asking!

Total strip down and inspection is the only way.
A harsh but true fact lol.

Fingers crossed for you anyway!

Thanks im keeping my fingers crossed too. If i can keep it running low boost for 6 months or so I will be able to save enough money for the engine rebuild.

Just fit a 4-pin diff and drive sensibly, servicing regularly with good quality oil.. And rolling road it to make sure that the mixture is right.

I donated, but somehow didn't get the label! :(

At the moment i cannot afford anything i found out why My car was not sparking. The distrbutor does not work. Could anyone advise me on where to buy one reasonbly priced distributor. I was going to order one from AvonBar £118. Thanks

you say its the distrib, that does not work ?????

you have no spark ?

is the mechanical part of the distrb shot ???

usually its the electrical module which craps out ................ if
you have wired this correctley ????

iain supplies these drop him a pm if you think its this ???

I did not know why the car was sparking I was going to get an auto elctrican to it. But my friend with an RSturbo said he`ll have a look at it. Ive had a new sports coil and leads, when he looked at it he told me the dizzy was fattys.

Maybe then its is only the module, if so this would save me alot of money.

Lucas Sport coil is not compatible with the Metro electronic ignition module..........

LOL dave excuse my mate hes a Chav! I though he knows what hes talking about because he seams to be good with his car.

Tom I bought my Coil from Mini Sport i asked for a coil for a metro turbo.

Make sure its the right one, don't trust Minisports word for it. If its the "Lucas Sport" coil with the anodised gold casing its the WRONG coil.

It is in a gold casing i will check tonight

I had a lucas gold coil with metro electric ignition @12v and never hand any bother... certainly wont stop the car starting.

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.