CONTENTS1. Prologue
2. Revival new car Impression
3. Epoch MINI introduction in the 3rd generation
4. Name of parts in an engine compartment
- The 3rd generation: 1997-2000
- The 2nd generation: 1993-1996
- The 1st generation: 1992
5. From United Kingdom (Extra Episode)
6. Owners can repair and overhaul vital point 25
- Grease up (front part)
- Grease up (the rear part)
- Changing oil
- Changing oil filter
- Changing coolant
- Changing front brake pad
- O/H of brake caliper
- Adjustment of rear brake
- Exchange of braking lining
- Exchange of wheel cylinder
- Exchange of fuel filter
- Exchange of brake hose
- Exchange of drive shaft boots
- Grease up of hub bearing
- O/H of front suspension
- Adjustment of valve clearance
- Exchange of steady rod
- O/H of the brake master back
- O/H of clutch slave cylinder
- O/H of clutch master cylinder
- Exchange of clutch disk and release bearing
7. Description of the mechanism and work of MEMS
8. O/H whole record of the 3rd generation 1997 model year MINI
Chapter 1 : 12A engine lowering & procedure explanation of resolution
- Removal of engine and transmission
- Decomposition of engine and transmission
- Removal of ancillary component and decomposition of engine
- Removal of cylinder head valve parts
- Decomposition of AT mission
Chapter 2 : Assembly procedures and measurement methods of 12A engine
- Assembly of cylinder block
- Assembly of cylinder head
- Measurement of shaped width of crankshaft
- Measurement of inside diameter of the cylinder block
- Measurement of piston outside diameter
- Measurement of inside diameter of big end of connecting rod
- Measurement of inside diameter of main journal bearing
- Measurement method in plastic rod
- Measurement of clearance of the side thrust
Chapter 3: Assembly procedures of AT/MT mission The outline of automatic gearbox
- Hydraulic pressure is determined by the axle opening angle and the governor angle
- Planetary gear is essential in the AT
- Point of oil pump
- Point of torque converter
- Assembly of top/ reverse clutch
- Assembly of forward clutch
- Assembly of forward clutch / O/H of inside of end housing
- Assembly of brake band and control unit
- Combination of third gear, bevel gear train and top/reverse clutch
- Insertion of Third gear, bevel gear train and top/reverse clutch
- Clearance check of servo piston
- Installation of differential unit
- Insertion of oil management parts and torque converter
- Insertion of chain tensioner
- Location explanation of governor linkage and throttle linkage
Disassembly and assembly of manual transmission
- Decomposition of manual gearbox
- Assembly of manual gearbox
9. Technical data