March 11, 2006:

Stress Crack!

I always thought I was immune to this common-on-some-MINIs problem, never having suffered with GBMINI#1 or GBMINI#2 and (until now) GBMINI#3 - just a few months away from four years of MINI driving, but it was not to be :(

I’ve seen them changed at MINI Peabody, but now I will get to see one changed on my MINI …

Posted by GBMINI at 11:53 am | GBMINI#3
Comments: 7 (post new comment)

  1. LTZMTOR (2006/03/11 @ 12:42 pm)

    2002….3..1 by road debris …2004….1.. by original owner..2003…1…… Good luck, all mine that were stress crack related were replaced under the warranty. I feel lucky.

    I’m still waiting for my engine rebuild to be finished. They have had my car for 1 week and 1 day and I’ve only heard from my SA when I went to dealer. I was promised the car Friday (10th). at the time he promised it I said..”I won’t hold my breath!”

    I wish my original SA was handling my car!

  2. paul (2006/03/11 @ 12:43 pm)

    Welcome to the club! Sorry to have you as a member. I’ve had two replaced under warranty, and a third one (but the first on that MINI) waiting to be done at the oil service.

  3. paul (2006/03/11 @ 3:47 pm)

    looking at your picture its interesting to me that my crack is in exactly the same place but curls the other way, towards the driver side. I wonder if that is an east coast/west coast thing :)

  4. LTZMTOR (2006/03/12 @ 12:49 am)

    All my cracks started on the lower left bottom.

  5. MickyD (2006/03/12 @ 7:18 am)

    interesting, that is virtually identical to a crack I had recently. I didn’t get it replaced under warranty, but I suspect if I’d pushed the issue I may have been able to (I don’t pay for consumables on my car, so not too fussed)

  6. The Blue Canary (2006/03/13 @ 10:52 am)

    Wow. I have the same crack as well. Got it on the way home from my mothers at Christmas.

  7. Ian C. (2006/03/13 @ 6:03 pm)

    Replaced today - thanks MINI Peabody!

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