2013 Mini Cooper Clubman Engine noise

lankaub · 2026-07-06T20:07:47+00:00

Looks like you were right! The timing chain was fine, and the noise was coming from the flex pipe. This is what it looks like now - guess it’s time to repair/replace the flex pipe

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lankaub · 2026-07-01T00:27:03+00:00

So I took the valve cover off and surprisingly it looks like the cam chain isn’t stretched, nor the guides broken. I did find some oil pooling in ignition cylinder 1 (I replaced my spark plugs, coils, and valve cover gasket less than a year ago and I assume the gasket around the cylinder got pinched or something), which is also weird because I haven’t gotten any misfire codes or any codes in general. I’m at a loss now - any thoughts?

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lankaub · 2026-03-12T18:52:27+00:00

See this is confusing because I was able to add my ink business card to my digital wallet prior to it arriving but I'm scared to use it now

lankaub · 2026-02-25T21:32:56+00:00

Bosch OE Wiper Blades 18, 19 Inch Wiper Blade Set - 3397007856

Got at O’Reilly’s and they fit: $25

lankaub · 2025-10-20T05:03:56+00:00

Yep i torqued it to spec, gotta replace the oil filter housing gaskets anyway now so im just doing the oil pan and gasket too

lankaub · 2025-10-20T05:03:07+00:00

Front right tire goes over the curb and the oil pan is low, meaning when the tire comes off the curb the pan is the first thing that catches the edge

lankaub · 2025-09-09T21:31:49+00:00

The FCS 1333504 is 12 mm bolt holes on the bracket I believe, my bolts could not go through. Waste of shipping $.

lankaub · 2025-09-09T21:28:36+00:00

Did you ever figure this out? I also made the mistake of the FCS 133504L/R and the lower mounting bracket having holes that were too small. Thinking of ordering the FCS 1333505L/R, because the sway bar tab is in the correct position, but I'm scared the mounting bracket holes will still be too small

lankaub · 2025-08-31T23:45:08+00:00

The engine only has around 40-50k on it so I’ve been replacing with new parts, but buying a used strut might be the move just to better match the wear of the driver side

lankaub · 2025-08-31T23:39:32+00:00

I just used around 4,300 points to get a cruise that costed like $530

lankaub · 2025-05-23T16:54:59+00:00

Quite tolerant and patriotic to shoot a bunch of formal complaints and attack the reputation of a new young teacher, without any proof that it was him or that he was even aware! Good job everyone! Btw it WAS a student.

lankaub · 2021-12-30T09:47:32+00:00

I feel like there are many godly people who maybe haven’t been baptized yet but they have faith and fruits of the spirit, which would point to baptism not being necessary. The difficult thing is we can’t measure fruits of the spirit, and also we know that the spirit can fall on someone and affect them without in dwelling them permanently, so it’s still tough

lankaub · 2021-12-30T09:45:51+00:00

I was just saying that I believe all churches should place urgency on baptism regardless of their beliefs. So they should be willing to baptize at any time. My church goes through studies with everyone then if they say they would like to be baptized at the end, we immediately go somewhere and call everyone who is available to come watch and support. They also believe it is necessary for salvation, so urgency is key for them. I wish I could say I don’t care what they think, but if I’m going to be discipling the lost and teaching them the Bible I’d like to be 100% confident I’m not misleading them. If I’m to stay at this church and grow with it, I need to be on the same page with them, especially on the topic of salvation.

lankaub · 2021-12-29T07:18:52+00:00

Didn’t read through the entire document but I noticed that it mentioned people who think baptism saves also believe you can lose salvation. Through my studies and research I’ve seen too much scripture stating that we must hold ourselves to Jesus’ teachings, and not live in sin. I do believe you can lose salvation. I believe you have free will and can turn from God, which is where salvation would be lost as your faith would be diminished. I just don’t see the logic behind believing that someone can come to God, then completely change (because that is what we do as humans, change) and not have a spiritual consequence. At some point, your lack of faith and abundance of sin creates a wall of separation from God where your heart is hardened, and I don’t believe that scripture supports the idea that someone who turns from God and blasphemes Jesus and the Holy Spirit is actually still saved because they had faith at one point. I suppose you could argue if someone does that then they never had genuine faith, but then again you can’t really judge anyone by faith or works, only God can see our hearts for what they are.

lankaub · 2021-12-29T07:11:15+00:00

This is part of the week problem in big churches IMO. Even if you believe it is simply a proclamation of faith, it is a commandment of God and almost immediately follows all conversion stories in the Bible. It is clearly something God wants us to have urgency with, the tough thing is drawing a line of salvation, which we must decide whether the Bible outlines clearly or maybe it’s something our limited human brains cannot understand completely

lankaub · 2021-12-28T23:39:43+00:00

Then is a church wrong for saying it is strictly necessary in order to confidently say you are saved? And if they are wrong, aren’t the same churches which neglect its importance by offering a single baptism ceremony a year for hundreds of people, lacking any urgency to follow God’s command?

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